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June 25, 2010 | Blast from the Past
The time is twenty-eight years ago and the place is the Catskill Mountains in Upstate New York. One of my best friends, Jonathan and I escape the hot, humid haze and the inevitable boredom of summertime in Brooklyn and the Bronx, respectively. We're dressed in worn jeans, cowboy boots, and Grateful Dead concert t-shirts featuring dancing skeletons and red roses. Not unlike those skeletons, we're two skinny, scrappy teens looking for adventure, good times, and maybe just a little cash.
Jonathan is scheduled to work at a concession in a popular bungalow colony called Clearview, and I'm set to be the lifeguard at another bungalow colony. At this point, I'm not sure if it was Julene's where I worked for the first two summers or Vacation...
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April 22, 2010 | Family
It's another amazingly beautiful day in Southern California and I'm driving away from the children's school at about 7:45am. Just me and the Good Boy. It's a big day for him -- he's now nine years old!
We just dropped off the Sweet Sweetheart, backpack in tow, and as the birthday boy, he gets the day off to celebrate and be adored. By lunch time we'll be back at the school to pick up his sister, but for right now he's the Birthday King and he reigns supreme.
His Birthday Highness stretches in the backseat of my SUV and smiles with great satisfaction. He brought a new Lego toy with him for the ride, and he's holding it proudly. At his request, his favorite radio station...
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March 30, 2010 | Stuff
It's two days before Passover 2010 and I take a mental inventory of what more is needed for the breadless week ahead. Got more matza than we can eat in a week? Check. Got peanut butter? Check. Got jelly? Check. Got cream cheese? Check. Got six-thousand dead bees in a shopping bag? Check. Ummm... Yeah, really.
I'm standing at the window of the second story in our house with a window blinds repairman. As he repairs the middle blind with the broken wand connector, I stare out the window for a moment and notice something odd: Small particles of some sort floating in the air. I recall a news segment I watched earlier today about an unexplained sudden rise in allergies around the country, and I...
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