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Category Archives: Family
Kit
She answers to Kit, but her real name is Kitsune, the Japanese word for fox. That’s because when we adopted her four years ago today, she looked so much like a fox. We’d been looking for a second dog for … Continue reading
Of Football and Family
I’m anything but a diehard sports fan, but I’ve noticed over the years that certain sporting events become unforgettable when they mark key moments in my life or our collective life. Do you remember how moving the Super Bowl was … Continue reading
Humbug Revisited: A Brief History of Christmas
It’s coming on Christmas They’re cutting down trees They’re putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on – Joni Mitchell I can’t get the name of … Continue reading
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Going to the Canines
Today is the 20 year anniversary of several important events. For starters, I had managed to last seven years in the corporate world, so on Friday, August 30, 1991, I was starting my first sabbatical: ten weeks paid time off. … Continue reading
Father’s Day Musings
About ten years ago, a woman from the U.K. told me that in a British poll, Homer Simpson had been voted “the most influential living American.” One thing hasn’t changed much over the last decade: men don’t get a lot … Continue reading
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Tough Love, Math, Software, and Writing
One sunday afternoon, when I was in the second grade, I learned a key life lesson because my mother got tired of hearing me whine. I had some difficult arithmetic homework. Plus the afternoon was gorgeous, and I could see … Continue reading
