September 2010
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Milestones
Well now, everything dies, baby, that’s a fact But maybe everything that dies someday comes back Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty And meet me tonight in Atlantic City
-Bruce Springsteen “Atlantic City”
They stood for a third ovation as my mother rose from her table to leave her banquet. It was a long minute to walk the 50 feet...
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Family Guy, Hebrew School and Cancer
Yesterday morning I sat on the couch next to my mother and typed “Family Guy Scarejew Jon Stewart” into the YouTube search box and showed my mom a clip. She couldn’t hear so I got my headphones and then she laughed.
I entered “Family Guy DMV” and Mom smiled through the morphine haze that can overtake her in the late morning.
Later, we sat outside in the garden...
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My New Dream Job
In November of 2009, I was walking on 5th Avenue back to the office when my phone vibrated. The weather was brisk and I stopped just in front of Mesa Grill.
“Aaron,” said my mother, “I just wanted you to know we are at Georgetown Hospital. As you know I’ve been so itchy and I was starting to turn yellow as if I had jaundice. Anyway, it appears that I have...