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Neil Kramer explores the humorous side of family, friendship, love, and sex, and the dangerous art of writing about it.
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Indirect and Authentic
(this is a post that is completely rambling out loud with little direction, but I’ve been hearing the term “authenticity in blogging” used a lot recently. It was even the the subject of the final keynote at a recent woman’s … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Blogging and the Internet, Life in General
Tagged authenticity, blogging
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View Single Women in Redondo Beach
Lately, when I open my Yahoo Mail, I get this advertisement. I know personalized online advertisements have been around for awhile, but what makes Yahoo! think I am looking for a woman in Redondo Beach. Have I mentioned this to … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Blogging and the Internet
Tagged Match.com, Redondo Beach
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The Next Action — the ATM Password
There was this girl who was a classmate of mine from first grade through senior year in high school. She had an unusual, but beautiful first name. We were friendly, but we didn’t anything socially outside of the classroom. Our … Continue reading
Action
You might not think it is a big deal that I changed my template today, but those who know me, know the truth. I am neurotic about stuff like this. I created my last template and header on March 7, … Continue reading
Get Back
If you were flat on your back on the living room couch since yesterday, after the terrible stress of the last few months finally got to you, and your back gave out during gardening, and you were in a lot … Continue reading
Fanya’s Funeral
Sophia asked me to speak at her mother’s funeral instead of her. It was intimidating because most of the attendees at the service only spoke Russian, so as I spoke my eulogy, it was as if I was speaking to … Continue reading
Sophia’s Mom
Sophia’s mother passed away on Tuesday. Today is the funeral. It was unexpected, since it was her husband who was bedridden. Fanya had an interesting and adventurous life, which took her from the horrors of war-torn Soviet Union to present-day … Continue reading
Blog Post I Might Have Written When I Was Thirteen
This is the greatest song ever written. It speaks so many truths. When the revolution comes, and it will, we must be careful who we follow because the new boss will be the same as the old boss. Question authority. … Continue reading
Fat Acceptance Gone Too Far
Lately there have been several posts in which the writers were outraged at this new Fat Acceptance movement. Really, how dare anyone tell those overweight people that they can be happy with their bodies? At first, I was defending the … Continue reading
Zen 101
Yesterday, I went to a full day zen meditation retreat for beginners. It was fascinating, and I will write more about it later in the week. But today (this was written on Monday), I want to get this specific thought … Continue reading