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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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Category Archives: Life with My Parents
Steve Jobs, My Father, and Yom Kippur
Steve Jobs, the legendary co-founder of Apple passed away this week, and the internet exploded with admirers reflecting on how his vision impacted their lives. Some talked about their first Mac, iPod, or iPhone, and how it transformed the way … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Life with My Parents, News and Politics
Tagged death, life, Steve Jobs
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Like “Jersey Boys” — The Movie
A movie version of my “Jersey Boys” post from December, starring me and my mother.
Posted in Life with My Parents, Music, Theater
Tagged Century Village, Frankie Valli, Jersey Boys, mothers, The Four Seasons
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Like “Jersey Boys”
My mother called up from her winter rental in Century Village, Boca Raton, Florida. “Hey, Mom. How you doing?” “Good. I saw a fabulous show last night.” “Oh yeah? What?” “I forgot the name. A singing group. There is a … Continue reading
Posted in Life with My Parents
Tagged Boca Raton, Century Village, Four Seasons, Frankie Valli, Jersey Boys
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Please Come to Walgreen’s
“Please come to Walgreen’s with me and help me carry up a 24 pack of water on sale,” said my mother. “I’m busy,” I replied. For the first time in a long time, I wasn’t lying. I was finally out … Continue reading
Call to Mom
Sophia has been away all week on a job, so I have been here in LA, holding down the fort, like they used to say in the days when we lived in forts. I’ve been spending a lot of time … Continue reading
Reality Television
After three days of searching to buy something online during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I ended up with nothing. Everything I truly wanted, like a HD Camcorder with a built in GPS and electric shaver, was just too expensive. … Continue reading
The Free Turkey
My mother doesn’t like to waste money, and similar to many other Jewish mothers of her generation, she can sense a sale at Loehmann’s from miles away. Which brings me to Thanksgiving. Recently, a new supermarket took over in the … Continue reading
A Master Class
Today is my mother’s birthday. This is her birthday card. It was a windy and lonely October evening. I was in my bedroom, the overhead lamp flickering, as I IM-ed with Allison, a New Hampshire woman who wrote a knitting … Continue reading
Rock Around The Clock
I miss my father, who passed away four years ago, only a few months after I started blogging. Today, I took the Long Island Railroad today to visit the cemetery where my father is buried. It is a Jewish tradition … Continue reading
David, Fake and Faker
My mother recently returned from a two week cruise along the Mediterranean in Europe. When she first told me that she was taking this trip with a female friend, I thought it was a crazy and worthless trip — Barcelona, … Continue reading
Posted in Life with My Parents
Tagged cruises, David, Florence, Italy, Michelangelo, travel
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