Category Archives: Life with My Parents

David, Fake and Faker

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Neil

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 →

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Too Close For Comfort

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Neil

One of the first rules every writer learns is that a good character does not speak “on the nose.”  When a person says something verbally, the true message and emotion can be quite different from what the person says.  I … Continue reading →

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Awkward

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Neil

I wanted to clarify something about my last post where I criticized the mean-spirited nature of  the viral website,  The People of Walmart, just in case someday, someone catches me one day making a joke at someone’s expense, and points … Continue reading →

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Family History

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Neil

My great-grandparents travelled to New York from Russia on one of those unglamorous ships overcrowded with immigrants, hoping to leave the misery of Europe behind.  My great-grandparents had two daughters, Annette and Ruth.  Annette would become my grandmother on my … Continue reading →

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Keeps On Ticking

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Neil

This weekend was Father’s Day and my father’s birthday. My father passed away a few years ago, during my first year of blogging. I started to write a sentimental post about my father tonight, but then I stopped. I was … Continue reading →

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Hi, Mom

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Neil

This morning, I was awoken by the voice of God. “Neil, it is Mother’s Day.  Did you call your mother?” “Nah.  What for?  It’s a dumb holiday.  I’ll call her tomorrow.” “But Neil, you must congratulate her.  It is your … Continue reading →

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The Shower Curtain

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Neil

Blogging has become so popular that all meaning has been lost.  People call themselves “writers,” and ramble on about nothing, as if the minutia of their lives are as important as the big issues of the day, the tragedies that … Continue reading →

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Florida Vacation Photos!

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Neil

West Palm Beach, Florida Delray Beach, Florida Sophia and My Mother The water was much warmer than at the beach in LA. I kept on seeing these hunky guys on the beach with no hair on their bodies, so I … Continue reading →

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Reunited

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Neil

In one of the most astounding and innovative marketing campaigns in social media history, personal blogger Neilochka, knocks a PR grand-slam in his “Citizen of the Month Loves Mothers” blitz. In a carefully coordinated appeal to the his main demographic … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Bad Yoga Instructor

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Neil

Danny from “Jew Eat Yet” asked me a question, and since it was a lengthy one, I will paraphrase it for you, “What the hell are YOU, a full-blooded American male, going to a blogging conference for WOMEN?” The answer … Continue reading →

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