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Tag Archives: death
Stuff
The hardest part of packing up my in-law’s apartment is “the stuff.” We always hear that “stuff” — material objects — is meaningless. Yesterday, on Oprah, there was discussion about women who give up the trappings of the real world … Continue reading
The Closing of the Eyes
This is what I was doing when Sophia’s mother passed away a few weeks ago. I was waiting for my yearly exam at the eye doctor on Robertson Blvd. I was hoping I didn’t need another prescription, because my last … Continue reading
Damn You
This was a long week in real life. It was also a long week ON the internet. I joined Stumbleupon, then inadvertently sent invites to everyone on my Yahoo email list. The evil application tricked me with their checked “tell your friends!” … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging and the Internet, Life with My Parents
Tagged death, McDonald's, senior discounts, Stumbleupon, Twitter, Yahoo Messenger
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Earth, Wind, and Fire
Today I will continue my tradition of writing a blog post about my neighborhood without walking a block from my mother’s apartment building. I’ve introduced you to the supermarket downstairs with the crashing cars and the religious Jewish guy with … Continue reading
Be of Good Cheer
During the summer, my father passed away. My father’s funeral was very beautiful and dignified. But I was disappointed. I don’t think it captured my father’s quirky personality. Don’t get me wrong. Everything went perfect. Everyone was moved. It just … Continue reading
Heaven or Hell
(artwork by Rob Stinogle) I’m sitting in my local coffee shop and I see that they have some Halloween decorations up already, including a paper cut-out ghost. It makes me think of my father, who passed away a few weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Life with My Parents
Tagged afterlife, Christianity, death, ghosts, Halloween, heaven, Hell, Judaism, souls
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