Tag Archives: retirement

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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Mom’s Retirement from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Neil

After my mother graduated high school, she started working at Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, a publishing house in New York City.  She worked for the same company until yesterday, when she retired from her job.  It was an exciting, but … Continue reading →

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Mom, Don’t Forget to Wear Your Hat

Posted on February 12, 2006 by Neil

At some point in every adult’s life, the "child" begins to worry about his parents.  This is a passage of life because before that, it was the parents who mostly worried about the child.  For some, this happens at an early age.  … Continue reading →

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