Category Archives: Family

Thanks Jets & Thanks Dad

The Jets season has come to an end and as promised, I am just fine.  Football is fun but it is not real life. I’ve had a great time for the last several weeks and I will have fun again … Continue reading

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Keeping The Jets In Perspective

A few days ago I posted something about what a New York Jets win against the Chargers would mean to me and then hoped for the best. As luck would have it, Sunday wound up being a special day at … Continue reading

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A Quick Letter

Dear Dad, I’ve got good news, the Jets won today so we’ve got at least one more week left in the season (hopefully more). The AFC Championship Game is next Sunday. I hope you can see it from wherever you … Continue reading

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A Moment of Almost Embarrassing Honesty

Here’s a secret about me, it’s not a deep dark secret, just a recent thing you may not know about me. For the last few months, when I’m driving, I feel like I’m going to cry. It doesn’t happen all … Continue reading

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If I Could Change One Thing About 2009

On September 20, 2009 I spoke to my father for the last time before he passed away. We had a great conversation but in retrospect, “Can you get me a Google Wave invite?” was not the best way for him … Continue reading

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Holiday Tradition Moves West

Since many of my family’s traditions center on food it’s natural that one of my father’s holiday rituals was making pizza. The pizza was a late addition to the holiday traditions; it started in the early 90′s when, for the … Continue reading

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The Faces of Daisy

As you may know already, this is my dog and best pal Daisy. Daisy has been having some health problems lately and will be spending Monday at the vet for her third day of tests to determine what my wife … Continue reading

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Holiday Driving

An old holiday story about my dad.  I’ve told it before but with the holidays here I’m thinking of him a lot. This took place on Christmas night 1983. Every year on Christmas night I suddenly realize that it’s almost … Continue reading

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Once More With Something

I’m pretty sure there will come a time when I don’t know exactly how many days it has been since my father passed away, but that time hasn’t come yet.  I woke up this morning and reminded myself that it’s … Continue reading

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The Time To Rise

Inspired by Songs That Saved Your Life, here’s another post about music: By September of 1990 I had been living at my father’s house for nearly a year but I was still forbidden to use his stereo. I was 16 … Continue reading

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