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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Slipping out of the Demographic
Age 50 has always been considered a significant milestone, spawning endless parties, toasts, silly hats and, dare I say it, trite doggerel. However, I have come to regard age 50 as merely another year, significant only because of our 10 … Continue reading
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Road Rage
Yesterday I had a medical meeting at O’Hare, but since I had lent my son Ned my car for the rest of the school year, I went to my father’s to borrow one of his. I was running late, and … Continue reading
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Corporate Bonding
I have always wondered what goes on in a locker room before the big game. Growing up in the pre Title 9 world of women’s sports, there was simply no such thing as a big game. The only thing going … Continue reading
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Shoo Fly
My summer vacations have always been spent hiking in the north woods of Michigan. Both the days and Lake Superior’s waters are crisp and clear, and the only fly in the ointment are literally the flies that occasionally arrive in … Continue reading
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Family Expressions
My childhood was decorated with a slew of family expressions. My father liked to say, “Well he really stuck his ass in a tub of butter,” which referred to a man who had an amazing stroke of luck. It typically … Continue reading
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In Transit
During my 30+ years of working life, I have migrated from working into the office to home to the office and back again, each time in search of the perfect combination of work environment and family demands. When Ned was … Continue reading
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Gaslighting
I stand here a stalwart but beleaguered member of the sandwich generation, a person who has marginal computer skills and even more tenuous tech support. Activities of daily living (ADL) is a commonly used medical concept that describes a person’s … Continue reading
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Grave Situation
Over the past seven years I watched helplessly as my mother’s bright and witty mind slowly unraveled. And then over a brief 5 day period this July, her physical self quickly unraveled and suddenly she was gone. Suddenly, I transitioned … Continue reading
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Razor Sharp Memories
What a gift to grow up next to next door neighbors like the Reeds, who had 5 children who pretty much matched up with our family. There was so much traffic between the two households that Mrs. Reed put stones … Continue reading
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The Great Unraveling
On December 18th, with great sadness and some relief, I was officially booted out of the sandwich generation. My mother had died a year and half earlier, but her death did not change my every day life that much. She … Continue reading
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