Tag: family
member name: Howard M.
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November 24, 2006 04:17 AM EST --
And Cats Also…
have rather different object relations; different from ours, anyway. I don’t think that inanimate objects really hold any interest for them. They are obstacles, food, . . . more
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January 30, 2007 12:15 AM EST --
It's what you do with it that really counts. The initial reason that a marriage begins is relatively unimportant. In the course of a long psychotherapy practice, I have heard, "we . . . more
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November 23, 2006 09:34 PM EST --
I think I owe the feline world an apology. As is integral to being a cat, I am reasonably sure that en masse, or individually, cats would be indifferent to my apology. Moreover, they would have no concerns . . . more
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October 01, 2007 01:26 AM EDT --
I have never told you why I love you.
I told you how;
I told you how much - at least I think I did,
But I never told you why.
I used to think I love you because
You are I, and I am . . . more
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January 22, 2007 06:35 AM EST --
It was not a coincidence that our wedding anniversary was on Valentine's Day. It had seemed a terribly romantic idea at the time. The time was fifty years ago and, of course, it had been romantic . . . more
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August 02, 2007 03:20 AM EDT --
I swear it was only a little wine left over from stewing our stuffed figs (right off the tree, stuffed with nuts – fantastic). I was contemplating writing a few words about Ralph, and a peculiar . . . more
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December 10, 2006 07:08 AM EST --
We're Jewish or, sort of Jewish. I guess the most accurate statement would be that I am Jewish, though not observant, and the rest of the family joins me in some identification with the tribe. For . . . more
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May 31, 2007 07:28 AM EDT --
When I was much younger, and just beginning graduate work, I was relatively convinced that intelligence was a young person's domain. I was keenly aware of the cross sectional studies that appeared . . . more
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September 24, 2007 01:17 AM EDT --
The last several weeks, I have been preoccupied with the most inevitable and least pleasant of life's exigencies. My brother is in the end stage of leukemia. His decline has been steady . . . more
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December 06, 2006 02:49 AM EST --
I had really intended to do something useful tonight, such as work on my current book. Before I turned to serious pursuits, however, I had the passing thought that I should check in on gather, leave a . . . more
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March 23, 2007 11:52 PM EDT --
A couple of days ago, I received an e-mail from my nephew. He enjoys annoying me with his political stance. He is a money broker, and, therefore, prone to the distorted value system endemic to the . . . more
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November 08, 2006 11:30 PM EST --
I am taking a vacation from politics, political jokes, and other fairy tales. Here is a candidate for the year's funniest short joke:
Three year old boy in bathtub, discovering his testacles. "Mama, . . . more
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November 11, 2006 04:12 AM EST --
It was time for the nightly meeting, but tonight was not ordinary. There was a new member of the group and, as a consequence, their people were going to have to find a new name. Heretofore, the . . . more
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November 23, 2006 12:26 AM EST --
To the gather staff: I have been a vocal critic of your program so I owe you this comment. So far, the improvements are quite promising and actually address almost everything I could have wanted. If the . . . more
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March 24, 2007 12:24 AM EDT --
Those of you who belong to Associated Content know that there is contest for short stories or anecdotes every month. Each month has an imposed theme. When first seeing this month's topic, My . . . more
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January 23, 2007 04:29 AM EST --
My wife, current and last, to whom I have been married for over 39 years, told me I had slipped into a boring, academic, narrative style that did not capture the reader until the punch line. David Rochester . . . more
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September 10, 2006 09:39 PM EDT --
Again, stimulated by a discussion, I found myself writing something I might share more widely. I reprised some strong personal feelings that derived from events of many years ago. They color my feelings, . . . more
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January 20, 2007 05:19 PM EST --
Soft hands and softer breast create my life,
And it is good.
Silken skin beneath my chest ignites a fire,
And it is better.
Little foot against my breast spreads loving warmth,
And it . . . more
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April 04, 2007 11:45 PM EDT --
Six odd things, eh? I am not the one to ask because it is obvious to me that wherein I differ from other folks is where the other folks are odd. Inexplicably, though, I often find that I am the . . . more
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January 23, 2007 04:39 AM EST --
My wife, current and last, to whom I have been married for over 39 years, told me I had slipped into a boring, academic, narrative style that did not capture the reader until the punch line. David Rochester . . . more
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