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Jay Davis: In Memorium
On December 26, 2008, my father-in-law passed away unexpectedly. We just finished working with my mother-in-law to write some "In Memorium" ads that will run in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News on the anniversary of his passing. As I do a regular post memorializing my father's passing (see grandpa_a for that story), I thought it appropriate ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes, It Just Hits You Later
I was sitting in my office, typing away, when a song from Lost in Boston came on the iPod. Suddenly, I was weepy, for it fit what just happened to my mother-in-law.
Who Gave You Permission? (cut from the musical “Ballroom”)
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Stubborn Until The End
My father-in-law passed away this morning ( Read more... ) -
A Piece of My Mother’s Past is Gone
Last night’s Mark Evanier column (mark_evanier) brought news of the death of Stan Kann, and it touched me deeper than I than I thought it would.
Now, many of you have no idea who Stan Kann is. Those of you old enough to have regularly watched the Tonight starring Johnny Carson, or talk shows such as Mike Douglas, might remember him. Stan was the man who ( Read more... ) -
It takes a Community... but perhaps not the entire Community
When I was growing up, parents were parents. You addressed them with Mr. or Mrs. (there was no such thing as Ms.). If one parent disciplined a child, you supported them. You didn’t question the trust we had in our parents ( Read more... ) -
Another Family Reunion
As folks know, I’ve been writing about the upcoming family reunion of the Weinbaum side of the family. Last night, I had a family reunion of a different sort, when
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