Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Oh, those noises: Love 'em (or not)

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Love the sound of Andre Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra (from andrerieu.com)      A sound I love: Bea softly says to me, "I l...
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Friday, February 28, 2014

Judge him on football ability, period

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       I am not here to endorse or condemn homosexuality. But I will endorse Michael Sam's right to play in the NFL.       Whether or n...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Dad's lesson: We're not moving

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       Before I tell you about my Dad's lesson on prejudice at my first major league baseball game, I need to write generally about prej...
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Friday, February 21, 2014

Beds and a band: Life in the camps

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(17th in a series)      One of the funny parts of my Dad's 1996 interview with the USC Shoah Foundation came when Renee Firestone -- o...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

You don't have to like what you read

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        Before I posted the blog piece on Muhammad Ali on Saturday, I told my wife there would be some people who would not like it. Not at ...
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Talking or boxing ... always The Greatest

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(from www.posters.ws )       Even now, 20-25 years after he went silent publicly, he is still the heavyweight champion of trash talking....
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Food was always an issue

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  (16th in a series)       Many people who knew my parents knew this: They loved to eat.       They loved to eat at home; they loved to e...
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Friday, February 7, 2014

"Ladies and gentlemen ... The Beatles!"

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      I am so ready to watch The Beatles' first television appearance in America on Sunday night. Just like 50 years ago -- to the day, ...
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Thursday, February 6, 2014

This marriage thing ... it's not that easy

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The happy couple (most of the time) after 37 years of marriage (photo taken last November; we look different than we did in 1977).     ...
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