Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday as a child. It was always shared with my father’s brother’s family and sometimes assorted other uncles and aunts (whose relationship to me was somewhat murky), friends of the family, and cousins, lots of cousins…. Read More ›
Month: November 2013
November 1963
November 22 is the day I lost my illusion that the world is a safe place and our leaders are more than mere mortals. I was fifteen and a sophomore in high school. It was a Friday, cold and bright;… Read More ›
November don’t get no respect
To paraphrase one of the late Rodney Dangerfield’s famous sayings: “[November] don’t get no respect.” Most people see it as a grim, gloomy month with no redeeming features except for the after-thought of Thanksgiving. But November is one of my… Read More ›
My relationship with Ted
A couple of years ago I lucked out and met Ted. One of my friends introduced us. I know now that he’s actually been available since 2006 but I had never heard of him, impossible though it might seem. Now… Read More ›