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The people of "La Po’lvora," and especially the children, will always remain in my heart and mind as exemplars of the utmost courtesy and compassion in a time of dire need. They showed us something much deeper than just “good manners.”
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My own reconnecting with Laurel took place during the December holidays, spring breaks, or summers, the only times I was home from Harvard. I recall how special it was ...picking her up from the House family and bringing her home for the weekend.
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And he cooked with a smiling twinkle,/His paring knife a-twinkle,/ His graters and ladles a-twinkle, as he prepped an amazing potage.
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“Let your beard grow for 30 days.
And quietly remind yourself
That you are a son in mourning for your mother."
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As I prepared to clear out my office, the authorities began to inform me and the rest of my cohort that a dread disease was raging across the land, and that we were especially prone to catch it. Few of us believed it, but as you know, one plays along.
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“There’s a great big, beautiful tomorrow, shining on the end of every day. There’s a great big, beautiful tomorrow, and tomorrow’s just a dream away.”
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My tonsils are out
A nurse speaks: “Do you want ice cream, or ice chips?”
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She didn’t seem thrown off by how forward I was, or by the fact that I had not bothered to give her any advance notice I was even going to be in her region of the country! Or by the suddenness of this entreaty following a gap of 16 years.
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Why not put aside issues of public concern and instead use my column for a private purpose: to advertise my availability as a single man?
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He traced his commitment to wearing hats to his first jury trial.
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“Como ameneciste?”
Prompted By Manners
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One child’s path from marginalization to equality
Prompted By Inequality
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The Slurping of the Soup
Prompted By Pet Peeves
/ Stories

A shave to remember
Prompted By Haircuts
/ Stories

A Letter from the TRANSITIONAL RETIREMENT ZONE
Prompted By One Year of the Pandemic
/ Stories

A great big, beautiful tomorrow—and a cherished yesterday
Prompted By Advertising Jingles and Slogans
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Tonsillectomy, Age Three
Prompted By First Memory
/ Stories

A picnic with Velma
Prompted By Reconnecting
/ Stories

The Valentine’s Day When I Turned My Opinion Column into a Personal Ad
Prompted By Valentine's Day
/ Stories

“Get yourself a hat so you look like somebody!”
Prompted By Hats
/ Stories
