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Shark on the Loose

The Movie Club went throwback this month and we saw Jaws, the iconic thriller/suspense blockbuster celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. I’m extremely familiar with Jaws. I happen to live with someone who has said Jaws is her favorite movie, and she went to see it numerous times in the summer of 1975 when it […]

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

Do you ever wonder how often you think of the ones you love the most? Certainly, anyone you’re living with—a partner, a child, a parent, a friend—you think of every day, at least once a day, because they’re right in front of you as a reminder. What about the parent or friend who died months […]

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Villanelle #3: One More Tree

I’ve been enjoying the highly structured form of poetry called the Villanelle. Here’s a new entry. You can also read Villanelle #1 and Villanelle #2. My desire is to plant one more treeAn oak or maple that adds a ring each yearThough under its shade I will never be For my children and theirs I […]

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Hazelnut Horror

I planted two hazelnut saplings. You need at least two for pollination purposes. It takes 3-4 years to begin bearing fruit. Each season, I prune and shape them. One tree grows steadily; one lags. I risk digging up and moving the struggling tree to a location with better light. I water it every day. It […]

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Enough with the Tennis “Etiquette”

We’re halfway through the U.S. Open tennis tournament and the fireworks are popping. I’m not referring to blistering service aces or smashing overheads or 20-shot rallies punctuated by down-the-line winners. I’m referring to post-match confrontations between players. Tennis has an annoying and prissy culture of “tennis etiquette” consisting of a number of “unwritten rules.” They’re […]

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Beam Me Up

We could solve many environmental and climate change problems if only the promise of teleportation had come true. I first saw beam-me-up magic on the original Star Trek series: Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and crew standing in the transporter room, their figures dissolving into glittery confetti and then reanimating on one of the strange new […]

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Fore! (Or Duck and Cover)

Tee time is 10:00 AM. Jim gives me a tour of the set of clubs (good ones) borrowed from Pico. How to hold the club. Proper stance. How to swing. I also have the advantage of having watched a three-minute YouTube video for beginners on how to swing a golf club: heart high, arms to […]

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Movie Club Back at Full Strength

After a blip last month in which one of us missed, the Delmar Dads Movie Club was back last night with a full roster of our three founding members. It was Paul’s turn to choose, and this guy is on a winning streak. We saw Weapons, the kind of horror/mystery/thriller type film I would never […]

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Mother-In-Law

My mom, Irene Klein, died more than 40 years ago when she was 58 and I was 24. I was still largely undeveloped as an adult, and losing my mother was a huge blow. I’ve always wondered what my life would have been like if she’d been around to continue loving me and guiding me. […]

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I Forgot

I forgot to include a story in the newsletter I write for the tennis club. I forgot we were going to tell the kids about the Richardsons. I forgot to get my car inspected because when I looked at the sticker it was three months overdue. Harriet reminded me we were going to tell the […]

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