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Tickle Romantic Pattern test

January 30, 2007

my result The quiz assumes the respondent is female, but it’s easy enough to flip the genders in the questions.

My cousin Sam’s recollections of Aunt Leah

January 29, 2007

My great-aunt Leah died this morning. I’m glad she is no longer suffering. The funeral will be on Sunday. On Wednesday I made arrangements for her transfer on Thursday from Montefiore Hospital to hospice care at the Jewish Home and Hospital. Thursday morning my parents came home from vacation, and they agreed with my decision. […]

My February reading schedule

January 24, 2007

Kane Street Synagogue 236 Kane Street, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY After 1pm mincha service Saturday 03 Feb 2007 Stone Soup Poetry Out Of The Blue Art Gallery 106 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 8 PM Monday 5 Feb 2007 Tremont Street Shul 3 Tremont St., Cambridge, MA 7 PM Thursday 8 Feb 2007 NYC area […]

Leah (continued)

January 23, 2007

I spoke with my sister this evening, and she points out that at this stage Leah may receive better pain management at the hospital than at home. Perhaps I won’t move her and leave these decisions to my parents. We both expected this, but we are nonetheless very sad now that the end is near. […]

Hunt At Langley

January 23, 2007

Watergate burglar and CIA spook E. Howard Hunt died today. To mark the occasion here is a found poem from my book JFK: Lines of Fire in Hunt’s voice, Hunt At Langley.

another Leah update

January 23, 2007

I spoke with the hospital MD in charge of Leah’s care, & she reports that Leah’s white blood cell count has been elevated again for the past two days and the IV antibiotics are no longer working. I authorized her to remove the IV. The MD also reports multiple body part failure and that Leah’s […]