More of a story than a thought
I did not say a little-known tip about growing old. I said OLDER. You will become your father, or heaven forbid, your mother. My actions of late can be attributed to my father. I make noises when I sit. Mostly farting. Grunting/groaning as I get up. You know. That “Uuuuhhhh” noise you make when you rest into the couch […]
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It’s dark. It’s late. No, it’s early. I’m sitting on the enclosed terrace. Staring at the moon’s reflection off the ocean. No sounds. At this moment, the universe comprises water, sky, stars, and me. Why am I awake at this hour? I refer you to my blog post, 3 AM. I have no answers why
The following piece was written by Rabbi Menachem Katz, who serves as The Aleph Institute’s Director of Military and Prison Outreach. He grew up in Miami Beach, Florida, and graduated from Oholei Torah in 1992. Two years later, he was ordained by Rabbi Farkash and started working for Aleph shortly thereafter I had the opportunity
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“Steve Kaye. Can I help you?” “You free for lunch?” “Oh, gee. Let me check my calendar. I think I can move some things.” “Okay. I’ll see you there at noon.” Click. I hung up the phone, looked at my watch, and exhaled. “Eight-forty-five. Okay, I can walk out of here, see three accounts, grab
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*Mrs. Lesser, my eleventh grade English and Journalism teacher who also made me editor of the school newspaper, would be shaking her head in disbelief if she were to be reading this blog. “An asterisk belongs at the bottom of your paper,” she explained. But then again, she never wrote a blog or texted or
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I’m going out on a limb here but I will say most of us marry with the best of intentions: kids, a dog, a happy, healthy home — and when the kids are older, growing old together. Years ago, I thought of myself as someone who would probably never get married. I thought I was
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I was watching the Emmy-award winning series Inside the Actors Studio, last night hosted and executive produced by James Lipton. With no baseball, I have to find something to occupy my time for three hours before going to bed. ESPN, at least for one night was traded in for Bravo. I didn’t even know we had
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I looked up the word karma the other day. It means action, work, or deed; it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where the intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual. I was telling a friend that my ex-wife did something, again, to hurt me while
This virus is making me nuts. I mean absolutely crazy. Somebody asked me what day it was. I looked at my phone and replied, “Tuesday.” The next question. “What month is this?” I again looked at my phone. “May.” I had lost touch with the calendar. I stopped for a moment as this thought came
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It was colder than Joe expected as he walked from the elevator to his Lexus. He was wearing his zippered sweatshirt, olive cargo shorts, and sneakers. When he started the engine, he turned the heat to 78 before changing the radio to Maddog Sports. He heard the howling of the wind as he approached Interstate
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