All Entries in the "Dads" Category
Death is sad - Kelley McCabe
My husband’s father, Clifford Senior, is dying… the nurse says in the next day or two. Just two weeks ago Cliff and I began a new life when he married me; this week we are saying good-bye to his dad… and I’m struck by the ongoing circle of life: “When one door closes another door opens…” Now we are sitting with Dad in his final days. He has simply a bed, a nightshirt, a blanket… and he is surrounded by pictures of the people who were meaningful in his life and, luckily, by his very loving wife, children, family members and friends.
Bela & The Benz — Tom Teicholz
To imagine where their lives played out across centuries, to walk down those streets, to see buildings and synagogues and to be able to say my family walked these streets, my family members lived here, they were married in this place and buried here, it gives one a feeling that is larger than one’s self — a connection between present and past, a feeling of history.
God, country and the fourth of July - Susan Kaiser Greenland
With all of these other parades going on why was the lack of one on the Fourth of July so important to him? Because it was the largest and most public way he could honor a country that had given him and his family so much.
Who knew the Pope and Chubby Checker had so much in common? Seth Greenland
Not long ago a group of Vatican theological advisors recommended eliminating the concept of limbo and Pope Benedict XVI signed off on it. This troubles me deeply. Although I am not a Catholic, I have great admiration for that religion. Their art collection is unsurpassed, their clergy know how to put on an excellent show, [...]
There is absolutely nothing interesting about me. Seth Greenland
I have been stymied in my efforts to craft a memoir. Here is my problem: there is absolutely nothing interesting about me.
Soccer Dad - Sam Harper
He’s the kid who the coach always puts at left fullback, so he’ll be out of the way. He’s my son.
Duttons Bookstore is closing in LA - Where is a book-loving soul to go now? Tom Teicholz
In a world where the bookstore is less and less viable . . . where will we find knowledgeable guides to help us find what we are looking for or make suggestions? Where can we go to see our literary idols?
Role Models - Seth Greenland
The word role model gets thrown around a lot these days. Athletes are supposed to fulfill that role, or religious leaders, or, god forbid, movie stars. The man whose primary role model is his father, and who can still say that in middle age, is lucky for a lot of reasons.
Dad’s Department - Sam Harper
Last Saturday morning I was about to tap in a birdie putt on the 18th green at the Dreamland Country Club, a luxury afforded by the miracle that my kids were also sleeping in, when a series of R.E.M. piercing screams jangled my back-swing. I bolted awake, jumped out of bed, and raced down the hall toward the hubbub.