Posts Tagged ‘family’
Snuggies for the Holidays
I am not such a Scrooge. I gifted Snuggies to my father, stepmother, and sister. More Snuggie photos here [Read More]
Modern Medicine
Over the weekend, I saw my grandfather’s grave. I would have a 100% certainty of sharing the same fate if it were not for “the miracle of modern medicine”. This is NOT a consoling thought. [Read More]
Two Degrees
The holidays are a funny time. One remembers things such that he is only two degrees separated from ___ ___. I have very few living blood relatives, but among them is a second cousin whose $100,000 Bar Mitzvah I attended at a posh New York City hotel some twenty years ago. [Read More]
The most untoastiest week
I used to write about deeply personal matters in a protected LiveJournal. I haven’t been doing that in awhile. I had become addicted to the notion that at least few people were reading it and cared, and gradually I realized that these few people either didn’t [Read More]
Never seeing home again
Imagine that you spend your whole life in one city and nearly half of it in one apartment. You hope to be able to die in this apartment. One day, an emergency causes you to have to leave your apartment. You realize you may not be able to return to your apartment soon. You [Read More]
Pics from August
My grandmother and I (August 2006) Originally uploaded by toastie97. In addition to this photo of me and Grandma, there are lots (and lots) of photos of my sister’s dog Truman and cat Winston. The full set is here. [Read More]
Jenn, Me, Truman, and Winston
Jenn, Me, Truman, and Winston Originally uploaded by toastie97. This is one of my favorite photos, taken in 2004. That’s my sister Jenn, along with her cat Winston and dog Truman. [Read More]
Father’s Day
Dad and Me (Christmas 2000) Originally uploaded by toastie97. I didn’t call Dad on Father’s Day this year. I can’t, because he’s in Kenya. So I just posted a few pictures of him on Flickr. My website gallery has never had any pictures of him. [Read More]
