Vipassana meditation and the Binky

So last night we got rid of Luke’s Binky.  He is 3 years old and was getting a rash at the corner of his mouth from having saliva pooled and held there for long periods of time by his Binky (for those unfamiliar with the term a Binky is a pacifier, also known as a [...]

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So much more than I deserve

The woman who owns my heart

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My Boys

 

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When Jonah was born, a friend gave us a small ceramic statue of a big brother standing behind and supporting his little brother.  It sat on our shelf these past 8 months.  Yesterday Luke noticed it for the first time, pointed to it and said “that daddy and Lukie”.   I don’t know how to express [...]

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This year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Americans, the photo collection by Robert Frank which changed contemporary photography profoundly.  A new edition of the book is being released in a few weeks and I’ve already pre-ordered my copy from Amazon.  Most critics agree that Franks’ influence has been felt by essentially every, [...]

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When Jackie’s father passed on a few years ago I went to my first Jewish burial service.  I remember how strange everything felt, the amazing cultural differences in the faiths (I was raised Catholic but never really practiced the faith.  I would describe myself as more spiritual than religious right now.)  The austerity and realness [...]

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Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and just lay there looking at Luke’s tiny sleeping face and feel the most incredible awe.  Before I became a parent I approached the idea with great cynicism – I never believed that I could feel anything but tolerance for a child.  Certainly I didn’t [...]

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