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Chronicles of Oksnernia: October 2013
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Sunday, October 20, 2013. There, I said it. According to the Hospice counselor who came to our synagogue, we need to use concrete language: "he died." "Sammy is dead." When we use flowery euphemisms - like "passed away" or "passed on," it softens what shouldn't be softened. On October 20, 2013, at 6:31 am, he exhaled his last breath. He was 8 years, 6 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, and 6 hours old, his mother said. And she should know. But none of that matters. And when those moments evaporate. My Aspie asked,...
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Chronicles of Oksnernia: November 2013
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013. I am not a hypochondriac. But every Fall, as the start of flu season hits, I tend to get a bit wonky. I nag my kids to keep washing their hands, beg them not to wipe their eyes after touching public surfaces, and get shortness of breath when those ubiquitous pink papers slip into their backpacks from school: Warning! Your child has been exposed to [insert here: strep, pink eye, flu, malaria. Definitely Husband of the Year. Yup, it's flu season! I hate flu season! Baby to ter...
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Chronicles of Oksnernia: September 2013
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Thursday, September 19, 2013. I got some amazing feedback from my post about mourning Rita Jean, the best dog in the world. I decided to dip a pinkie toe into the waters of freelancing and after only a few queries out on the 'net, I got a nibble! My edited piece appeared in Tails Inc. A few weeks back and I got some great comments about it. Perhaps I am not yet to the level of John Grogan's "Marley and Me,". Now to just get a move on and publish more. Wednesday, September 4, 2013. You see, every Rosh Has...
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