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Blue year’s day: A resolution revolution
(“Bain’s Beat” reprinted from the November-December 2016 issue of Midtown Magazine.) If you ask me, the holidays come at the wrong time of year. And we can’t even describe that time correctly. When are “the holidays?” For many, this phrase … Continue reading
Posted in Bain's Beat, Christmas, Holidays, Weather, Writing
Tagged Christmas, humor, New Year's Day
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“I got a Rocky.”
Best trick-or-treat of the night – two teen girls on foot, with a third one in a motorized wheelchair. I think she has cerebral palsy. I had been letting Rocky, our shih tzu, run out onto the front porch every … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Life and How to Live It
Tagged cerebral palsy, halloween, shih tzu
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Mother, by numbers
At nearly 12,000 words, the following is easily the longest blog entry I’ve ever written. I wrote the three parts at three different times. I don’t expect anyone to read all of it, and even if someone does, I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bathroom Humor, Family, Mother's Day
Tagged beatles, death, Death Cab for Cutie, Erma Bombeck, eulogy, funeral, grieving, humor, love, Mother's Day, parkinson's, Paul McCartney, tribute, What Sarah Said
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The ghosts of Christmas presents
With eight kids, 11 grandkids, and an ever-fluctuating number of in-laws, my parents were on the hook for a lot of gifts over the years. I still remember the enormous piles of Christmas presents “under” the tree each year. This … Continue reading
Carol ears
Christmas is a little tougher and a little sadder this year following the loss of my mother two months ago, but I’m also enjoying some nostalgia I’ve recently uncovered. This was unequivocally her time of year, and that meant it was our time … Continue reading
The moppet show
Today when we took the boys out for lunch at Sweet Tomatoes, I experienced a spark of genuine Christmas magic. I had just gotten my umpteenth buffet refill and was heading back to the table when I had to stop … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Family, Life and How to Live It, Parenting
Tagged children, chromosomal disorder, down syndrome, family, humor, mental retardation
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The seven-year gift
Said good-bye to an old friend last Thursday night, a steadfast and loyal friend I’ve had available to lift my spirits every holiday season for the past eight of them. It was the annual Christmas Pageant at my sons’ school. … Continue reading
