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Monthly Archive for July, 2012

Schadenangst

This is a disconnected post: a collection of related thoughts that have been rumbling around my brain for the last few days, obviously thematically connected but not quite coalescing. The closest I can get to any thematic unity is to say this is about schadenangst, a word I just made up. It’s a distant cousin […]

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Trouble with Testosterone

He’s starting to get aggro. For the last two months, a huge part of Simon’s leisure time has involved wrestling with Matt. He thrashes, kicks and punches (lightly), and generally never gives his dad a moment’s peace. In Hilton Head, Uncle Dan was on the receiving on the assault pretty much non-stop for the entire […]

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Beware the Brag Sheet

There’s a paper in Louisville, The Community, that serves the city’s Jewish population. It features stories about Israel, news about happenings around town, and things like Bar and Bat Mitzvah and wedding announcements. Matt and I call it The Jewspaper in a rather mocking tone even though I still skim it, look over pictures from […]

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