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“Your Breath to Keep Me Up”
Many years ago, our mother had to go to the hospital, and it took the doctors a long time to figure out what was wrong...
Bob Dylan at the Lyric
My wife and I have tickets to see Bob Dylan at the Lyric. This is good news. I like Bob Dylan. And although my wife...
The Coin, Rubbed Back To Newness
Our son is home from college. The front door opens and there he is: Tall and slender, like Telemachus standing in the doorway of the...
“Darling, I Love You But Give Me Park Avenue”
We live on Park Avenue. It is a beautiful tree-lined street in an historic part of town. But it is not what you think: It...
Loser Walking
Guest Post By Raymond Koehler I have written for my brother’s law blog before and received a nice response. In fact, Jamie said my post...
These Hours Undo Me
After dinner, my brother joins the younger generation in a game of Ultimate Frisbee. I opt to sit out of the game, joining our mother...
I Will Miss The Conference Room
The Academy Award-nominated documentary The Invisible War begins with the individual stories of men and women who had been raped while serving in the military....
My Favorite Woman. My Favorite Congresswoman. And Nancy Pelosi.
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The Most Promising Law Students Know Latin and Greek
My brother teaches classics at an inner city high school in Connecticut. Just the other day he called me with a student on the phone. ...
No More Snow Forts
Thirty years ago my wife and I hustled across Key Bridge from Georgetown into Rosslyn so that we could hole up in my apartment during...
It Is 8 Degrees Fahrenheit
It is 8 degrees Fahrenheit, and we have no heat on three floors of our new house. Our prime contractor realized he was in over...
First Robin: Musings From An Empty-Nester
Many years ago my sisters rescued a baby bird who had been separated from its nest during a storm. Acting on the advice of our...
They Make Me Wear This Jersey
Dear George: Without children at home to figure out all-things-electronic for us, Susan and I can’t get our television to work. So we walk over...
Living Next Door to the “House of Cards”
Our “House of Cards” neighbor gave me a tour of the house. I felt honored to get inside, considering that we now have carloads of...