Yesterday marked a week since my father died and tomorrow will be one week since his funeral. Every moment that passes I move farther away from the time when he walked upright and stood alongside me ready to share an opinion, express an idea or just hold that line that fathers do. Maybe I’ll find… Continue reading Things You Shouldn’t Notice
Month: July 2018
Play The Hand
For forty-nine years one or more of the senior Wilner men would tell me that in life we play the hand we are dealt and that wishing for better cards won’t work. “Life isn’t fair and if you don’t like it you better work to change it.” Now I am the senior Wilner man and… Continue reading Play The Hand
Shtupp Has Never Failed Me
I cannot confirm nor deny I told the guy to my left to give me a harrumph or that I didn’t loudly proclaim my support for the insane gambler. Nor can I tell you that I didn’t suggest they do that voodoo that you do, all I can say is the flick made the flight… Continue reading Shtupp Has Never Failed Me
Dad Would Have Appreciated This
I can’t decide whether to make this a letter to my old man that some of you can read along with or just do my usual bit of throwing mud at the page to see what sticks. The old man would have appreciated knowing that moments before I gave very brief eulogy I bent over… Continue reading Dad Would Have Appreciated This
