Tuesday morning marked another reminder in how the world has changed. Opened my eyes, double checked my work email and took a look at my personal phone to make sure nothing crazy had happened overnight. A notice from a cousin in Israel caught my eye, his older brother had died. I thought about whether I… Continue reading Life During A Plague
Category: Dad
The Software Engineer’s Divorce
Monday morning began with a mutiny of the household technology so I put on my headphones, turned on an appropriate Willie Nelson song and began wrestling with devices. Muttered curses and promises to do terrible things with a hammer didn’t work so Willie and I moved onto a new song and I tried to sweet… Continue reading The Software Engineer’s Divorce
The Ache Never Goes Away
The Association is singing Never My Love which isn’t appropriate for the particular memory of dad that keeps forcing its way onto the internal movie screen so I push it out and think 0f the bells. Somewhere during my workout that memory floated up to the surface and I found myself staring into my father’s… Continue reading The Ache Never Goes Away
This Is 76…
If we were sitting in Dublin drinking a pint I’d wish you a Happy 76th birthday and ask you to remind me how we’re related to the Briscoes because the Irish will want to know and let’s face it, there aren’t many Irish Jews. But we’re not in Dublin, I am in Dallas and you’re… Continue reading This Is 76…
