We finally allowed Maegan to have a Facebook account. Don’t worry, we’re watching her, I’ve got all her privacy settings set appropriately, and I’m guiding her through privacy and safety concerns. I’m also schooling her in general Facebook etiquette, which among other things includes “Don’t tag me if I’m not really in the photo” and [...]
Last weekend we traveled to Richmond, Virginia for the Bar Mitzvah of my second cousin, Joshua. This was the first Bar Mitzvah I’ve been to since my own on October 26th, 1985 – nearly 25 years ago. Time out for trivia: Do you want to know how I remembered the exact date of my Bar [...]
Tuesday morning we met up with my Uncle and Aunt for brunch at a local deli. Afterward we headed to the beach. We used to go to Boynton Beach, which is logically the closest beach, but several years ago we all agreed that it was worth the extra drive to go to Deerfield Beach. (I [...]
On this Veterans Day I thought this would be an appropriate time to tell the story about my great uncle Jules Levine. My uncle Julie (great uncle Jules) was an Army private serving in Italy during World War II. On June 2nd, 1944 his platoon needed to seize control of a hilltop near a highway [...]
On Sunday I took Maegan swimming again. This time I went swimming too, and learned two painful lessons. #1 is that when you’re losing your hair (like I am), you have to protect the top of your head from the sun. #2 is that you shouldn’t close your eyes when trying to pick up objects [...]
Today was our only full day in Charleston. Almost everything is closed on a Sunday morning in “The Holy City” but luckily we were able to take an early guided tour of the city. We got to see all the historic houses and sites like The Battery, Rainbow Row and more. Kudos to an excellent [...]