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Mark Akchin's avatar

Wonderful post. Having the pleasure of knowing you for the past 50+ years, take solace in knowing your memory will not be that of a curmudgeon, but rather of a deeply witty, charmingly funny, loving brother!

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Miriam Tillman's avatar

This is probably my favorite of your columns. Wise, funny, and you do a beautiful job giving us a picture of you. As for the topic, my parents and aunt told us (including my kids) many stories of their lives and those of their parents, which I treasure. I will make an extra effort to pass those along to my grandkids. And though I'm not a curmudgeon by nature, I have to say that one of the things I've really enjoyed about growing older is having the permission/taking the opportunity to be cranky. And, as my wise friend Judy says, "dispense wisdom" (or what I think is wisdom, and, per the previous sentence, not caring if others disagree).

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