Category Archives: Lessons

S.I.R.

Posted on February 10, 2011 by sputterpub

 When I was 21 I got to experience perverse sexual jealousy. Nick’s band (not a serious band, but able then to pick up occasional gigs at high school dances and small venues) had a series of performances at the S.I.R. … Continue reading →

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Symptoms

Posted on February 9, 2011 by sputterpub

 When I was 43 I developed an eye twitch. It was a right eye problem, and the jumpy muscle was in the upper outside lid. It was an irregular irregularity, not occurring often and probably seldom noticed by others, but … Continue reading →

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Post College Tour

Posted on February 8, 2011 by sputterpub

  When I was 21 I went to Israel. I didn’t really mean to go, and I never meant to stay so long, but that’s how it is sometimes, especially right after college. I was traveling on a strict budget … Continue reading →

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Footlocker

Posted on February 7, 2011 by sputterpub

   When I was 17 my father gave me his footlocker. I’ve treasured it ever since. I took it with me to college, where it occasionally contained contraband but usually just my stuff. I stored it with my folks that year … Continue reading →

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Yasmin

Posted on February 4, 2011 by sputterpub

    When I was 60 (November 2010), I got to see a little of Egypt. It was part of a Holy Land cruise, and I’ll admit that the Cairo stop was the big draw for me on the itinerary and, … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on January 31, 2011 by sputterpub

When I was born my parents named me Marilynn Renée Cohn. My mother was particular about the two “n’s” in the first and my father had strong feelings about the accent in the second. They intended to call me Lindy, … Continue reading →

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Instructions

Posted on January 28, 2011 by sputterpub

   When I was 11 or 12, I got an effective demonstration of why it’s a good idea to at least check out the instructions before starting a written test. I think it was 7th grade. I’m having trouble recalling the … Continue reading →

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Exotics

Posted on January 27, 2011 by sputterpub

     When I was 5 we had exotic neighbors. We moved into the house in Glen Cove in 1953 and they may have lived there then, but they didn’t make big impressions on me for a couple of years. We left … Continue reading →

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Best Neighbor

Posted on January 26, 2011 by sputterpub

     When I was 9, I met Jeff. He was my platonic friend. His family moved in next door to ours, one similar house to the west of us, and stayed long enough to become close neighbors before they took … Continue reading →

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Emperor

Posted on January 21, 2011 by sputterpub

     When I was 9 I was asked to leave Sunday School because I became obnoxious about my questions. When I was around 11 I got into a fight with a ruffian, because I kept talking to her on the … Continue reading →

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