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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Lest We Forget
“Did you have a nice Memorial Day, Mrs. Ross?” Greg, one of the engineers here in my building, asked me as I breezed in last Monday night. The Men In My Life Sidebar: I live in a Wirtz building. For … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Tributes
34 Comments
Designated Drinker
I don’t drink. Never did. I just can’t stand the taste of anything alcoholic- with the exception of (preferably vintage) Champagne. (I have a bottle of Veuve Grande Dame chilling in my refrigerator right now. But I’m waiting for someone … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture
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Short Story
With apologies to Tyrion Lannister… A guy got in touch with me on Facebook recently. His name is Richard, and the last time I saw him he was ten years old. His mother and father were friends of my parents. … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
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Light My Fire
Back in 1967, ’68 and ’69, I was a college student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. “The Berkeley of the Midwest.” It got its nickname- and reputation- because the University of Wisconsin was pretty radical back in those … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture
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Life In The Fast Lane
As many of my long-time readers know, I have been married more than once. My exes have ranged from captains of industry to musical prodigies. But they all had one thing in common. (Besides me.) They were great drivers. True, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture, Sports
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Breakfast in Bed
Author’s Note: On behalf of the entire Roffe family- my mother, my brother Kenny and my sister-in-law Mary Lu, and our children- Natasha and Zach Tofias, Nick and Melissa Ross, Greg and Ashlee Roffe, Andrew Roffe, Matthew Roffe, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Tributes
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With A Song In His Heart
Our beloved father, Benjamin Roffe, died yesterday- Wednesday, May seventh. He would have been ninety-five on October twenty-third. He went in his sleep- suddenly and painlessly. A good death. He deserved it. For the last eight years he had been … Continue reading
Posted in Tributes
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That’s Amore
What kind of Chicagoan would I be if I didn’t write about pizza? After all, we gave the world the gift of “deep dish” and I’m pretty sure we invented cornmeal crust,too. There is more good pizza to be found … Continue reading
Posted in food, Memoir, pop culture
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Paladin
My brother Kenny and my sister-in-law Mary Lu have a lot of friends. And their friends have a lot of cute children. Hence Kenny and Mary Lu get invited to a lot of weddings. And they know the drill. Upon … Continue reading
Posted in pop culture
19 Comments