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L.A. is on Fire
No rain + foliage + Santa Ana winds = Conflagration. And it's personal.
gvlevin
Jan 175 min read
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Promises to God in Life and an Election Year
The promises and bargains we make in life.
gvlevin
Oct 24, 20242 min read
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My Granddaughters are Jewish
I am the very grateful if not-quite-but-almost Jewish grandmother. But I worry.
gvlevin
Sep 16, 20245 min read
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All those First Days of School
It’s a multi-sensory experience I have every fall when the school year begins.
gvlevin
Sep 7, 20246 min read
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Kamala Day One and My Political Evolution
July 22, 2024 There have been eighteen presidential elections in my lifetime. This year’s matters the most and today was a very big day....
gvlevin
Aug 17, 20245 min read
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The AIDS Interview
Headline: 1985 television interview with AIDS patient Marty Levin, News Eight at 4:30 The 4:30 newscast was a brand new concept. Casual,...
gvlevin
Aug 17, 20243 min read
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The Monster
“Mimi, be the monster.” And I chase her around the climbing structure and over the smallest slide, switching direction and responding...
gvlevin
Aug 17, 20242 min read
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Batter Up!
That cutie in the pink helmet, pink glove, and brown Padres shirt is ours and today we watched her play her first T-ball game. It was a...
gvlevin
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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Me and Ray
It was just me and Ray. The bell had rung, the assembly was 25 minutes away and here I sat, the only teacher without a class and...
gvlevin
Aug 5, 20244 min read
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The Outfit
Her lavender leggings were the understated part but a sweet compliment to her multicolored voile skirt (she loves the twirl!) and her...
gvlevin
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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Show Low
It’s one of those stories that I’ll never fully know. No one from then is here now. The bits and pieces I got were always just that and...
gvlevin
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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Sticktoitiveness
The first time I heard the word "sticktoitiveness" I thought my father had made it up. It's a Dr. Seuss kind of word so I didn't take...
gvlevin
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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