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Posted on September 19, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

How could I not take note of the fact that the smiley turned 25 today? [Carnegie Mellon professor Scott E.] Fahlman posted the emoticon in a message to an online electronic bulletin board at 11:44 a.m. on Sept. 19, 1982, … Continue reading →

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21

Posted on March 10, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Twenty years ago today, Gabrielle turned one, and the weather was exactly like today: sunny, breezy, and unseasonably warm (77°F, as we speak). We had a picnic on the grass in front of our apartment building on 40th Place. I won’t … Continue reading →

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Slippage

Posted on January 31, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Well, another month has all but slipped away. Make that: another year. My year, that is—the reckoning that began when I stuck my head out of my mother’s belly and thought: “Crap, it’s bright out here!” Moments later, a new … Continue reading →

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Birthday

Posted on November 11, 2005 by WorldWideWeber

Laura’s 51st. Her first as a cancer—what? survivor, I guess (better than “victim” or “patient” or “battler” …). Postlumpectomy, prechemotherapy. At the threshold of a long ordeal.

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