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The Rubin Blog: August 2013
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Thursday, August 8, 2013. 18 and 3/4 months. He is 18 months, and change. 18 and 3/4 months. The fractions matter. I walked into daycare, and he happened to be looking out the window of his classroom. He waves. I see him saying “da-da! 8221; before I can hear him. It’s Chinatown with his father, like innumerable Jews before him. Rice gets everywhere. We tip well. Fish filet! This time he brought me every si...
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The Rubin Blog: ADMIRATION
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Sunday, August 12, 2012. I think our boy is courageous. Of course there are challenges, and failures, and growing relationships with the unknown, but there have already been so many instances when I can say I’ve flat out admired him. In utero, there was an Amniocentesis. I capitalize because the concept is large; is this human fetus healthy, and if not so, would we terminate its existence. He looks like a b...
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The Rubin Blog: May 2012
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Friday, May 11, 2012. Smiles and Material Possessions. I find myself incredibly grateful for the demeanor of our son. He is a happy, almost unerringly calm little man. He can often soothe himself to sleep if placed in the crib at bed time. He will most days happily just hang out and coo to himself when he wakes up in the morning there. Rubin did not have happiness in his arsenal. He had disdain, fear, d...
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The Rubin Blog: 18 and 3/4 months.
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Thursday, August 8, 2013. 18 and 3/4 months. He is 18 months, and change. 18 and 3/4 months. The fractions matter. I walked into daycare, and he happened to be looking out the window of his classroom. He waves. I see him saying “da-da! 8221; before I can hear him. It’s Chinatown with his father, like innumerable Jews before him. Rice gets everywhere. We tip well. Fish filet! This time he brought me every si...
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The Rubin Blog: January 2012
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Enjoyable madness, a Bris-esque day, and a parent's message sent. The 8th day of Rubin's life saw him the guest of honor at a ceremony in our home. That's where we'd make the perfect Reuben, and probably blog about it a lot. Cousin Finn finally gets to hold him and hang out. The first song played post-ceremony was 'Highway 61 Revisited.' "God said to Abraham give me a son, A...
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The Rubin Blog: Smiles and Material Possessions
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Friday, May 11, 2012. Smiles and Material Possessions. I find myself incredibly grateful for the demeanor of our son. He is a happy, almost unerringly calm little man. He can often soothe himself to sleep if placed in the crib at bed time. He will most days happily just hang out and coo to himself when he wakes up in the morning there. Rubin did not have happiness in his arsenal. He had disdain, fear, d...
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The Rubin Blog: August 2012
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Sunday, August 12, 2012. I think our boy is courageous. Of course there are challenges, and failures, and growing relationships with the unknown, but there have already been so many instances when I can say I’ve flat out admired him. In utero, there was an Amniocentesis. I capitalize because the concept is large; is this human fetus healthy, and if not so, would we terminate its existence. He looks like a b...
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The Rubin Blog: Year One of Rubin In Full; Written On Demand.
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Sunday, May 26, 2013. Year One of Rubin In Full; Written On Demand. Jocelyn Geboy and the fine folks at CHiRP. Chicago Independent Radio Project, do a fabulous series called The First Time. Several readers present stories of their first whatever the theme is, and a song mentioned int he reading is then performed by a band filled with people I absolutely adore. Here's the full video on YouTube:. But in terms...
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The Rubin Blog: March 2012
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Thursday, March 29, 2012. 9 weeks, and a story in pictures. Our boy smiles on the changing table. He has learned that it's a place on which he will be taken care of. Wetness, discomfort, and stink all go away at the hands of his gentle parents. And the smiles.oh man, the smiles. They're like a gift after weeks of finding reward often in his simple functionality. You know all that stuff people do all day?
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The Rubin Blog: December 2012
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THE RUBIN BLOG. I speak of Rubin Ford Spiegel, and his circle. And other stuff as the need arises. Saturday, December 29, 2012. Holidays and Incremental Leaps. I'm so unbelievably grateful for a healthy, inquisitive, charming boy. Some of the most purely happy minutes of my life are sitting with him on the couch, speaking pure gibberish. Thanksgiving was wonderful, with visits from the east. Pops Spiegel got to know him well. Hannukah night #8 brought a slew of Hebrew blocks. Or, maybe I just tuned in re...
