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For several years now, this blog has received search-engine traffic under the search string “Is Norm Abram Jewish”. Are there that many people who find Norm Abram’s ethnicity or religious background interesting enough to Google? And for heaven’s sake, why? (Although, if I were to get a job working for Norm Abram — who is a carpenter by trade and who has written books and appeared on teevee shows on the subject — I could put one of those bumper stickers on my car, the ones that say “My boss is a Jewish carpenter”.) Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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He would have been five today. Had he not suffered the brain damage that caused his cerebral palsy, he would be entering Kindergarten this year. Alas, it wasn’t to be, and we’ll wonder “what if” for all the rest of our days. Here he is, in the arms of his grandmother, who has since joined him…wherever it is that we go, when we leave. Happy birthday, Little Quinn. Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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Know, all who see these lines,That this man, by his appetite for honor,By his steadfastness,By his love for his country,By his courage,Was one of the miracles of the God. — Guy Gavriel Kay “The Green Field of France”, by Eric Bogle Well, how do you do, young Willie McBride,Do you mind if I sit down here by your graveside?And rest for awhile ‘neath the warm summer sun,I’ve been walking all day, and I’m nearly done.I see by your gravestone you were only 19When you joined the great fallen in 1916,I hope you died quick and I hope you died cleanOr,Down the rabbit hole….

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The scenario: it’s the middle of the night, and you have to go to the bathroom. So you get up and start staggering in that direction, without turning on any lights, because you know the way well enough and there’s enough ambient light in the darkness that you won’t walk into the walls or anything. You’re barefoot, and you’re about to put your foot squarely onto…something. So, what would you rather it be: one of your kid’s Lego bricks, which would really hurt, or a cold-but-still-wet pile of your cat’s vomit? Discuss! Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….