Letters for George

This is a personal blog about lots of topics, e.g., dogs, family, retirement, childhood, life in the U.P., humor. The George in the title is my dear brother-in-law George Levenson, husband, father, grandfather, brother, filmmaker, who left us prematurely on his 63rd birthday in 2007. His having been my favorite e-mail correspondent, I intend these stories as a tribute to George and his ever-present impact on his loved ones.

Monday, September 14, 2026

BRAIN HEALTH

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 Dear George,  One of the things about being in my late eighties is that I spend a lot of time thinking about terrible things that could hap...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

OUR AMAZING HOUSEHOLD WILDLIFE.

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 Dear George,  My childhood home was out in the country, surrounded by forests and with only two or three other houses within a mile. Conse...
Friday, August 28, 2026

NUMBER SIXTY-SIX

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Dear George,  Today is Katja’s and my sixty-sixth wedding anniversary. Hard to believe. That’s 75% of our lives on earth. We were married...
Monday, August 24, 2026

PICKING OLLI CLASSES

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Dear George,  I’ve mentioned in the past that Katja and I have been taking OLLI courses at the University of Cincinnati. OLLI stands for th...
Monday, August 3, 2026

MY SISTER

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Dear George,  I recently ran across this poem that I wrote about ten years ago.  I thought I’d post it here so it doesn’t vanish into limbo....
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

OFF TO THE COUNTY FAIR

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  Dear George,  The other day Katja and I went to the county fair in nearby Lebanon, Ohio.  I try to go to at least one fair every summer.  ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

EIGHTY-NINE AND COUNTING

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Dear George,   Hard to imagine, but today is my eighty-ninth birthday. I was thinking about what to write for mark the occasion, and I deci...
Monday, July 13, 2026

LISTS

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  Dear George,  It’s hard to imagine getting along without the aid of lists. When I look around my room I find that I’ve created dozens —...
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David L.
Cincinnati, OH
This is a personal blog that I began shortly after I retired in 2009 from my social psychology faculty position at a large Midwestern university. The blog contains stories and reflections (usually by me but not always) about a variety of things past and present, e.g., growing up in Menominee in Michigan’s U.P. with my siblings, Steven, Peter, & Vicki, and our parents Vic & Doris; family life with my wife Katja, son J, daughter-in-law K, grandkids A & L; our doggies; Cincinnati and our Clifton neighborhood; everyday events; and various life interests. I try to inject some humor into most of this. I hope you find it enjoyable.
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