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.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

STORY-TELLING TIME: MIKE AND MOTHER

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Dear George,  Spring quarter has begun for our OLLI classes (the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute). In addition to my regular poetry class...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

POETRY FEVER

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 Dear George,   I started taking poetry classes at OLLI in 2015, and I’ve taken them at least once every term since. That amounts to severa...
Saturday, April 4, 2026

A COCKROACH SAGA

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  Dear George,  So far 2026 has been mostly trouble at our house. We’ve endured a major winter storm, the death of our beloved dog Iko, my ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

THIS END OF LIFE BUSINESS

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Dear George,  As long as I can remember, Katja and I have disagreed vehemently about what will be done with our corpses after we die. Katja...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

GOODBYE, SWEET IKO

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Dear George,  Recently we had to have Iko, our beloved miniature Schnauzer, euthanized. He had been bleeding from the mouth, and we took hi...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

MENOMINEE NOSTALGIA

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Dear George,  According to Thomas Wolfe, “You can’t go home again” — truly a paradox since we think of home as a safe place to which we can ...
Friday, January 2, 2026

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026

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  Dear George,  I make the same boring resolutions every New Years: exercise more and lose some weight. I never follow up on these. Howev...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

A CHRISTMAS REPORT

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  Dear George,  We’ve just wound up our best Christmas in many years. Our son Justin and teen-age grandkids Alex and Leo arrived on Dec. 2...
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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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