Serious as a Heart Attack
Heart Journeys and the Joys of Exercise A month shy of his 65th birthday, my dad underwent four-way artery bypass surgery. He had been experiencing
Adam Gottstein
June 7, 2024
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She Howled in her Dream State
We adopted this Border Collie four months ago. She’s reportedly six years old. She’s mellow, people-centric, couldn’t care less about other dogs. I’ve heard her
Adam Gottstein
May 10, 2024
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Two Wheeled Conveyances
Then and Now When I was single digits (seven, eight, nine…) my mom would take me out of school on a Friday in San Francisco
Adam Gottstein
September 13, 2023
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Looking Up
See Footnote 1 A sudden gust of gravity. That’s what one of my favorite children’s entertainers – a juggler – would satirically let slip during
Adam Gottstein
July 11, 2023
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The Nightmare That Never Happened
It is said that the two happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day they buy it and the day they sell it.
Adam Gottstein
June 1, 2023
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Alcohol, Like Pain, Is a Great Motivator
Excerpt from a Memoir in Progress — “Don’t mind if I do,” I muttered in my best W.C. Fields’ voice, as I poured a very
Adam Gottstein
February 2, 2023
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Our Last Road Trip
Our Last Road Trip by Adam Gottstein They made it abundantly clear: “Make sure the funeral home does not embalm her.” Right. I’ll remember that.
Adam Gottstein
December 20, 2022
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Trukity
A State of Mind Do you remember that scene in the 1964 James Bond movie “Goldfinger” when Oddjob ices that dude in the back seat
Adam Gottstein
September 22, 2021
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Fishing
A Rite of Passage For anyone who has ever fished, there was a first time, right? Someone with more experience (if they were enlisted to
Adam Gottstein
July 26, 2021
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Delta Blues
As he had anticipated, a week at his mother’s home in San Francisco was almost more than he could take. She had fussed over him
Adam Gottstein
October 3, 2020
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