Debbie's Daughter getting Married

Debbie (Aschheim) Weiss announced her daughter, Aviva, is getting married!

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:47 AM
To: Dave Ruden; Julie
Subject: Fw: Re: 2009


-------Original Message-------
From: Debaschheim
Date: 12/31/2008 11:09:08 AM
To: drlisaearle
Subject: Re: 2009

Dear Lisa and Julie:

Happy 2009 to you both. I hope that you are doing well.

BTW -- Our Aviva is getting married. She recently got engaged to Shmuel Baumser (they are the same age -- almost 23!), and I cannot recall if I let you know. The date they have set is June 7, 2009!

Here is a photo of the happy couple.

Love, Debbie

December 29, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 12:34 PM
To: Dave Ruden; Julie
Subject: So true...

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess."
- Rainer Maria Rilke

December 24, 2008

Carol and Paul Kelly sent a holiday greeting to mom who forwarded to me. Along with the text and photo was an audio recording of Paul singing White Christmas. Really very nice.


-------Original Message-------
From: Carol Kelly
Date: 12/24/2008 8:43:11 AM
To: Paolo Kelly
Subject: From the Kellys

Hello to everyone,
We hope you enjoy the attached photo & mp3. Here's wishing you all a Happy & Healthy holiday season, and let's all hope for good news in the world for 2009!

Lots of love,
Paul, Carol, and Zac Kelly

December 22, 2008

She posts some pretty profound stuff sometimes...


-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 8:14 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: It takes two to tango :)))

On the dance floor, as in life, you are only as good as your partner.
---Robin Marantz
Love, MOM


-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Dead-on!


-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle

Hi, Dave,
So good to hear from you -we missed your "OH, so welcome" phone calls, but I realize, that :"No news is good news" and I hope, you must have been delightfully busy enjoying Pam's company :)))

Was hast du ueber dem Wochenende denn getan? War es sehr kalt in Raleigh? Here haben wir ziemlich gutes Wetter und sind fast jeden Tag schwimmen gegangen! Das ist ja so erfrischend fuer eine so alte Dame wie ich...

Here ist noch einmal ein Gruss fuer ein Glueckliches Hannukah! Hast du die schoene Menorah, die Julie dir schenkte, vielleicht benuetzt?

Viele Gruesse und Kuesse an Dich und Pam, von Deiner dich liebenden
MUTTI

December 18, 2008

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:16 PM
To: Dave Ruden; donnarae; herbaby@vistanet.net; ILANA MOCHELLE; Irene L Clark; KJJAX; Mathilda Nankin; MONICA SCHUSTER; Pam Alterman; PHILIP SCHWIMMER; PeterRedgrove; Rose Cullen; Sepop24; s.hirschhorn; timely87; WALTER ROY; Paula Ruden; mlruden
Subject: Fw: PictureMail

Our surprise visitor for today, Michael Ruden (Lenny's son)! with his
Grandma, Lisa! Must share -he is a Darling...

December 03, 2008

From: Walter & Ariane Roy
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:05 PM
To: Lisa Earle; Julie Ruden
Subject: Florian

Florian before having dreadlocks (s.Anlage)

Good having heard your voices!
Love Ariane


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From: J Ruden
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:16 PM
To: 'Walter & Ariane Roy'
Cc: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Florian

Holy all grown up – How old are Florian and Horst now? It was nice hearing your voice too – please squeeze Uncle Walter gently for me and tell him to squeeze you back!!
Miss you bunches!!! Dave just took some recent pictures of the family while he was here last week ? I will ask him to send them.
Much love and hugs to ALL OF YOU!!!
Julie

December 01, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle Sent:
Sunday, November 30, 2008 6:47 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: Fw: Family Picture

Ricky Earle's family -what a great picture - must share...
Love, MOM

-------Original Message-------
Let's see, left to right in the back row, there is Jeremy, his wife Danielle, then Amanda and her husband (Name?)-these are Rick's kid from his first marriage.., Second row: little David, Rick's latest son from his present marriage to Shelby, who is in the first row, holding Jeremy's son, the other 3 small fries are Amandas kids, who seem to include the baby twins, which Rick is holding...
Glad you made it home safely - it was just great to meet Pam -what a lovely woman- and collecting my hugs from you and her...
Love and hugs,
MOM




-------Original Message-------
From: Shelby Earle
Date: 11/30/08 17:05:21
To: Dr. Lisa Earle
Subject: Family Picture



Hi Lisa, I'm attaching the picture we took on Thanksgiving. Hope you're doing well! Love and miss you lots!!


Shelby, Rick & David

December 01, 2008

From: J Ruden
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 6:49 AM
Subject: Happy Thanksgiving

:)


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Dirty things that can only be said on Thanksgiving...

01. Talk about a huge breast
02. Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist
03. It's Cool Whip time
04. If I don't undo my pants, I'll burst
05. That's one terrific spread
06. I'm in the mood for a little dark meat
07. Are you ready for seconds yet
08. Its a little dry, do you still want to eat it
09. Just wait your turn, you'll get some
10. Don't play with your meat
11. Just spread the legs open and stuff it in
12. Do you think you'll be able to handle all these people at once
13. I didn't expect everyone to come at once
14. You still have a little bit on your chin.
15. How long will it take after you stick it in
16. You'll know it's ready when it pops up.
17. Wow, I didn't think I could handle all of that
18. That's the biggest one I've ever seen

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

December 01, 2008

Dear Pam and David,

Sharing our Thanksgiving table B.C. (Before Company...:)))

It was great to spend a little time with you two -wish you could be here with us today to celebrate, but hope, you will have a Happy Turkey Day with Pam's family - give them all our best wishes and regards!

Love, Mom and Julie (Super-daughter extra-ordinaire!!!)

November 14, 2008

Fighting the constant stream of misinformation Mom gets living in central Florida...

-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 3:49 PM
Subject: Fw: Again....food for thought

Kinda scary to ponder over...
-------Froward Message-------
From: gjparrish@...

DO READ THIS !!!! It has the ring of truth! Love ya., Jean
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Subject:How Long Do We Have?
NOW HERE IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. SAD PART IS THE FACT THAT IT WILL WORK THAT WAY. SO FAR WE ARE THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT HAS LASTED WITH A DEMOCRACY OVER THE TWO HUNDRED YEARS.

HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
This is the most interesting thing I've read in a long time. The sad thing about it, you can see it coming.
I have always heard about this democracy countdown. It is interesting to see it in print. God help us, not that we deserve it.

How Long Do We Have?
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh , had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:
'A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.'
'A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.'
>From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.'
'The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years'
'During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to complacency;
6. From complacency to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage'

Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000 Presidential election:
Number of States won by: Democrats: 19 Republicans: 29
Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000 Republicans: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by: Democrats: 127 million Republicans: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Democrats: 13.2 Republicans: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: 'In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country. Democrat territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare...' Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the 'complacency and apathy' phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the 'governmental dependency' phase.
If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegal's and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.
If you are in favor of this, then by all means, delete this message. If you are not, then pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is at stake, knowing that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom.

WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE,
ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE


-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 11/13/2008 5:36:53 PM

Well this is kinda disturbing.
I was with it (although wondering about its “truthiness” ;) until the rather incorrect Joseph Olson stuff.
Yes, the geographic area won by Rep is larger than that won by Dem.
But…
Lie number 1: It was 28 Dem to 21 Rep (with Missouri *still* undecided).
Lie number 2: The popular vote tally was 66.6Mil for Dem, 58.2Mil for Rep.
(If eligible voters didn’t vote, they don’t count in this particular statistic.
And I assume children count with their parents (until they can vote themselves).)
Lie number 3: Well I don’t know the stats on Murder-rates, but given the above two, I would guess
that this is either a lie also, or at least misleading.

As for having a larger geographic area, that counts for little. The LAND doesn’t vote. People do. Huge tracts of Rep-claimed land is very sparsely populated – consider Alaska for example. It makes up nearly half of the number claimed to Rep below all by itself.

Furthermore, I’d say that in those states where concentration of population is higher, there seems to be an intrinsic understanding that Society is a cooperative structure. One where we work together to succeed, and allow for high levels of tolerance for differences among people.
Seems to me the Blue states are more ‘evolved’ socially than the “me only, screw everyone else” Red state mentality.

So there’s my 2 cents (or 5 bucks maybe ;).
----Dave

-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:45 PM

Thanks for the Analysis...makes sense!
Love you, Mom

-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:52 AM

Hmm, I just noticed that the Olson write-up below is for the 2000 election, not the most recent.
I wonder if there was some kind of subtle intent to confuse that one with this one.
Nonetheless, Olson’s stats on the states and vote counts are probably correct then. However I still don’t see what it has anything to do with the series of “on Democracies” quotes enumerated above it (and I still don’t trust the ‘murder-rate’ stat).

Is he claiming that the Dem states are mostly comprised of welfare leaches? I would hope everyone would immediately see this as an incredibly stupid statement. So ok, if not that then he must be claiming that the Dem states hold most of the welfare recipients and the Red states generally don’t have welfare recipients. I’d be willing to bet that this is false. The Red states generally encompass very rural America. Lots of great places and great people there. But there is also an oppressive amount of poverty there – lack of industry, lack of opportunity, lack of jobs that pay a decent living wage. Lots of people living in rural America subsist on what they earn, but plenty others of them take on welfare.

And here’s another stat for you. The vast majority of welfare recipients are on it for less than 2 years, use it in the way it was intended as temporary help while they find proper means for self-support (e.g. jobs), and then get off it. The Rep’s keep screaming about the abusive use of welfare. They get all upset over hearing about the cases where it is abused, but neglect to notice that that is a small percentage of its beneficiaries. And even for those few Reps that do understand the stats on it, they would rather see the entire thing shut down rather than let it improperly benefit a single abuser.

If a single abuse of welfare – stop doing it! (i.e. shut down the system)
I offer up another one for them:
If a single abuse of the death penalty (i.e. execute an innocent citizen) – stop doing it!
The Reps do not apply the same logic to this issue as they do to welfare. Hypocrisy is rampant among that group’s platform. Dems also to be sure have their hypocrisies, but I think quite more so for the Reps.

See, I can live with the hypocrisy of saying on the one hand
If a single abuse of death penalty, stop doing it.
And on the other hand
If a single abuse of welfare, keep doing it.
Because the error/mistake of a system where the welfare abuse can happen, can be corrected – the abuser can be caught and removed from welfare (or even prosecuted legally). Whereas the error/mistake of the death penalty applied to an innocent person, is simply impossible to correct. That degree of tragedy should be disallowed, and this completely mitigates the hypocrisy of above position.

So at least I try to think my way through my hypocrisies – many I find a way to reconcile (like this example above), a few I don’t and simply accept my hypocrisy. The Reps, it seems to me, do not even try at all to think about how incredibly hypocritical they are in their various positions.

o) No to welfare because it can make mistakes; but yes to death penalty even though it can make mistakes.

o) Yes this is a Democracy, by, of, and for the *people*; but yes the gov was founded as a Christian nation, and *God* should be directing its path. – Take your pick, democracy or theocracy? You can’t have both.

o) Yes, government should have a law against gay marriage because it’s religiously immoral to some; but no government should not be telling people what to do.
- That’s a big one, and recurs as a frequent hypocrisy.

o) Yes government should make abortion illegal because it’s religiously immoral to some; but no government should not be telling people what to do.

o) Yes government should ban stem-cell research because it’s religiously immoral to some; but no government should not be telling people what to do.

o) Yes keep government out of environmental protection; but no don’t let *my* backyard be polluted.


The list could go on and on. They simply don’t make any damned sense in far too many areas.
If the Rep party sticks to its core value – “Small government. Fiscal responsibility in government”, then they would at least mostly make sense.
But these folks have completely forgotten this core-value of their party. It started to waver back and forth on them in the late 60s and 70s I think. By the 80s, the core value was completely lost among a few big incompatible values that hijacked the party. It has been lost ever since.

If they can eject this extra value-clutter and return to the core of simply small gov and fiscal responsibility, they’d get my respect. Maybe not my vote, but I’d respect them for at least being mostly internally consistent.


Whoops... got me going on that one. :)))
---D.

November 13, 2008

-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 11/12/2008 4:03:48 PM
To: Dr. Lisa Earle; J Ruden
Subject: Little Switzerland Blog

Hi Mom, Julie,
I’ve got some quick write up on our weekend in Little Switzerland up on my blog. I’ve created a Dave And Pam blog for collecting these things, rather than having to create a new blog for every trip or such. Have a look!
(btw, you can make comment on it, I think)
http://daveandpamela.blogspot.com/
Love you.
---Dave.


-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 4:38 PM

Thanks for sharing - it's the kind of weekend, that I find truly delightful! I really enjoyed the "Freudian Slip" at the end of your well-written tale (...this truly LOVEY (LOVELY?) WOMAN...

You both look great, although you seem to be in need of a shave ( mustache must goooo)...

Love you bunches...
MOM


-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 11/12/2008 4:54:00 PM

Yep, I could have bet you wouldn’t like the new style-addition :{)>
Didn’t notice the Freudian Slip. Good catch!
Love you.
---D.


-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 5:03 PM

Are you trying to resemble Johnny Depp (on a baaaad day?) How does Pam like the moustache?


-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 11/12/2008 5:09:14 PM

You’re funny!

I let it grow out some for Halloween – leaving myself open for costume options (e.g. a grungy looking pirate or some such). Pam said she liked it, so I’ve been hanging onto it for a little while. It was looking a bit scraggly for the pics in the blog. Just yesterday I picked up a trim-kit for it, so it’s a bit more tame looking. Keeping it pretty short (1/3 as long as in the photos), plus a bit cleaned up around the edges. Still trying to figure out what works best ☺.
---D.


-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 5:39 PM

Sorry, but I still vote against it...and Pam wouldn't want to hurt your feelings, I
Believe...
---M.


-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 11/13/2008 10:06:15 AM

:)
Probably so, but Pam definitely likes it, so I’m going with it for the time being :).
Love you!
---Dave.



-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:19 AM

Pam must be very much in love with you , so she rather encourages you to uglify your clean cut features...(not many others then will try to flirt with you...

Your mean, but loving MOM!

P.S. I also realize, the minute I criticized, you would do just the opposite :)))


-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 11/13/2008 10:40:25 AM
:)))
To be frank, I’m not crazy about the goatee-thing. I’m not used to it, and I don’t quite see the appeal. However, it should be repeated that in the photo from last weekend, it was becoming quite unkempt looking, and even Pam made mentioned of it. I’ve got it trimmed back now and it looks much better (though I still don’t understand the appeal). Pam likes it, and several of my women friends have commented that they quite liked it as well. Their response was such that I take it as real (as opposed to simply being polite). I don’t understand it, but perhaps it’s just the part of the country here – i.e. they like it more here. Who knows :).
Love.
---D.

PS, Attached is a pic I just now took. Not so great a shot, but it shows the shorter trimming :).



-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:40 PM

Looks a little better- so, try it for awhile, although it does make you look older and more mature!

P.S. I still personally think, you look more handsome clean shaven...but have fun!!!
Love you, with or without Goatee...:)))
MOM

November 11, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Eare
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
To: Dave Ruden, Julie
Subject: FW: Audrey Isabella

The latest addition to our family: Audrey Isabella, age 3 weeks!
(Granddaughter of Irene Clark, my niece in L.A.) Parents are Justine and Michelle, whose wedding we attended only3 years ago...
(Isn't she precious? OR am I prejudiced?

-------Original Message-------
From: William A. V. Clark
Date: 10/22/2008, 11:5619am
Subject: Audrey Isabella

Hi:
A really nice picture
Love
Bill

November 11, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle

Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:12 AM

Sharing...lest we forget...

-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Date: 11/11/2008 8:04:24 AM

Here is a good picture of the window with a little better lighting. A friend of mine, who lives in Lake Placid (actually a sculptor), Dick Schild, designed it, when he heard, that I planned to add a Stained Glass window to our Temple and I wanted to dedicate it to the memory of my parents, who were murdered in the Holocaust- but I guess you know that.

Have a great day!
Love,

October 31, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 8:31 AM
To: Dave Ruden; Julie
Subject: ,,,about truth...

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer.

September 28, 2008

I went down to Lake Placid to visit with mom and Julie for Rosh Hashonnah and my birthday. Took the train, as usual. Lucked into a window seat this time, so I got to have a decent night's sleep. Also lucked into nobody sitting next to me for the night, so even better!

So the train trip was smooth, and I had good sleeping. Something had happened on the track segment to Tampa, so our train sat for a couple hours until Amtrak decided to skip the Tampa leg and head on south. I got to Sebring an hour late.

Spent the afternoon talking with mom. We took a swim in the late afternoon, then we all at dinner, after which mom and I watched Larry King's tribute to Paul Newman, who had passed away earlier that day. I kept drifting off to sleep - must have been tired. So at around 10pm I headed to Julie's place and after a few minutes with Julie, I turned in.

Saturday, Julie and I watched the Sunday Morning Show, and talked some. At around 11am, I went over to Mom's place and we talked long again about everything that had been happening with me over the past few months. She was very happy to hear how happy I am with Pam.

Mom's taking a nap just now, so I'm taking the opportunity to blog.

September 28, 2008

Mitzvah!

On Sept 14, 2008, cousin Peter Redgrove and his partner, Elliott got married.

Peter's mother was Walter Roy's sister. Walter is Dr Mom's 1st cousin, and this makes Peter my 2nd cousin. Btw, Julie was named after Walter's sister (Peter's mother), who was also named Julie.

Peter is originally from the UK. In 1964 or so, he wanted to come to the US, so Dr Mom and Simon 'sponsored' him in their home to come over. He was Julie's and my first baby-sitter. Peter opened an antique store. Mom says Peter was very popular, but wondered why there weren't any women hanging around :).

I met Elliott when Peter and he came to visit Dr Mom in Lake Placid 3 years ago (2005). Actually, it was the first time I met Peter as well (even though he had met me as an infant). We all got along well, and they are good people.

Julie wanted to get as a gift for them, a Wine Of The Month kinda thing. Dr Mom did not feel comfortable getting alcolhol as a gift, so instead mom decided to get them Fruit Of The Month. Innocent intention, but howlingly funny to all involved. Peter called Dr Mom laughing when he got the gift. A great sense of humor runs in the family!

Peter and Elliott sent some photos of the wedding...


-------Original Message-------
From: Peter J. Redgrove
Date: 9/26/2008 4:36:51 PM
To: Dr Mom
Subject: Wedding Pics

Hi Lisa & Julie,


Hope all is well with you both. Here are several pics from our wedding. Elliott is setting up awebsite with "The Best Of" pics. and we'll send you a link as soon asit's ready.










THANK YOU both so much for your generous gift. We received the firstshipment yesterday. Beautiful Apples and Pears. Yummy.There will be a separate thank you note in the mail.











It was a beautiful day . I thought so much of you and all our family.We wanted to be married in the Jewish tradition. A tribute to all whoare no longer with us but remembered with love. And those who arestill here and also loved.

Take good care and we send you both our love,





Hugs
Peter & Elliott

September 25, 2008

:)

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:57 AM
To: Dave Ruden; Julie
Subject: Fw: Lil Johnny does it again


A teacher in Jackson , Mississippi asked her 6th grade class how many of them were McCain fans..Not really knowing what a McCain fan was, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands except forLittle Johnny.The teacher asked Little Johnny why he decided to be different.... Again. Little Johnny said, 'Because I'm not a McCain Fan.'The teacher said, 'Why aren't you a McCain fan?'Johnny said, 'Because I'm a Democrat.'The teacher asked why he's a Democrat.Little Johnny answered, 'Well, my Mom's a Democrat and my Dad's a Democrat, so I'm a Democrat.'The teacher asks, 'If your Mom was a moron, and yourDad was an idiot,what would that make you? 'With a big smile, Little Johnny replied,'That would make me a McCain fan.'

September 18, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:50 AM
Subject: Fw: You have new Picture Mail!

Sharing...

...our Bromiliades are in bloom

...so lovely

September 08, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:41 PM
Subject: About Money

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five."
- William Somerset Maugham

August 28, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:05 AM
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Girlie Wisdom

-------Original Message-------
From: Carol Kelly
Date: 8/28/2008 6:43:05 AM

Hi, Aunt Lisl,
Since you always send us such fun messages, here's one back at YOU...
Hope you're keeping well and cheerful!
Lots of love from us all,
Carol



Begin forwarded message:
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Women over 50 don't have babies because they would put them down and forget
where they left them.

A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills... she has
14 kids but doesn't really care.

One of life's mysteries is how a 2-pound box of chocolates can make a woman
gain 5 lbs.

My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.

The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.

The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what !!!
you are doing, someone else does.

The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your
body and your fat are really good friends.

Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.

Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.!!!

I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and
setting fire to my knickers.

Amazing! You hang something in your closet for a while and it shrinks 2
sizes!

Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like...'You know
sometimes I forget to eat!' ......Now I've forgotten my address, my mother's
maiden name and my keys, but I have never forgotten to eat. You have to be
a special kind of stupid to forget to eat!

The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing and
then they marry him.

I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too
much, impulse buying, and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That's my
idea of a perfect day!

LIVE SIMPLY.....LAUGH OFTEN....LOVE DEEPLY

July 31, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Subject: Re: VACATIONS OF THE FUTURE

...must forward...Thanks!

-------Original Message-------

From: Sepop24@aol.com

If gas keeps going up this is how all of us will be taking our vacations!!!!

July 31, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know." - Andre Maurois.

Maurois was my favorite French author, when I was 15,,,

Love, MOM

July 28, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 1:37 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: Fw: IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE THIS YEAR..........]

-------Original Message-------

A Girl with an Apple

August 1942. Piotrkow , Poland . The sky was gloomy that morning as we
waited anxiously. All the men, women and children of Piotrkow's Jewish
ghetto had been herded into a square. Word had gotten around that we
were being moved. My father had only recently died from typhus, which
had run rampant through the crowded ghetto. My greatest fear was that
our family would be separated.

'Whatever you do,' Isidore, my eldest brother, whispered to me, 'don't
tell them your age.. Say you're sixteen.' I was tall for a boy of 11,
so I could pull it off. That way I might be deemed valuable as a
worker. An SS man approached me, boots clicking against the
cobblestones. He looked me up and down, then asked my age. 'Sixteen,'
I said. He directed me to the left, where my three brothers and other
healthy young men already stood.

My mother was motioned to the right with the other women, children,
sick and elderly people. I whispered to Isidore, 'Why?' He didn't
answer. I ran to Mama's side and said I wanted to stay with her. 'No,'
she said sternly. 'Get away. Don't be a nuisance. Go with your
brothers.' She had never spoken so harshly before. But I understood:
She was protecting me. She loved me so much that, just this once, she
pretended not to. It was the last I ever saw of her.

My brothers and I were transported in a cattle car to Germany< /st1:country-region>. We
arrived at the Buchenwald concentration camp one night weeks later and
were led into a crowded barrack. The next day, we were issued uniforms
and identification numbers.

'Don't call me Herman anymore.' I said to my brothers. 'Call me
94983.'

I was put to work in the camp's crematorium, loading the dead into a
hand-cranked elevator. I, too, felt dead. Hardened, I had become a
number. Soon, my brothers and I were sent to Schlieben, one of
Buchenwald's sub-camps near Berlin .

One morning I thought I heard my mother's voice, 'Son,' she said
softly but clearly, I am going to send you an angel.' Then I woke up.
Just a dream. A beautiful dream. But in this place there could be no
angels. There was only work. And hunger. And fear..

A couple of days later, I was walking around the camp, around the
barracks, ne ar the barbed-wire fence where the guards could not easily
see. I was alone. On the other side of the fence, I spotted someone: a
little girl with light, almost luminous curls. She was half-hidden
behind a birch tree. I glanced around to make sure no one saw me. I
called to her softly in German.

'Do you have something to eat?' She didn't understand. I inched closer
to the fence and repeated question in Polish. She stepped forward. I
was thin and gaunt, with rags wrapped around my feet, but the girl
looked unafraid. In her eyes, I saw life. She pulled an apple from her
woolen jacket and threw it over the fence. I grabbed the fruit and, as
I started to run away, I heard her say faintly, 'I'll see you
tomorrow.'

I returned to the same spot by the fence at the same time every day.
She was always there with something for me to eat - a hunk of bread
or, better yet, an apple. We didn't dare speak or linger. To be caught
would mean death for us both. I didn't know anything about her, just a
kind farm girl, except that she understood Polish. What was her name?
Why was she risking her life for me? Hope was in such short supply,
and this girl on the other side of the fence gave me some, as
nourishing in its way as the bread and apples.

Nearly seven months later, my brothers and I were crammed into a coal
car and shipped to Theresienstadt camp in Czechoslovakia . 'Don't
return,' I told the girl that day. 'We're leaving.' I turned toward
the barracks and didn't look back, didn't even say good-bye to the
little girl whose name I'd never learned, the girl with the apples.

We were in Theresienstadt for three months. The war was winding down
and Allied forces were closing in, yet my fate seemed sealed. On May
10,
1945, I was scheduled to die in the gas chamber at 10:00 AM. In the
quiet of daw n, I tried to prepare myself. So many times death seemed
ready to claim me, but somehow I'd survived.. Now, it was over. I
thought of my parents. At least, I thought, we will be reunited.

But at 8 A.M. there was a commotion. I heard shouts, and saw people
running every which way through camp. I caught up with my brothers.
Russian troops had liberated the camp! The gates swung open. Everyone
was running, so I did too.

Amazingly, all of my brothers had survived; I'm not sure how. But I
knew that the girl with the apples had been the key to my survival. In
a place where evil seemed triumphant, one person's goodness had saved
my life, had given me hope in a place where there was none. My mother
had promised to send me an angel, and the angel had come.

Eventually I made my way to England where I was sponsored by a Jewish
charity, put up in a hostel with other boys who had survived the
Holocaust and trained in electronics. Then I came to America , where my
brother Sam had already moved. I served in the U. S. Army during the
Korean War, and returned to New York City after two years. By August
1957 I'd opened my own electronics repair shop. I was starting to
settle in.

One day, my friend Sid who I knew from England called me. 'I've got a
date. She's got a Polish friend. Let's double date.'

A blind date? Nah, that wasn't for me. But Sid kept pestering me, and
a few days later we headed up to the Bronx to pick up his date and her
friend Roma. I had to admit, for a blind date this wasn't so bad. Roma
was a nurse at a Bronx hospital. She was kind and smart. Beautiful,
too, with swirling brown curls and green, almond-shaped eyes that
sparkled with life.

The four of us drove out to Coney Island . Roma was easy to talk to,
easy to be with. Turned out she was wary of blind dates too! We were
both just doing our friends a favor. We took a stroll on the
boardwalk, enjoying the salty Atlantic breeze, and then had dinner by
the shore. I couldn't remember having a better time.

We piled back into Sid's car, Roma and I sharing the backseat. As
European Jews who had survived the war, we were aware that much had
been left unsaid between us. She broached the subject, 'Where were
you,' she asked softly, 'during the war?'

'The camps,' I said, the terrible memories still vivid, the
irreparable loss. I had tried to forget. But you can never forget.

She nodded. 'My family was hiding on a farm in Germany , not far from
Berlin ,' she told me. 'My father knew a priest, and he got us Aryan
papers.' I imagined how she must have suffered too, fear, a constant
companion. And yet here we were, both survivors, in a new world.

'There was a camp next to the farm.' Roma continued. 'I saw a boy
there and I would throw him apples every day.'

What an amazing coincidence that she had helped some other boy. 'What
did he look like? I asked. He was tall, skinny, and hungry. I must
have seen him every day for six months.'

My heart was racing. I couldn't believe it. This couldn't be. 'Did he
tell you one day not to come back because he was leaving Schlieben?'

Roma looked at me in amazement. 'Yes,' That was me! ' I was ready to
burst with joy and awe, flooded with emotions. I couldn't believe it!
My angel.
'I'm not letting you go.' I said to Roma. And in the back of the car
on that blind date, I proposed to her. I didn't want to wait.

'You're crazy!' she said. But she invited me to meet her parents for
Shabbat dinner the following week. There was so much I looked forward
to learning about Roma, but the most important things I always knew:
her steadfastness, her goodness. For many months, in the worst of
circumstances, she had come to the fence and given me hope. Now that
I'd found her again, I could never let her go.

That day, she said yes. And I kept my word. After nearly 50 years of
marriage, two children and three grandchildren I have never let her
go.

Herman Rosenblat, Miami Beach , Florida

-30-

This is a true story and you can find out more by Googling Herman
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July 27, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]

Subject: Fw: pictures of Noah

Sharing: Irene's new Grandson, Noah! (Clifton and Abby's baby)! Adorable!

-------Original Message-------

From: Irene L Clark

Dear Aunt Lisl:

Since you mentioned that you wanted to see pictures of Noah, I am forwarding the latest from Abby. I must say that I think he is the cutest thing in the world--but then, I am the biased grandma. By the way, Goldie Warren's granddaughter, Alexis (daughter of Laura) just had a baby girl. So Goldie is a Great Grandma now.

Justin and Michelle's baby is expected in October, so we have a few more months to go.

I am glad you are feeling better.

Love,

Irene

Irene L. Clark Ph.D.

Director of Composition

Professor of English

California State University, Northridge

July 27, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 8:00 AM
To: Dave Ruden; Julie
Subject: Inspiration...

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming." - Soren Kierkegaard.

Love, MOM

July 22, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: !!!


THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

July 21, 2008

-------Original Message-------
From: PeterRedgrove
Date: 7/21/2008 5:24:23 PM
To: drlisaearle
Subject: Re: Fw: WILL POWER

Hi Lisa,Just opened this. Don't check AOL that often.Sorry to hear about Walter. Any update?Hope he is doing well under the circumstances.
Love peter




-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle Dear Peter,

Just spoke to Ariane and she says, Walter is feeling much better and is supposed to come home tomorrow! Thank Goodness!

How are things with you and how is your new dog -what is his name? We also have another dog named Patches besides Old Bessie, a Staffordshire Terrier, very smart and lovable! As my second husband, Jim, used to say: "They more I see of people, the better I like my dog"... How true!

Hope, things are straightening out for you and most of all, that you are hale and hearty!

Take care, Love



-------Original Message-------
From: Peter J. Redgrove

Hi Lisa,
Hope you are feeling better than whyen we last spoke.
Actually we have had "Sonny" for almost eight years now.
He's a smaill dog with big dog attitude. his full name is Sonny Corleone from the Godfather movie.
Elliott has had dogs when he was growing up but Sonny is my first dog and I absolutely love him. Always had cats before.
He's a Miniature Pincher. They are wonderful house dogs, very affectionate and quite taken with themselves.
How is Julie?
Things are fine here. Just take it a day at a time.
Elliott says Hi.
Please say hi to everyone from us.
Must run,
Hugs to you
Love Peter

July 18, 2008

-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
To: Dr. Lisa Earle
Subject: Hi

Hi Mom,
Wie geht’s?
Ich gehe Morgan mit April zu einkaufen. Ich fragte ihr mich zu hilfen. Twei Monaten vor halft sie mir Hosen (jeans) und Schuhe zu einkaufen, und auch ein paar schick-Hemden. Bis dann und jetzt bemerkte ich wie aus Still ich geworden, waehrend ich verheiratet war. Nun bin ich bereit (finanziell) zu einige andere Hemden zu kaufen. Ich versuche mit April zu auskuppeln, aber sie ist sehr! scharf(does that translate well?) mit Art und Weise. Ich muss ihr hilfen haben.
Andeswo, huete Abend gehe ich zu Abendessen mit meine Freundin, Donna. Dann mieten wir ein Film fuer Rest des Abend.

Am Sonntag gehe ich zum Museum mit David Mills. Das Museum ziegen eine Ausstellung an Dead Sea Scrolls (an Leihe von Israel).

Originell lud ich April mit mir zu gehen ein. Sie war stark interesiert, aber nie machte sie Zeit fuer es.

Letzte Wochenende lud ich ihr wieder ein, und wieder sagte sie Ja. Aber ich glaube ihr nicht. Also lud ich auch David Mills ein. David mag fromme Themen, und wir ordneten fuer Sonntag zu gehen. Wenn April uns verbindet, fein. Andersfalls, nicht.
Also, beschaeftiges Wochenende!

Ich hofe naechste Wochenende, mit David Mills wieder aus zu gehen, und andere Frauen zu treffen. Ich muss mich diese Erlebnis(Erfahrung?) bequemmer werden. Laetzte Wochenende war (mit David) wirklich bequemmer als ich erwartet. Aber David machte erst Kontakt :). Nach erste Kontakt ist machtet, kann ich Gespraech leicht machen.

Ich muss jetzt mit Donna treffen gehen.
Habe eine nettes Abend, und ich spreche mit dir bald.
Liebe,
---Dave.




-------Original Message-------
From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Subject: Re: Hi

Es scheint, dass du ein schoenes Wochenende geplant hast - unterhalte dich gut!
Ich glaube, diese Zeit ist fuer dich eine Periode, wo du viel Erfahrung sammeln wirst...:)))

Gute Idee, mit verschiedenen Freunden auszugehen - bin schon neugierig, ueber die Ausstellung des Museums zu hoeren!

Alles Liebe von
"Mamma Mia"

July 16, 2008

News from Steve Hirshhorn in teh U.K.!

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:39 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Cc: WALTER ROY
Subject: Fw: new family member

-------Original Message-------
From: Steve Hirschhorn
Date: 7/16/2008 11:23:37 AM
To: Dr. Lisa Earle

Subject: new family member

Joseph Arlo Horne born 15 th July 08 on the living room floor and delivered by my son Dave!

Nothing like a dramatic entrance! Haven't seen him yet but we're told he "Looks very Jewish" ;-)Hope you're enjoying your swims and wish it was warm enough here!!

love

s

_______________________

Steve Hirschhorn

July 11, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 5:17 PM
Subject: Fw: USS New York

Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center

USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center .

I t is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003 , "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there."

Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up." "It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back."

The ship's motto? "Never Forget"

Please keep this going so everyone can see what we are made of in this country

July 8, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 6:27 PM
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Hello! Tales From the "Wheel House"

Our friends, David and Micky Wellens, his third wife, just sent us a lovely description of their summer trip in their RV. Thought, you might be interested, especially to see the picture of Ashley Wellens, his granddaughter, who the Great-granddaughter of Miriam, my late friend!

Love, MOM

July 7, 2008

Julie and Mom have been growing, among other things, pineapples for the past several years, in big pots lining mom's driveway. Nice picture of "TODAY'S HARVEST". You know, I've never tasted their pineapples. I have no idea if they're just OK or Super-Spectacular!

Julie is simply the best.

July 2, 2008

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From: Dave Ruden
Date: 6/27/2008 4:38:26 PM
To: Dr. Lisa Earle
Subject: Vor Sonnenaufgang

Hallo Mutti,
Ich wuenschte dir ueber eine Film berichten. Es heisst “Vor Sonnenaufgang”.

Es ist ueber twei Leute, Mann und Frau (sind nicht geheiratet). Sie sind rund twanzig Jahren alt, und sie reisen separat, aber sie treffen auf einem Zug nach Wien. Er ist amerikaner, sie ist fanzoesisch (sie spricht Englisch). Der Mann aufgang in Wien, die Frau geht wieter nach Paris. Die beide haben gut Gespraech, und in Wien, der Mann ueberzeugt die Fraulein mit ihm fuer einen Tag Wien zu besuchen. Sie spazierengehen durch die Stadt, und sprechen sprechen sprechen – ueber Leben, Lieben, Wuensche, Ziele.

Vielleicht magst du dieses Film besser als “Postcards from the Edge”.

Interressant wie du es so unterschiedlich sah als ich. Ich fokusierte an dramatischen Konflict zwichen Mutter und Tochter, und dachte dass es zehr gut getan war. Du sah meistens zu viel Drugen und Sexualitaet (does ‘Geschlecht’ work here also?), und dann du es ein ‘turn-off’ fandest.

Irgendwo, findest du Vor Sonnenaufgang (ich hoffe) viel besser.

Also, sie haben zwei von diesen produziert. Die zweiter Ausgabe war zehn Jahren spaeter produziert, und, mit gleiche Leute, nochmals besuchten die twei nach dieses zehn Jahren. Wieder hatten sie lange Gespraech. Dieses Mal ueber ihre derzeitig Leben.

Du sollst beide Film mieten.
Und dann sagst mir bitte was du gedachtest.

Verstandlich?

Mit Liebe,

---Dave.

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle

Ist "Vor Sonnenaugang" ein deutscher Film?


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From: Dave Ruden

Nein, es ist ein englischer Film.

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle

Dann muss es "Before Sunrise" heissen, nicht wahr? Und wer hat es produziert oder direkted? Welche Schauspieler waren denn im Film?

Hab ein nettes Wochenende!
Alles Liebe, MUTTI

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From: Dave Ruden

Tatsaechlich, die zweiter Film heisst “Vor Sonnenuntergang”.
Und ja, auf englisch: “Before Sunrise” und “Before Sunset”.

Der Direktor war Richard Linklater.
Der maennlich Schauspieler war Ethan Hawke. Ich habe ihn in andere Filme sah.
Der weiblich Schauspielerin war Judy Delpy. Ich kenne ihr nicht.

Before Sunrise war in 1995 befreite.
Before Sunset in 2004.


Ich gehe mit April zu Abendessen dieses Abend. Bin uebergluecklich! Aber werde nur freundlich halten.

April gehe zu der Strand fuer July 4. Ich bin zu ein ‘cookout’ an einem Haus meine Freund eingeladen. Auch kommen Dave Schulman und seiner Frau, Rachel (sie und ich gearbeiten zusammen am Texas Instruments), und ein andere Paare vom Italien.

Wiederhoeren!
---D.

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle

Danke fuer die Erklaerung der zwei Filme - werde versuchen die zu finden und ansehen.

Ich hoffe, du wirst einen netten Abend mit Deiner Freundin, April, haben!
Alles Liebe, Deine Mutti

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From: Dave Ruden

April und ich hatten eine zehr nette Abend.

Jedoch, trotz meine Attraktion, nach Gespraech letzte Nacht entschied ich dass sie nicht fuer mich ist. Sie ist sehr attraktiv, und ich werde noch zu ihr sehr angezogen. Aber gleich Dunya, April hat Schwierigkeit mit emotionaler Intimitaet. Immer wieder spricht sie an dieses Schwierigkeit, und an ihr Wunsch zu einzeln zu sein.

Ich gebe aus, und wunsche anderswo zu suchen. Jetzt kann April und ich wirklich nur Freunden sein. Jetzt auch, muss ich mit Gefuehlen des Verlust wieder kaempfen. Nicht so stark wie letzte Jahr, aber noch ungluecklich. Hoffungsvoll (und vermutlich) ist es nicht lang.

Wie ging deine Arztbesuch gestern?
---D.

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From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Subject: Ueber April...

Du bist sehr gescheit, das du dein Geguehl fuer April analysieren kannst und ich glaube, du hast recht. Du must in verschiedenen Kreisen kommen und auch andere Frauen kennen lernen. Wie man sagt, in Englisch: "There are many more fish in the Sea":))), man muss sich halt mehr umschauen und ich bin sicher, dass du bald die Richtige findest, glaube mir!



April, als Freundin, ist momentan fuer dich sehr gut und ich glaube, wird dir helfen, deine Richting zu finden. Ich will dich wieder danach erinnern, mehr I'm Temple zu gehen, vielleicht die "Mensa" einmal zu besuchen und wenn es dein Schicksal ist , wird dir dein Wunsch zur Erfuellung gehen und du wirst ein nettes, liebes Maedel oder Frau kennen lernen...Vergiss nicht dein Ziel I'm Leben: Ich glaube, was du I'm Herzen willst, ist mit einer geliebten Frau eine Familie zu gruenden, nicht wahr?



Mein Arzt finded dass meine Schwierigkeiten wieder in Ordnung sind und hat mich "discharged"...



Habe gerade darueber mit dir gesprochen! Hoffentlich werde ich dich an Deinen Geburtstag wieder umarmen!!!:)))

Love you lots, MOM



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From: Dave Ruden

Hallo Mutti,
Ich erhielt deine vorhergenend(?) eBrief. Danke. Meine Burokomputer war sehr beshaeftig heute, und ich kann nun jetzt Zeit zu schreiben finden. April erklaerte(abgeklaerte?) zu mir, dass sie nur vier Monten aus ihr Verhaeltnis(?) ist. Ich dachte dass sie fuenf oder sechs war. Bedeutend Unterschied.

Trotzdem fuehle ich besser wegen miene Entscheidung. Ich bin schon leichter. Ich flirte mehr leicht und frei, und sorge mich nicht um jedes einzelne Wort oder Satz/Idee was ich sage. So viel besser! Ich denke dass es noch schwierig sein kann, aber ich erinnere mich warum ich zurueckziehe, und es ist wenig besser.

Erinnerst du meine ‘crush’ an Barbara Burgess? Ja, sehr schmertzlich aber ein wichtig und notwendig Erlebnis. Ich wusste nicht meine Gefuehl so weit zu lassen gehen. :)

Heute Abend gehe ich zu ‘Trivai’ mit Dave und seiner Frau, Gail. Meine Freundin, Rachel, kam letzte Woche, und kommt vieleicht wieder dieses Nacht. Sie ist sehr Spass, ein gute Leute, und ich mag ihr sehr viel. Sie ist attractiv. Aber ich weiss mich und ich bin meistens sicher dass sie nicht attractiv genug fuer mich ist – fuer eine lange romantisches Verhaeltnis. Traurig. Es ist ein Kampf, gut zu sein!

Was gibt neu fuer dich? Was hoertest du von Teddy und ihre Tochter, Marsha?
---D.


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From: Dr. Lisa Earle

Ich hoffe, du wirst heute bei "Trivia" gewinnen -viel Glueck!!!

I glaube dass Du jetzt den richtigen Weg gefunden hast, mit April zu verkehren - es wird fuer dich eine gute Uebnung sein, bis du die Richtige kennen lernst!

In der Zwischenzeit, hoffentlich hast Du Spass und unterhalte Dich gut, aber vergiss nicht, was Du wirklich dein Ziel zu erreichen hoffst:: Ein huebsches, junges Maedel, das die selben Traueme hast wie Du, naemlich eine Familie zu gruenden und Dir ein liebender Partner sein wird! Das wuensch ich Dir vom Herzen!

Ich fuehl mich heute viel besser -habe die neuen Medizine nicht mehr genommen :)))

Teddy und Marsha scheinen sich einander mehr zu gewoehnen -beide sind sehr complizierte Naturen!

Zeit um schlafen zu gehen! Gute Nacht und alles Liebe`

July 1, 2008

-------Original Message-------

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:48 AM
To: DAVID RUDEN; Dave Ruden; Julie
Subject: Fw: pictures of Noah

The latest addition to the family: Baby Noah Lurkis, Irene's Grandson ( Goldie's Great-grand son)

Must share... The parents are Abby and Clifton Lurkis!

Love, MOM

-------Original Message-------

From: Irene L Clark

Date: 6/29/2008 1:37:35 AM

To: drlisaearle@embarqmail.com

Subject: pictures of Noah

Dear Aunt Lisl:

Here are the latest pictures of Noah, who everyone loves!

We leave for New Zealand tomorrow for six weeks, where Bill has a Fulbright award

and I will be a visiting professor at Victoria University in Wellington. I will write

from there.

Hope you are well.

Love,

Irene

Irene L. Clark Ph.D.

Director of Composition

Professor of English

California State University, Northridge

June 25, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:13 AM
To: DAVID RUDEN; Dave Ruden
Subject: Fw: A Jewish man ...

A Jewish man was sitting in Starbucks reading an Arab newspaper. A friend of his, who happened to come in the same store, noticed this strange phenomenon.

Very upset, he approached him and said: 'Moshe, have you lost your mind? Why are you reading an Arab newspaper?'

Moshe replied, 'I used to read the Jewish newspapers, but what did I find? Jews being persecuted, Israel being attacked, Jews disappearing through assimilation and intermarriage, Jews living in poverty.

So I switched to the Arab newspaper. Now what do I find? Jews own all the banks, Jews control the media, Jews are all rich and powerful, Jews rule the world.

The news is so much better!'

June 25, 2008

From: Dr. Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:11 AM
To: DAVID RUDEN; Dave Ruden
Subject: Susan Rotter

-------Original Message-------

From: Debaschheim@aol.com

Date: 6/25/2008 6:37:01 AM

To: drlisaearle@embarqmail.com

Cousin Susan Rotter got married this past Sunday in Vienna. Please tell David. He met her when we were in Vienna -- we spent an afternoon together.

Regards, Debbie

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From: Dave Ruden
To: Dr. Lisa Earle
Cc: Debbie Weiss
Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 9:22 am

What wonderful news!
Thanks for sharing the news, Debbie.
I’ll email Susan and say hi/congrats!

Was it the same guy she was dating when we were there? Robert was his name, wasn’t it?
---Dave.

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From: debaschheim@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:40 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: Re: Susan Rotter

yes, Robert. It is good news for both her and Elias.

I hope you are well. What are you up to? Our Rachel just had her Bat Mitzvah, and Daniel is finishing up wih school. Racheli and David will go to summer camp, and in August, our David will move permanently to Israel.

Aviva (22), is dating very seriously.

Regards, Debbie

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From: Dave Ruden
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:47 AM
To: 'debaschheim@aol.com'
Subject: RE: Susan Rotter

Wow, lots of goings on! They grow fast. Family is so nice.

I’m adjusting to the divorce process. NC requires 1 year separation before divorce is allowed, and that comes up for me in a couple months. Still waiting on a ‘settlement’ agreement. Trying to keep busy with friends and activities. Been taking Salsa/Mambo dance classes for the past 5 months, and that has been intimidating but also lots of fun :).

Please say hello to all the kids for me, and to Robert as well.
---Dave.

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From: debaschheim@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:31 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: Re: Susan Rotter

I recall that when we were in Vienna, you said things might head to divorce, so I guess I am not surprised. Being a dancer should make you an even more interesting "catch". I cannot wait to see you on Dancing with the Stars.

Not having kids should make the divorce process easier and more permanent. Is it amicable?
Any travel plans? Any plans to come to NYC???
Keep well and keep in touch. Debbie

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From: Dave Ruden
To: debaschheim@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:36 am
Subject: RE: Susan Rotter

Yes. We just kept working on the 1^st steps in the counseling process and I had to accept that it wasn’t going to get better. Dunya’s a super gal, but she would not let go of her defense mechanics to grow the marriage. It’s tough, but healthier for me. She would rather not divorce, but given the pain caused by separation now, I suspect she sees no alternative – although I haven’t had contact with her since December.

Got a possible trip to Newport, RI coming up in September – 25 reunion of my Navy class from up there. Otherwise, I still wait on a settlement arrangement before I can really plan anything (I’m still covering both our expenses). After that, I hope/expect it will become better financially.

Met a nice Jewish woman, I’m trying to get her interested in dating. She said she would be, but is just recently broken off with her ex-boyfriend and isn’t quite ready yet for another ‘entanglement’. I can understand that – took me 7/8 months until I found myself actually ready. Hopefully that might work out, and perhaps we can take a nice visit to ‘The City’ :).

Love,
---Dave.

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From: debaschheim@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:45 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: Re: Susan Rotter

We'd love to have you in NYC. I hope that things work out for you on all fronts.
How is your mother doing?
Deb

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From: Dave Ruden
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:16 PM
To: 'debaschheim@aol.com'
Subject: RE: Susan Rotter

Thanks.

Mom is hanging in there. She has good days and bad days now. Got some kind of infection and has recently finished the antibiotic regime for it. Both the infection and the antibiotics put her under the weather. She occasionally gets low blood count and feels lethargic, but somehow doesn’t connect the two, and resists going to get a blood transfusion. Then also when she’s not feeling well, her appetite wanes and she doesn’t eat properly, which contributes to feeling lethargic. I’ve managed to convince her that she needs to force herself to eat more than she wants to when she’s feeling poorly because it will help her energy level. I’ll have to do the convincing again next time, I’m sure :).

I’ve been getting down there a lot this past 9 months. Wish I had more vacation time to go more often.
---D.