Tag Archives: Aretha Franklin

Funeral for a friend (me)

Posted on September 6, 2018 by rossmurray1

Last week was a week of funerals – celebrity, political and personal. On Saturday, we attended the burial of a close friend of my wife’s family, gathering at the Reedsville Cemetery surrounded by the lush green hills of Hatley Township, … Continue reading →

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Hello, Drake? It’s Adele.

Posted on November 12, 2015 by rossmurray1

“You used to call me on my cel-l-l-l pho-o-o-ne…” My daughter Abby looked up at me, puzzled, appalled. “How do you know that song?” she asked, which, now that I think about it, might have been code for, “Please stop … Continue reading →

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In which I address the United Nations General Assembly on the subject of fatherhood

Posted on June 13, 2013 by rossmurray1

Mr. Secretary-General, Mrs. Secretary-General, all the little Secretary-Generals: good morning. I stand before you today, resplendent in gabardine, wearing this pith helmet at a jaunty angle just so, in order to speak for the fathers of the world, a position … Continue reading →

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