It was 10 years ago, around this time of night, that ‘the call’ came from my sister letting me know our dad had died. He’s still so easy to remember, but 10 years is a long time. I always say that I remember my dad with a smile (and I do), but the loss never goes away. I think of the things we never got to share – Skype, YouTube, NH’s old man in the mountain crumbling, the Red Sox winning the Series, Zak driving, $1900/oz gold, Obama, our view from 41st floor – countless moments, personal and communal, that I would have loved to hear his enthusiastic take on.
Dad, you live on in me (and all of us who knew you plus some who didn’t) in lots of fun ways. Aside from hearing you in my own voice more and more, your five-letter word game has been a hit during class ‘play days’ for years and I’ve begun sharing some of your sayings as well. Benjie had been writing quite a bit during his last few years and (aside from odes to unicycles) this included maintaining a list of ‘Lebow Sayings’ – things he heard and/or made up that rang true with him for a variety of reasons. Some of them are pure LOL Benjie, some kinda profound.
So, 10 years on, here are my 10 Faves…