>>>That makes me so angry. Your uncle fought for his country and watched his friends die, yet felt he had to change his name to something "less Jewish." Not angry at him, angry at the bigots who made him feel that way. I'm serious, it makes my blood boil. Bigotry has always been with us. The Jewish people are not alone, although possibly the most long lasting targets. (No, wait; gypsies). How can we as a species be so effing stupid?!
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>>>I need to go take the dogs for a long walk.
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>>Yes. Do that. It's just the way things were. Still are in some places, but you can't let it destroy, eat you up or give you ulcers. Better to just enjoy those who will take you as is and will like or dislike you for cause rather than for lack of their own critical faculties. Not everybody is going to like me, but as long as they dislike me because I'm a jerk instead of my having been born to a Jewish mother, I can live with it.
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>You're a good egg, Alan. We should go to a ballgame sometime. My suggestion: not the canonized Wrigley Field but Miller Park in Milwakee, a jewel of a small market park. They have a retractable roof, so the game will never be rained out. One of their stars is Ryan Braun, who is Jewish and the best young hitter in baseball.
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>I'm serious. Brewers game next season?

It's a thought, but remind me next season when we each know better where we're at. I hate to make plans a year ahead. Too much time for something to go wrong.