Hal Lublin

Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Democratic National Convention Speech

It does my heart good to see some unity after what transpired over the first half of 2008.read more | digg story

Thank you

To everyone who has read my previous entry, and to all of those who have called and written and texted and twittered and used all other forms of communication to express their condolences and give their support, thank you. This is a very difficult process, but the knowledge that we have great friends and family lets us know not only how loved we are, but how loved my Mother was, and how much she meant to everyone.I'll soon return to more entertaining entries, but for now, please know how much al...

On the pain of loss

My mother passed away almost two weeks ago. It was an embolism, which struck without warning, as embolisms do. No tearful goodbye on a death bed, no time to brace myself, Just a day earlier I had seen my mother via a skype conversation. She showed me the bandage from her recent foot surgery, and had a smile plastered on her face that I will remember as the dominant theme of her life: no matter what hardships she endured, what challenges she faced, she held herself with a dignity and a positivity...