All This Is That

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

R.I.P. Maya Angelou

By Jack Brummet, Lit Ed.

I was not a fan of her poetry, but I loved her prose. And I loved her as a public figure, speaking up, and being an inspirational figurehead for a diverse group of people. Safe travels to you Ms. Angelou.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

Cobbles Brummet

By Jack Brummet, Family Ed.

My son Colum with his cousin Paloma.

Colum with his Mom, Keelin

Colum with his Uncle Brendan and cousin Paloma

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

In memory of Charles Peter Curran

By Jack Brummet, Curran Ed.

After the accident, our family spent a lot of time over the last eight days remembering Pete, and sorting out and honoring his legacy. Over the last few years, Pete's tendency to coin phrases and nicknames has been in full bloom. My sister in laws Marcy and Betsey Curran and my niece (and goddaughter and birthday mate) Melanie came up with this partial list of Peteisms. It could probably double in size if we put our minds to it, since he was constantly evolving and tweaking and concatenating them. But here are a handful of Pete's stock phrases. I have to admit that my personal favorite is the one he would often haul out when we took him to his beloved local--Mama Stortinis. He would tell the person he was engaging (and he engaged everyone--puppies, little kids, and especially women between the ages of 20 and 80) "I just got out of jail."