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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Call Your Mother (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

By Thomas L. Friedman
Published: May 11, 2008

"The ad popped up in my e-mail the way it always has: '1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness — 30 Tulips + FREE vase for just $39.99!'"

"...I almost clicked on it, forgetting for a moment that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Friedman, died last month at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without a mom..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/opinion/11friedman.html?hp

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