things we talked about before, during, and after my grandfather's funeral, in no particular order

• the fact that my uncles' sensei came to the funeral
• whether or not knishes from yona schimmel's knishes are kosher
• the six-pack of kaffiyeh-style scarves that my brother bought in coalition forces colors
• the drawbridge on the gowanus canal and how it swings upwards at an angle
• schnitzi's schnitzels, which sarah, josh, and i ate after the funeral on the way to the cemetery
• getting free tickets to NFL games
• police chaplain rabbis and how it's kind of a political appointment
• switching phone service from verizon
• strawberry quik
• the presence (or really, absence) of chocolate rugelach
• the last mallomar
• gloves with lead pellets in them, also josh's
• the cuteness of henry, cora's maltipoo
• the cuteness of asher, in absentia
• how much grey is in my sister's hair
• moving to cleveland
• sororities at brooklyn college
• teaching french at midwood high school and at lawrence high school, my alma mater
• garlic knots from mother kelly's in cedarhurst
• riding a bicycle on the belt parkway
• the difficulty of getting to manhattan beach on the Q train