Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Library Trustee and Town Meeting Member announces he will not run for Congress.
Earlier today, a Republican candidate announced he was jumping into the race, and today we learn a Democrat is officially stepping out. Brookline Library Trustee Michael Burstein announced today that he will not be running. Burstein formed an exploratory committee earlier in the year, seeking to replace current Congressman Barney Frank, who annouced his retirement last year. He is also a freshly-re-elected Town Meeting member, and a columnist for Brookline Patch, where he and his wife Nomi write about raising their twin daughters. He also edits science textbooks, and is an award-winning science fiction writer. Below is the full letter, which appeared on the Burstein for Congress website: Dear Friends and Supporters, A few months ago, I …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Traveling with twins.
Ever since Muffin and Squeaker were born, Nomi and I have mostly avoided taking them on long trips. I know of many people who have flown across the country or even the world with their infant children, but the logistics of even a quick jaunt to New York City to see my aunts seemed too daunting with twins in the mix. The furthest we’ve taken the kids from Brookline has been to Burlington, to visit Nomi’s parents. However, last weekend our sedentary streak came to an end. One of our nephews, Nomi’s sister’s son, was having his Bar Mitzvah in Silver Spring, Maryland. We’ve known this was going to happen for about thirteen years now, ever since we were at his bris in 1998. But it hadn’t occurred to me two years ago that the birth of Muffin and…
Friday, August 5, 2011
Surviving the emergence of determination and self-confidence
When Muffin and Squeaker were infants, things were difficult for Michael and me because we were new parents with no clue what we were doing. We had to adapt to the new challenge of having two babies totally dependent on us and the burden of doing so on minimal sleep. “It will get easier,” everyone told us. And to some extent they were correct. The day-to-day effort of handling the needs of the girls has gotten easier. But as Muffin and Squeaker mature, they discover more that they want to do, and it is up to us to determine what is safe and what is possible and, as necessary, stand our ground when they want to do things we have determined are not permissible. Unsurprising to either Michael or me, Muffin is the more active boundary pusher. …
