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Dear Gail and Randy,

Dear Gail and Randy,

Sandy and I were both saddened when we heard of your diagnosis. Sandy received this book when she walked with a group of women on her tennis team in a "Susan G. Komen For The Cure" event. We hope that it helps you.

We will be thinking of you as you tough this thing out. If you ever need a little emotional boost or diversion we can bring "Service Dog" Bailey (Black Standard Poodle, vest and all) to lift your spirits. Just call.

Love,

Stuart 770-5544
Sandy 822-5762

Stuart

Fwd: Danielle... I love you... I did not send this... But this is a toned down version of how I feel right now. I had some real pricks that held power over me during my professional development. If you have to acknowledge your relationship with Mr Farbstein when applying for future employment, do you think that this will help? The more I think of it ... when asked about this employment you can just respond... "It just did not work out." Any prospective employer could look at his record and perhaps view your departure as a positive.

Stuart 

Begin forwarded message:

From: Danielle Levy <danimlevy@gmail.com>
Date: July 19, 2011 10:49:42 PM EDT
To: Stuart levy <bigstu52@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Danielle... I love you... I did not send this... But this is a toned down version of how I feel right now.  I had some real pricks that held power over me during my professional development.  If you have to acknowledge your relationship with Mr Farbstein when applying for future employment, do you think that this will help?  The more I think of it ... when asked about this employment you can just respond... "It just did not work out."  Any prospective employer  could look at his record and perhaps view your departure as a positive.

Thank you so much. I can't express to you how thankful and lucky I am to have such grounded and supportive parents. Your email was very heartfelt but I agree that it's not appropriate or worth sending to Farbstein. He wouldn't receive it how you intend. I don't want him to have a negative impact on anyone else that I care about.

I sent out my resume to two other places this afternoon and have two specific attorneys I am going to contact tomorrow.

Part of me is embarrassed and ashamed that I couldn't make it work out. No one wanted it more than I did. Having worked with Keith and other attorneys I know that there are better mentors out there. I want to go back to the days of loving my professional field.

Tonight I'm going to enjoy the first real night's sleep in a long while. Look forward to talking to you tomorrow about my progress.


Love you,

Danielle

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 19, 2011, at 10:11 PM, Stuart levy <bigstu52@gmail.com> wrote:

Danielle... I love you... I did not send this... But this is a toned down version of how I feel right now.  I had some real pricks that held power over me during my professional development.   If you have to acknowledge your relationship with Mr Farbstein when applying for future employment, do you think that this will help?  The more I think of it ... when asked about this employment you can just respond... "It just did not work out."  Any prospective employer  could look at his record and perhaps view your departure as a positive.

Love,

Dad

Dear Mr Farbstein,

Even though we have never met,  we share one thing in common.  Both of us are fathers of young women who worked in your law firm.

I want you to know that throughout my daughter's brief employment with you, I encouraged her to work hard and have a tough skin.  I told her that she would have much to learn from an experienced attorney who kept the lights on for 25 years.   When she ventilated her frustrations to me, I told her that it was good training from an attorney whose tactic is to frustrate the opposition.  Please confirm to me that I was not wrong.  

It would be very sad if  Danielle's first legal experience out of law school should end on a bad note.  As an OBGYN for 29 years in private practice I had the privledge of assisting in the development of scores of young women, nurses and doctors.  Even though I am retired now, I am so happy to bump into one of the young professionals that I helped develop.  Danielle will become an outstanding attorney.  Her employment in your law firm, while short lived, has been an important part of her professional developement.   As a fellow father of a young attorney I ask you to consider her career, future and self esteem.  

Danielle worked hard for you.  Please reassure her and me that you won't undermine her efforts to become the outstanding attorney that we both know she can be.

Sincerely,

Stuart Don Levy MD

Stuart

Danielle... I love you... I did not send this... But this is a toned down version of how I feel right now. I had some real pricks that held power over me during my professional development. If you have to acknowledge your relationship with Mr Farbstein when applying for future employment, do you think that this will help? The more I think of it ... when asked about this employment you can just respond... "It just did not work out." Any prospective employer could look at his record and perhaps view your departure as a positive.

Danielle... I love you... I did not send this... But this is a toned down version of how I feel right now. I had some real pricks that held power over me during my professional development. If you have to acknowledge your relationship with Mr Farbstein when applying for future employment, do you think that this will help? The more I think of it ... when asked about this employment you can just respond... "It just did not work out." Any prospective employer could look at his record and perhaps view your departure as a positive.
Love,
Dad

Dear Mr Farbstein,

Even though we have never met, we share one thing in common. Both of us are fathers of young women who worked in your law firm.

I want you to know that throughout my daughter's brief employment with you, I encouraged her to work hard and have a tough skin. I told her that she would have much to learn from an experienced attorney who kept the lights on for 25 years. When she ventilated her frustrations to me, I told her that it was good training from an attorney whose tactic is to frustrate the opposition. Please confirm to me that I was not wrong.

It would be very sad if Danielle's first legal experience out of law school should end on a bad note. As an OBGYN for 29 years in private practice I had the privledge of assisting in the development of scores of young women, nurses and doctors. Even though I am retired now, I am so happy to bump into one of the young professionals that I helped develop. Danielle will become an outstanding attorney. Her employment in your law firm, while short lived, has been an important part of her professional developement. As a fellow father of a young attorney I ask you to consider her career, future and self esteem.

Danielle worked hard for you. Please reassure her and me that you won't undermine her efforts to become the outstanding attorney that we both know she can be.

Sincerely,

Stuart Don Levy MD

Stuart

Fwd: Ancestry

Stuart 

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Drslevy@comcast.net" <drslevy@comcast.net>
Date: July 16, 2011 5:14:25 AM EDT
To: Danielle Levy <danimlevy@gmail.com>
Subject: Ancestry

Dear Danielle,

Your mom and I were so happy that you and Josh were able to get together on his birthday.  From the photo that Steven e-mailed us it looks like you were having a good time.  

Yesterday Mom and I took Bailey to the dog resort and drove to Sarasota to visit with Grandma Marilyn.  After dinner instead opf driving right back to Fort Myers like we usually do we went up to her apartment and looked at her wedding photo album containing photographs take almost 61 year ago.  Mom wanted to see the photos to give her ideas for the wedding and to have make a photo-display table at Josh's wedding.

As we thumbed through the album old memories and stories began to surface.  
Grandma was only 18 when she got married to Grampa, and there is a treasure of people present at the  wedding in the reception photos.  With the photos come the stories and memories.  The time passed by quickly while Mom/Grandma discussed family history with us.  We nearly missed the cutoff time to pick Bailey up at the dog resort.  I encouraged Grandma to label the photos and to make a genealogy tree.  She was receptive to the idea.  I thought that you would be interested in the family history.  Papa's story and the relationship he had with his mother and step-father is the stuff of which movies are made.

I would encourage you to consider visiting your Grandma, look at her albums, to ask questions and hear the stories, and perhaps help her develop an ancestry chart.  You can share your work with Josh (a special kind of wedding present for him and something that you could feel very proud of many years from now.)

No pressure from me.  It is a window of opportunity that is open now but may not be there for long.  I know how you soak up and mentally archive information about the family and I could not help but think of the times when I told you stories of my childhood to help you fall asleep.

Love,

Dad

Pretty Flowering Tree on the Left Side of 1371 Sautern Drive

Mangroves At Punta Rassa

Joshua Graduates Air Traffic Control School

Broward Community College Tuesday June 28, 2011.
Amanda, Sandy and Stuart in attendance.
Commencement address by the director of air traffic control at the Fort Lauderdale Tower.
Dinner with Steve and Danielle at Bonfish Grill to follow.

Bush Florida Open 2011

Took this picture of a teen playing doubles with my new Canon Powershot G12. I must have been 100 feet away. I used the sports program. I am uploading it to the Bigstu Blog and will review its data on Picassa.

Fwd: Dad having good day!

Dad had a terrible 4th of July.  We visited him with Danielle on Saturday and he did not acknowledge our presence.  On Monday he threw a punch at one of his caregivers and missed only to cut his hand requiring a trip to the emergency room.  I got a voice message on my cell phone on Tuesday informing me that he had an appointment with a doctor at 1230pm on Thursday.  I went to Arden Court to see if I could meet with the doctor to discuss medications.  At this point I feel that more sedation is probably in order.

When I got to Arden Court today I found Dad in the TV room being attended to by a very pleasant Hospice nurse named Patti.  She was looking at and cleaning Dad's right palm which had four or five staples in it.  She informed me that Dad was taking antibiotics to prevent infection and ibuprofen for pain.

Dad recognized me right away, smiled and said, "Good to see you, son."  He asked me what I was up to.  We talked about Joshua, Danielle, Jason, Janice and Sandy.  I told him that the next time he tries to throw a punch at someone he sould not miss and cut his hand.  He laughed.  When I told him that Joshua planned to get married before the end of the year he smiled, tilted his head and said, "Josh? ... Getting married?"

Lisa, the head nurse and Patti could not figure out which doctor had an appointment with Dad.  I told them to make sure that he gets the ativan regularly.  I ran out to see if I could get Dad a hot dog because we were having such a good time that we missed lunch.  I drove to a convenience store but could not bring myself to get him a corn dog.  I settled on some salami, cheese and crackers from a nearby supermarket.  I returned to Arden Court and feasted with Dad.  He was very happy to see me and he introduced me to a heavy black caregiver who claimed to be his girlfriend.  The caregiver asked Dad who I was.  Dad responded, "This is my son."  The  caregiver asked him what my name was.  Dad hesitated and said, "Stuart."

Stuart 

Begin forwarded message:

From: Stuart Levy <bigstu52@gmail.com>
Date: July 7, 2011 12:51:26 PM EDT
To: Janice Mirra <mirra7@comcast.net>
Subject: Dad having good day!

You never know.
Love,

Stuart

Tennis pearls learned from Terri See 4/19/11

Tennis pearls learned from Terri See 4/19/11

Use your legs to create space and avoid crowding yourself when hitting the ball.
You need more space to hit high balls
Hit the ball out front
Follow Through and catch the racket
Load the weight on the right leg
Avoid taking a big backswing on deep balls
Rotate the torso.

Anticipate
Ball watch
Constant feet
Racket back
Out in front
Follow through
Recover and repeat

Stuart

Hell on Two Wheels by Amy Snyder

Hell on Two Wheels by Amy Snyder

The dangerous pursuit of near impossible goals gives life meaning to some.
Tolerance to pain gives heightened pleasure to some.

Stuart

In the garden of beasts by Eric Larson

In the garden of beasts by Eric Larson

Cordell Hull Secretary of State for Franklin Roosevelt
Boycott of German goods might decrease Germany's incentive to pay the banks it's debt and might increase the persecution of the German Jews.

Ron Chernow. "The Warburgs"

Unemployment and the Depression made it difficult for the Jews to immigrate to the United States.

LPC = "Likely to become a public charge."

Carr and Phillips ... Under-secretaries of state and anti-semites.

Dachau ... Originally held enemies of the state for protective custody.
Reminds me of Guantanemo Bay and the Patriot Act inacted after 9/11.

Christopher Isherwood "Berlin Stories" and "Goodbye to Berlin"

Stuart

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
William Dodd was the American Ambassador to Germany appointed by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. This was the year that Hitler consolidated power over Germany. Dodd, a historian by trade, was not your typical American diplomat. He was a man of modest means and could not entertain at the level of most diplomats.
The anti-semetic superiors in the Department of State were not very sympathetic to the prescient observations of Dodd. The Nazis tried to muzzle Dodd and American Freedom of Expression in the United States.
It is amazing that the Germans could be lead down the path of totalitarianism. Fear, humiliation after defeat in WWII as well rising employment all played a role in German acceptance of Nazi terrorism.

Stuart

Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy

Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy

Psychological Pressure can drive people to suicide.
Few can stand up to authority.
Might should not, but often does make right.
Military training can extinguish compassion, original thinking and creativity.
Military authority can be abusive.
Economic and social standing often overrides friendship.

Stuart

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot.com

369 pages finished

Themes
Who owns our genetic information?
Who owns and controls tissue specimens taken from our bodies for clinical and commercial purposes?
Should power be given to the donor, the researcher, or an institution?
If donors loose control over use of specimens are they entitled to privacy?

Stuart

Dear Danielle,

Dear Danielle,

Sorry about F***stein. He is a SHPOS (sub-human piece of sh*t) as I used to mentally refer to the unsavory characters that I had to deal with professionally. Having said that you need to get what you need while preparing for his funeral. I believe that he is abusive because his predatory personality detects your sensitivity to his verbal assaults. He is a bully. I can't imagine how difficult it is to be the subject of his unprofessional conduct.

Bruce Stanley, one of my defense attorneys once told me to think of my words at deposition like $10.00 bills. You want to say as few as possible in response to the planttiff attorney's questions. Similarly, in your case there is no need to respond to any personal questions or statements except with a smile, a nod or a shrug. Practice this in front of the mirror. You have the high ground and really don't need to respond at all to any of his inappropriate remarks. ( You don't need to give him any $10.00 bills. You don't have to get in the gutter with him. You don't need to give fuel to his perverted fire.) If it makes you feel better keep a log of any of his actions that make you feel uncomfortable.

Remember what it is that you want to get out of the relationship. On the plus side is money and experience and proximity to your boyfriend. On the minus side is the psychological trauma that you are having difficulty tolerating. Also, this guy might inflict professional wounds in the future if you have to reference him. But, you can exploit the opportunities afforded by exposure to the Fort Lauderdale legal community once you are sworn in. A part of me wants you to be able to be able to exploit him unemotionally, get what you need, keep your eye on the prize, and like Machievlelli's Prince dispose of him when it suits you. The other part of me recognizes this man as a predator that might best be avoided.

You make the call. We support you.
We will see you Sunday.

Love,
Dad

Stuart