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A Beer Before Budapest

A Beer Before Budapest

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I am leaving in the morning for Budapest. I went up to tell my mom goodbye — she moved into an assisted living facility on Sunday — and then stopped off to have a farewell pint with my son Matt near campus. I’m surely going to miss those dear people. The last time I went, Matt came over three weeks after I arrived. That consolation is not available to m…

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