Ilene and Larry Lubell are proud to announce, that our son Lane is going to be celebrating his Bar Mitzvah on March 7th.

This is amazing since I would swear it was just two years ago Lane left the womb; and no more than 10 years ago since I my self was standing on the same spot, under the watchful eyes of Rabbi Binstock.


Lane is an absolute delight. Thirteen years ago if given a blank Order form, allowing Ilene and I, the magical power to construct the “Perfect child” to our exact specifications, our collective imagination could never have created a child as wonderful as Lane.

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We made the first of many trips to Uncle Dan's to stock up on gloves and hats. I would yell at Lane, problem is I loose mine at the same rate he does.

As far as the weather in November goes; so far so good. The way I look at it - each day that ticks by brings us that much closer to spring. That said, I don't think it is healthy to live in a cold climate; then spend a third of your life waiting. The nicer weather will come; best to try to get out as much as possible during winter to avoid that winter Blah, cooped-up feeling.

Well, we are back in the Fencing tournament season. Lane fenced well at the NAC in Saint Louis. It was Y14 so there are a lot of 14 -15 year old boys that are pushing 6 feet; but he won his first D.E. then lost to the reigning National Champion for Y14.
Dante was off his game a bit due a bad cough ( I could hear him from the street)

I did get to go to Jack in the Box on the drive back home.

It is amazing how easy it is to eat 8 Tacos.

We are happy to see how well Sam, Harrison and Mason did in Rochester. WOW!
Click here for the Windy City Fencing Results Blog, for all of the current results.

Ilene and I just celebrated our 17th anniversary; wow is that scary. Not the idea of spending my life with Ilene- just that 17 years went by that quickly.

Thanksgiving is a special treat this year because Shirley is in remission, and eating better again.

We also just came from a parent teacher conference. We are used to hearing "Lane is very bright, well behaved, a delight to have in class, BUT.....
The "BUT" is about how Lane still needs work on organizing himself, that he will do the homework on-time, but sometimes forget to turn it in on-time. This time there was no "BUT" ! That makes us very proud.

For the last few years, one down-side to Thanksgiving has become Judy and Jerry taking off for Florida. I'm happy that they have a lot of fun down their, but we miss them here.

I'm glad to see the Obama is stepping up to the plate early and repairing to hit the ground running. The economy seems to be slipping from bad to worse, Banks are closing, and the Big three Automakers have two wheels hanging of a cliff. There are no easy answers, but I'm glad the Obama seems to be taking a centrist; "Get the job done" path. He looks like he views his position as being the nation's CEO who was hired to solve problems, not to take the nation to the "Left".

Lane watching Mason at a Fencing exhibition

Taylor and Lane hanging out

Soccer Season Sam Being Silly

Mallory out for Korean food

Ilene and Lane Lubell

Forest at my office.

This is an endorsement 40 years in the making.

Last week it was Colin Powell, But that endorsement for Obama pales in comparison to the importance of this vote of confidence.
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Some New Photography

Photos 2008

Lubell For President

2008

Just when you thought this years election cycle could not get any stranger, the number of write-in and third party candidates grows.

Bob Barr is the 2008 Libertarian nominee for President of the United States. Previously, he represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. Known for being "Right-of-center" Conservative views, and a leading voice in the movement to impeach Clinton.

Ralph Nader was born in 1937 to Rose and Nathra Nader, immigrants from Lebanon. In 1958, he received a LLB with distinction from Harvard Law School.

Nader’s career as a public advocate started at the age of 31 with an article titled “The Safe Car You Can't Buy,” which along with his subsequent book, “Unsafe at Any Speed,” documented safety defects in U.S. cars and criticized the automobile industry's safety practices, specifically targeting the Corvair.

Ralf was popular with the "Left" till he cost Al Gore the election.

Lubell For President in 2008?

Multnomah Falls with Mason, Sam and Lane

June 2008 (Recent Pictures)

Forest's Big Day Out !


For the longest time Lane had been looking for an opportunity to bring Forest to school.

When Mr. Brown announced that science class was going to be learning about birds- it seemed clear that this was Forests big chance.
Forest was very happy to be the center of attention, as well as see all of Lane's friends outside of his house.

After spending a few hours at Catherine Cook, he spent the rest of the day at my office.






Johnny Depp in Chicago


Maybe if we lived in LA, walking home and seeing our neighborhood transformed would be no big deal; but living in Chicago, it's pretty cool.

Ed and Shirley hanging out with us on the set.Ted Kirsch

This club head is as big as "My head"

METRO Fencing Tournament Y14

Third Place Finish

All Scream for Ice Cream

Sam, Hope, Lane, Ilene and Larry taking the picture