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Grandparents: Hopefully, most of those reading this can recall their grandparents. The other day I was reflecting on one of Woody Allen's constant themes. It is present in every one of his movies. Basically, that life is short (I think he is terrified of death – which he elaborates on fully in his greatest film "Annie Hall.") and that it is also totally messy without the happy endings that most of us would wish for.

Now that we are grandparents, I got to thinking back on my own. My father's parents died when I was quite young – so, unfortunately, I have few memories of them. However, my...