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We Gathered Together….To Eat
My present Thanksgiving is very different from the one I celebrated as a child. My mother made so much food, even Shrek would have been popping Tumms. What comes to mind besides, we could have used a vomitorium is, we … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, animals, Connecticut, Culture, food, friendship, grace, Gratitude, Home, humor
Tagged Animal friends, Counting your blessings, Look at the past but don't stare, Thanksgiving 2020
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The Way It Is Now
Today I was chased by a Corgi named Goldie who I’m madly in love with. She’s a little more than a puppy with fur that feels like silk, nuzzling you, like a low to the ground lover. Her owner, however, … Continue reading
Best Story of the Week…November 19th
I believe in cause and effect. What you do, how you treat others, will come back to you in kind. I’m waiting for a friend when it starts to pour. I could run for cover, but have no way of … Continue reading
Tales From The Front
I’ve always wondered what it’s like to have really big boobs, the kind Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield had. A sweater girl, as they were called in the 40s and 50s. One who filled hers out like nobody’s business. I’m … Continue reading
What I Didn’t Say
When a woman walked into my friend’s grocery store, without a mask, refusing to wear one when he politely asked her to, I didn’t say…hey bitch, who do you think you are? After my friend made the decision not to … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Culture, humanity, humor, media, men, money, New York City, Politics, Starbucks, words, writing
Tagged Film: Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Frank E Campbell Funeral Parlor, New York's Upper East Side, Those who won't wear masks, Trumpism, Zipping your lip
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Best Story of the Week…November 12th…Hearing With a Limp
A 10 year-old boy in my building, walks with a slight limp, something that occurred at birth. It’s barely noticeable, providing you’re not James that is, who alas, has to live with it. When I heard that they were making … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, dessert, Faith, Family, food, friendship, grace, Home, humanity, inspiration, kids, Love, New York City, parents, Sports, words, writing
Tagged Comforting children, Le Pain Quotidian's macaroons, Living with disabilities, peer pressure, standing up for a kid
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Buoys in the Water
Yesterday as I was leaving my building, a woman from an upper floor was weeping on the arm of the doorman who was helping her to the elevator. Despite being 3 in the afternoon, she was in her bathrobe. I … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, Books, Culture, Faith, grace, Health, humanity, New York City, words, writing
Tagged alcoholism, Fear: False Evidence Appearing Real, Healthy habits, Living with Covid-19, Tolerance and patience
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We Have A New President
“It’s easier to be a parent this morning. It’s easier to be a dad. It’s easier to tell your kids: ‘Character matters, it matters. Telling the truth matters. Being a good person matters.’ Van Jones November 7, 2020 HEAR HEAR!!! … Continue reading
Best Story of the Week…November 5th
I’m walking up Madison after my run, looking at all the stores boarded up like an old abandoned movie set, fearing post election looting. There are two young construction workers sipping coffee by the corner synagogue I can’t help looking … Continue reading
Posted in art, Books, Cinema, creative writing, Culture, Fashion, fitness, humanity, inspiration, New York City, Politics, readng, romance, words, writing
Tagged Detaching from what we can't control, Elia Kazan's film East of Edeb, John Stenbeck's East of Eden, Men with Hard hats, Waiting for Presidential election results 2020
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Voting 6 Feet Apart
The drum roll has begun. Why does this presidential election feel more like the apocalypse than a Democracy? Hell if I know. Rather than noble Americans, we’re more like the Jets and Sharks in West Side Story, the way we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Faith, grace, History, humanity, inspiration, media, Politics, readng, war, Women and men, words, writing
Tagged 2020 Presidential Election, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Peggy Noonan oped Wall Street Journal October 31, Voting is a privilege, Women suffrages
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