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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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Fashion On The Cheap
I always laugh when someone says, I’m well dressed, assuming, I spend a fortune on what I wear. HAH, is all I can say. I have 3 words for you. J. Crew Factory. Alright 5, tossing in The Gap. The … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Culture, dessert, Fashion, fitness, food, humanity, humor, inspiration, internet, media, New York City, shopping, women, words, writing
Tagged Dressing well inexpensively, J. Crew Factory Outlet, Old Navy, Plus size women, The Gap, Wear Who You Are
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A Little Gentleman
A restaurant that I’ve been going to forever, has closed its doors, a sign thanking everyone for a happy 45 years of serving the neighborhood, in the window, next to another saying… FOR RENT. Seeing it, I burst into tears. … Continue reading
Best Story of the Week…August 13th
I’m in front of my building, waiting for a food delivery. I get anxious and walk to the corner, looking for the regular delivery kid to come peddling down the street. There’s a nicely dressed young mom a few feet … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, dessert, Family, Fashion, food, humanity, humor, kids, New York City, parents, writing
Tagged Starbucks 86th and Lex, The Upper East Side NYC, Young moms and their kids
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The Written Word
The world can be a very cold place, especially of late, so we savor the good and unexpected. I had a woman who follows me write a stray comment that just said…I’m concerned about the girl in the box. It … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, Culture, dessert, Faith, friendship, grace, Gratitude, Home, humanity, humor, nature, New York City, words, writing
Tagged Faith over Fear, Love Thy Neighbor, random acts of kindness, Sheltering In place, The Diary of Anne Frank
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Best Story of the week…December 26th
I’m on the train coming back from therapy. The car is snailing back uptown with very little chatter. It’s Christmas Eve, so the solemnity seems apt, like everybody’s waiting for a savior to be born. That damned Catholicism of mine … Continue reading
Best Story of the Week…December 20th
Is someone knocking? With my hearing the way it is, one never knows. Yes, there is, as I pad to the door. Without my glasses I can’t quite make out who it is from the peep hole, so I call … Continue reading
History’s Greatest Hits
I had lunch with my friend Jack and his date, I’ll call Minnie, from Long Island. Jack, whenever we meet, always asks what I’m reading, so I mention a book on Benjamin Franklin, by Stacy Schiff, I’ve just reread. Minnie … Continue reading
