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Me and the Blonde
I see the same people in the Park every morning, though now, some of who I call the seasonals are out that don’t run in the winter, like the 15 or so stalwarts, me being one along with a tall, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Culture, Fashion, food, Health, humanity, New York City, parents, violence, women, words, writing
Tagged eating disorders, Karen Carpenter, painful memories, running in Central Park, self-absorption
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What Will Be?
My life looks nothing like the one I had a year ago right before the virus hit. It feels as if I’m living someone else’s, having no clue how to get the old one back. I remember working downtown on … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Faith, food, grace, Gratitude, Health, History, Home, humanity, New York City, war, words, writing
Tagged The Aftermath of Covid 19, The Coronavirus, The Difference in a Year 2020-2021, What 2021 Will Look Like
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New Deli
My friend who owns a gourmet shop gave me upon request, a modest slice of grilled eggplant that, after eating it, made me look like a pylon who swallowed a rat, the button to my jeans popping after telling me, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, food, friendship, Health, humanity, humor, men, New York City, Women and men, words, writing
Tagged arguing in public, being Italian, False advertising, heart conditions, salty food
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Best Stories Of The Week, So Far…March 4th
Monday: I’m in the Park crossing the Great Lawn walking gingerly over ice, when I see a young man charging towards me, in shorts no less. I say, hey, be careful, it’s very icy. If looks could kill, I’d be … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Culture, friendship, grace, Health, humanity, humor, Love, New York City, words, writing
Tagged cats, Chain Smokers, Fighting the Blues, keeping one's sense of humor
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Best Story of the Week…February 25th
5:45 A.M. I’m heading towards the Park when I see a newspaper delivery man I bump into most mornings. “Good morning,” I said, same as every day, and same as every day, he doesn’t respond. So me, being a little … Continue reading
A Little Historical Lore
Since one plague can lead to another… Dr. Samuel Mudd (1833-1883) comes to mind, remembering the Yellow Fever epidemic that broke out at Fort Jefferson in the Gulf of Mexico, in 1868. Dr. Mudd was imprisoned there for setting the … Continue reading
Writers Who Never Knew
Emma Lazarus’s poem, The New Colossus, written in 1883 to raise money for the building of the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal, died when she was 38 of Hodgkins Lymphoma, never knowing her beautiful words would be immortalized on Liberty’s base. … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, Books, creative writing, Culture, Health, History, humanity, inspiration, New York City, words, writing
Tagged Bill Hicks, Classic Literature, great writers, Reading great books, Writers who died young
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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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Did You Know? Day of the Dead Edition…2020
Yes, I have an undeniably ghoulish streak. Consider it part of my charm, spawned from all the biographies and True crime books I’ve read. To quote the late, great Diana Vreeland, dying of a heart attack at 85 claiming she … Continue reading
