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Best Story of the Week…September 26
I’m sitting on a bench at Central Park’s 72nd Street boat pond, watching mostly nannies launch miniature yachts and model sailboats their badly behaved charges ignore, more intrigued by ducks, each other and the hotdog cart. It’s the Upper … Continue reading
Best Story of the Week…September 13
On route home, crossing Park waiting for the light to change, I’m behind a young father and his 3 year-old son, when it suddenly starts to rain. Father: Shit, it’s raining. Son: Shit, it’s waning. There’s a long pause. Father: … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Family, Home, humanity, humor, kids, Love, nature, New York City, parents, words
Tagged funny kids, Good English, Good parenting, Rainy weather
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There’s a Mouse in the House
I can’t kill anything. Somewhere in me lives a Quaker who feels even ants have their constitutional rights. Yesterday it started with a waterbug I was attempting to relocate. I flush them, figuring, they must be Olympic swimmers given their … Continue reading
Posted in animals, creative writing, food, humor, nature, New York City
Tagged Being a Quaker, Bobby Kennedy, Cats as mousers, mice, PETA, Waterbugs
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Give Us Our Daily Bread
I’m coming back from my run walking along Fifth, when I see three baby birds struggling with a piece of what looks like, stale Wonder Bread. They’re trying diligently to break off pieces, I imagine, they can fly home with. … Continue reading
Virginia Beach…May 31, 2019
12 dead in Virginia Beach. Been hearing in my head the song Neil Young wrote about the Kent State shooting on May 4, 1970… 4 dead in Ohio, though there’s no connection. Well, that’s not exactly true. Guns are guns, … Continue reading
A Boy and His Dog
He’s a year old if he’s a day, just starting to toddle, careening down a hill in Central Park like a little car without breaks. Mom is behind him, smiling, her honey blonde hair waltzing in the breeze, while an … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Family, friendship, grace, inspiration, kids, nature, New York City
Tagged Just starting to walk, Labradors, Loss of loved ones, parents
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Spring is Here…She Called
Just came from the Park that’s about to explode, Mother Nature setting the stage. Irises, daisies and daffodils, like yellow flutes, sway in the breeze. The birds are back, flirting with squirrels who can’t say no to pretty girls. A … Continue reading
Posted in creative writing, grace, inspiration, nature, New York City
Tagged Central Park, Spring 2019, The change of seasons
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Best Story of the Week…January 7
It’s still dark as I make my way to the Park, the temperature barely hitting 30. I’m wearing so many clothes it looks as if I’ve just sneaked out of a hotel without paying the bill, the only way to … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Culture, Fashion, humor, inspiration, kids, nature, New York City
Tagged cold weather, Fat Bulldogs, LLBean flannel pajamas, teenagers, The Upper East Side of New York, Uggs
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Hair-raising
I’ve decided to leave my hair to Science. My only dilemma is whether to include my head or not. Did you say, why Susannah, are you that desperate to be remembered? Yes. You see, my hair grows north and thick, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, humanity, humor, nature, women
Tagged bad hair day, beauty tips, The Smithsonian Institute
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