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Men Who Shed
I’ve met the Dom Deluise of dogs with a matching owner. A Saint Bernard named Benny with a tongue that could stretch to Pittsburgh, and a coat, coating the park like white and brown confetti, is loping alongside me. You … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Cinema, grace, humanity, humor, nature, New York City, words
Tagged Dogs in Central Park, Dom Deluise, Funny encounters, Nick at Nite, Saint Bernards
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Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Ike.
It’s still dark entering the Park, when I see an array of lights darting against the predawn sky. As I get closer, I see it’s a Pitbull with a collar made up of Christmas lights. Ike is his name belonging … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Culture, humanity, humor, inspiration, Love, men, nature, New York City, war
Tagged animal adoption, animal rescue, Christmas 2019, NY Billy Crew Inc., The Dogs of Central Park, Vietnam Veterans
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Famous Last Words
Speaking of the dead… I always wonder if the person taking flight knows, and if so, how? Does someone who went before only you can see, come to escort you? Is it like in the film, Heaven Can Wait, when … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, creative writing, Faith, humanity, humor, internet, Love, nature, travel, words
Tagged Believing i an afterlife, Famous last words, Film Heaven Can Wait, Life after death, Steve Jobs, Visitations
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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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