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A Hairy Story
I was sitting at a little cafe in midtown when a well-dressed woman, two stools down, looked up from her phone and said, “What does hirsute mean?” “Hairy,” I said, without thought or pause, a word that always makes me … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Connecticut, Family, humor, kids, Women and men, words
Tagged a good vocabulary, childhood memories, Cousin It Addams Family, hairy men, to each his own
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The Norma Rae of Hats
This involves my friend Ed who dresses like a matinee idol..impeccably stylish…treating his wardrobe with the deference due a king. That said. We were working together in a vast space amid many tables and chairs. Ed had gotten up to … Continue reading
Happy Easta
It’s early. I’m in a very long check-out line at Duane Reade with only one register open, my arms filled with items. A can of Comet I’m holding, falls to the ground. A man behind me picks it up. “You … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, humanity, humor, money, New York City, Women and men, words
Tagged big boobs, Catholicism, Comet Cleanser, Cranky New Yorkers, drug store shopping, Good Friday
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Sniper Shootings
I must be giving off one helluva scent because anyone and everyone with a gripe or grievance has graced my path. Recently, when I was working, an older woman started to scream at me over something I had nothing to … Continue reading
Pooped
There’s a man who fast walks in the park with a beautiful golden retriever he lets off her leash. She runs like a colt, jumping in and out of the bushes, greeting you like a Campfire Girl. The glitch? She … Continue reading
Posted in animals, humor, nature, Women and men
Tagged Breaking the law, Central Park, Golden Retreivers, Picking up after your dog
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Stand By Your Man
I was perusing through a book about the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), and the page I opened to, was about his wife, Adrienne. During France’s revolution, called the Reign of Terror (1793-1794), that didn’t do justice to the horrors that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, History, Home, humanity, Love, Politics, readng, violence, Women and men
Tagged The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Marquis de Lafayette, The Reign of Terror
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Bill Hicks…23 Years Ago Today
I wasn’t going to write about Bill this round, feeling a little uncomfortable after someone I like a lot, questioned our relationship, and what I’ve chosen to reveal. But then it didn’t feel right to let the day pass without … Continue reading
Mary Tyler Moore and My Dad
Oaklawn Cemetery is a modest, little graveyard in Fairfield Connecticut, where my father, along with his mother, Mary, is buried. He’s surrounded by other World War II Veterans, so my grandmother rests a bit east from where he lies. It … Continue reading
