Monthly Archives: January 2011

Allo la Poubelle

January 4, 2011 – 8:14 pm

Recycling is one of my weapons to diminish my carbon footprint on the Earth. No car is another. An avoidance of plastic packaging has shrunk my trash contribution to South Oxford Street to the size of a small paper bag. I donate my organic trash to the compost heap at the Fort Greene Farmer’s Market […]

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Au Revoir Blizzard

January 2, 2011 – 6:50 pm

The 12/26 snowstorm paralyzed New York City. 24 inches of white was too much for the sanitation workers to handle. Streets and avenues in every borough were clogged by drifts. Plow crews were overwhelmed by the workload. 911 was besieged by emergency calls. The media accused the mayor of failure bordering on GW Bush’s response […]

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THE FIGHTER

January 2, 2011 – 6:13 pm

Christmas Day my nephew took my sister to see THE FIGHTER at the Dedham theaters. Her daughter and new boyfriend accompanied them to the show. Her husband and I bailed on the excursion to the newly-constructed multiplex. Neither of us liked crowds of popcorn eaters and the feel of sticky floors on our shoes. We […]

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Arturo Gatti vs Mickey Ward

January 2, 2011 – 5:06 pm
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Back From The Dead 2011

January 2, 2011 – 3:21 pm

My New Year’s Eve plans were local. Watch the Celtics-New Orleans game at Mullane’s followed up by an early beer at Frank’s then home to my Fort Greene Penthouse to watch the final sunset of 2011 before getting attire in my evening suit. Nothing says New Year’s Eve better than a tux. I polished off […]

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