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March 11, 2013 – 9:29 am

Last Friday started with snow. I woke early since I had a schlepping job at the UN. My friend Eric was filming the first march against Violence toward Women from the General Assembly to the small park on 47th Street. I arrived at his place at 9. Eric drove his van down to the Lower […]

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Barbie BBQ

February 10, 2013 – 12:07 pm

It’s the dead of winter in Fort Greene York. The backyard is covered the blizzard. The grill is under wraps, but a good barbecue around a fire is a great way to celebrate winter. And there’s nothing wrong with playing with your sister’s Barbie as long as the Smurfs don’t violate them.

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Good Sledding

February 9, 2013 – 6:05 pm

TV newscasters warned viewers of Snowstorm Nemo’s danger throughout the end of the week. Families stocked up on provisions and elected officials prepared their states, cities, and town for the worst. After we shut the safe, Richie Boy asked if I wanted to sport-drink with him down in Battery Park City. “My wife’s in Florida, […]

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Neither Snow Nor Sleet

February 9, 2013 – 4:21 pm

[1] While the United States Postal Service has no official creed or motto the words ‘Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.’ are carved into Manhattan’s James Farley Post Office. According to Wikipedia the phrase was derived from a Herodutus translation […]

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Snow Ball

February 7, 2013 – 8:54 pm

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. – Doug Larson I have thrown snowballs during each snowfall in New York this year. There have been two. My age is only a date. In my head I’m 15. Winter, spring, summer or fall.

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