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Smile On, Kamala, Smile On

Less than a month ago President Joe Biden debated Donald Trump on National Television. It did not go good for Joe. He looked lost in the stage and didn’t seem to be able to see as he dazed out past the audience into seemingly the Oblivion of old age. Donald Trump was probably in the […]

May Day -2014

May Day 2014 I was sitting at my desk in the Fort Greene observatory. I knew today was an important labor holiday, but I wish that I was working and traveled up to Manhattan’s Diamond District so yesterday to my old boss from the Diamond District. “I wish I could give you a job, but […]

Triple Overtime

Three nights ago I sat at Mullanes, my local sports bar in Fort Greene, and watched the Bruins blow a 3-1 lead in regulation. The two teams played two periods of overtime before the bartender asked, “You want the sound on?” “I don’t know.” I’m a firm believer in not changing anything during a game. […]

Brain Worm

My abandonment of God has not lessened his influence on the people in my life. They attend church and pray to Their Master for guidance and assistance and thanks. Their belief is a source of comfort in a life fraught with worry. I restrained myself from challenging the existence of a bearded deity in a […]

Chicago Blues 2016

Chicago is a city famed for its blues heritage. Totally full-blown cats such as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, Freddie King, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, McKinley Mitchell, Bo Diddley, Mike Bloomfield, Little Walter, Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Butterfield and Junior Wells called the Windy City their home during the 1950s. BORN IN CHICAGO has been […]