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Sunday Sunday

August 19, 2012 – 12:45 pm

1PM on a Sunday afternoon in New York City. It’s quiet in Fort Greene. There are no people in sight. The sky is grey and I’m all alone on the top floor of the brownstone. The telephone hasn’t rung all day and I haven’t received any emails. It’s almost as if I didn’t exist or […]

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Men In Brooklyn Black

July 3, 2012 – 12:45 am

As I was leaving Brooklyn for Thailand, I noticed several men on the subway wearing Brooklyn Nets caps. The new arena four blocks from my door will be completed for the upcoming season. The Men in Black could be better than good, plus the Russian owner can still dunk the ball. How good? Dwight Howard, […]

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No Helicopters Over Brooklyn

June 1, 2012 – 10:26 am

Manhattan was a noisy borough. Sirens filled the canyons. Trucks and cars blow their horns, Helicopters fly overhead. There were even more noises from the alley behind my East 10th Street apartment. My windows were usually open. I didn’t believe in AC. My alarm clock for several years was a young Jamaican girl, who woke […]

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Enterprise Coming To Earth

April 27, 2012 – 11:09 am

NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101 was named the Enterprise by President Gerald Ford in response to a letter campaign by Trekkies seeking honor for mankind’s first space ship. STAR TREK fans should have been more patient, because the Enterprise was an experimental craft designed without engines or a thermal heat shield for testing in the […]

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The Duel of Backseat Drivers

July 18, 2011 – 2:49 pm

My father passed on his extraordinary driving skills to his sons and daughters. His primary tenet was that of defensive driving. This strategy was promoted by the AAA to save lives and time by anticipating other drivers’ error before they endanger you and your car. Accidents happen. My father preached that they happened to other […]

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