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Off To The Observatory

November 1, 2012 – 4:06 pm

Heading home from the bagel shop to see if Time warner has restored service to the Observatory. Personally I think that their crews took our signal towers to supply the Hamptons. The rich have special needs. Be back with you all later.

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We Deliver

October 30, 2012 – 3:01 pm

The US Post Office motto of ‘Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds’ was lifted from Herodotus’ account of the Persian Empire’s postal system of horse relays ‘It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, […]

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The Ralph Is Free

October 24, 2012 – 7:23 pm

I just saw Ralph on the corner. He’s been freed on bail. Everyone in the neighborhood is showing the love, but his troubles are not over so keep the support strong. Ralph is one of us. He’s no Emily Worthington, a Tribeca girl from the NY Times article on ‘the Beard’s arrest, who was scared […]

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All The News; Ralph Jawad

October 23, 2012 – 9:29 pm

Ralph’s deli has re-opened on Lafayette Avenue, even the owner remains on Riker’s Island on drug and gun charges by the ‘alleged’ NYPD. Today the NY Times reported on the Thursday raid netting two guns, a pound of weed, and ‘supposedly’ several hundred prescription pills. Their reporter and blogger, J. DAVID GOODMAN, wrote ‘all the […]

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Letter To A Legend

October 23, 2012 – 4:38 pm

mr. cecil taylor I was walking down the street the other day and found myself engaged in conversation with the construction foreman renovating the house next to yours. Having worked in metal we spoke about scrapping rust from the ironwork on the stoop as well as our health. Both of us are in our early […]

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