Here’s what I saw out my window on the craziest night of Ferguson/Staten Island riots in New York — On the news were pictures of […]
Tag: Culture
I Still Don’t Know
Dear Homeless Man: I meant to stop and ask what you meant when you said “You people running around like indians thinking you’re spreading the […]
The Breeze Was the Best Part
On my 27-block walk to work: — Bad-smelling man instructing a plastic cup on matters of religion & politics — Three tourists narrowly avoiding disaster […]
There are Easier Ways to Meet the Neighbors
Day 8. Trudging down the steps of my temporarily elevator-less building. Turning the corner at the 5th floor landing, had an-all-too-common-lately shock of almost bumping […]
Company Meeting Quiz.
You’re a participant in a training presentation. Which person would you rather have sitting next to you? A. The guy who walks in 20 minutes […]
Beware the Rain, My Friend
The most dangerous day in the city is a rainy one. Terrors to be avoided while walking the sidewalks: – The Blind Bull: In which […]
Holiday Cheer.
This is how I know the holidays are almost here: – Angry, unpleasant people are shoving past each other on 34th St to get into […]
A Foreshadowing
Posted 08/06/2013 So today, about 1/2 of my Facebook friends are weeping/lauding/coping with the stunning sale of Washington Post to Jeff Bezos. About 1/3 are […]
The Indelible Things We Forget
Oh the torture of Summer, 2014! Day 1 Dear Diary, Today I got into a political argument, a religious argument, and a generalized disagreement on […]