Monthly Archives: April 2024

Tragical Misery

“Hello Goodbye” Paul must have been so aggravating, like out of Python’s Argument sketch. Sure, both characters seemed to be constantly contradicting each other but by title alone, it seems to be Paul that’s doing the main damage. What a … Continue reading

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Eldest at the Show

I was by far the oldest person at the house show by decades perhaps. This could have happened on other occasions in my usual crew but I didn’t know anyone in this bunch. I had barely heard of one of … Continue reading

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Streeped

I could tell you about the timeI sat near Meryl Streep. Shall I? I sat near Meryl Streep once. I guess there was less to it than I thought. She had gone to her son’s musical performance which was at … Continue reading

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Seventy Seventh Street

Google lets you traipse down the street with your laptop in your drawers, just viewing how their Car captured the City one day, and preserved it on Maps forever. You can see the man and his dog strolling down the … Continue reading

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First Night

College age, I was sent away to school.I knew it was the right thing to do but I was a City boy and I chose a school in Western Mass, in the lovely countryside outside of Amherst. I knew no … Continue reading

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Time Tells

You took a bet on me long ago, that I would age well. I did the same for you and mine paid out. I’m sorry you weren’t as lucky. I wish I weren’t so fat and bald. Some of it … Continue reading

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I Speed

The number of tickets I get in a monthis sometimes more than one. It is not a thing I do because I find it fun. I drive dramatically to arrive before I’m done. It is the strategy of a racing … Continue reading

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Shakespeare and Caesar

I’m not a big Shakespeare guybut it just occurs to be me that Big Willie attributed ole Gaius J with some kind of immortality clause for scaredy cats. Let’s dive in. How come only the craven get to live a … Continue reading

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Me and U2

I tried to take personal stock during the worst of the Me Too Movement and think about my offences against women, when I objectified or behaved badly and went beyond the bounds of appropriate behavior. When I uncovered an incident … Continue reading

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Lunch is the Most Important Meal

College days, lunch used to be a trillion hours long literally with us sitting around the dining commons talking about nothing negotiating conversations on subjects silly and sublime. I would ringlead be the last to leave. Classes were unimportant and … Continue reading

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