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Category Archives: Politics
ELECTION DAY
Last Tuesday morning I reported for work at the school on Amsterdam Avenue I was assigned to for the election. This time I knew what to do and found my table and box and set it up in no time. … Continue reading
Posted in New york, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, citizenship, civic duty, DiBlasio, election day, Harlem, humor, launguage, New york, observations, relationships, voting
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BULLY FOR YOU
You don’t hear that much expression anymore. Now if you say you did something exciting you might get a dry “good for you.” Or more modern, “awesome.” Of course, only girls get a “you go, girl.” Or some women, I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Annexation of Korea, bully, bully pulpit, Donald Trump, inspiration, Roosevelt's Nobel Peace prize, Roosevelt's quote about Russians, Russian manipulation of elections, Russo-Japanese war, Theodore Roosevelt, Trumpcare, truth, vote in congress
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NICE SHOES, J.B.
In the winter of 1981-82 I dated a girl named Tegan, who had a sister named Sian. They talked to each other every day, and sometimes I was present. Somewhere in those daily conversations one would inevitably ask the other, … Continue reading
Posted in New york, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Daily News, grief, inspiration, Jimmy Breslin, Love, New York Newsday, observations, Ronnie Eldridge, shoes, truth, writing
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PROTEST AND A SHOW
For Valentine’s day Danusia and I were going to a show. The Wooster Group’s production of “The Town Hall Affair,” an irreverent look at Norman Mailer’s raucous 1971 confrontation with leading feminists at New York City’s Town Hall. The event … Continue reading
LIGHTS OF PERVERTED SCIENCE
.The title comes from Winston Churchill’s speech to the House of Commons on June 18, 1940 in anticipation of The Battle of Britain. Also known as the “Finest Hour” speech. The lead up to that phrase is about sinking into … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, Donald Trump, fear, Finest Hour speach, hatred, Hitler, Hunting ISIS, low self-esteem, Trump: What's the Deal?, Winston Churchill
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ONLY CASTLES BURNING
So I am not watching the inauguration, for what it’s worth. That’s something to think about, what it’s worth. Is it worth it to me to live with a sick feeling in my stomach, to live in fear and hatred? … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged FDR, fear, hatred, inauguration, inspiration, letting go, Life, middle age, Neil Young, observations, power, self-esteem., social security, spirit, Today, truth
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PRIVILEGE
I voted in a presidential election for the second time in my life yesterday. The guy at the door to the school across the street from my home smiled, and people I’d never seen in my life nodded and said … Continue reading
FEELING NO BERN
Oh, no, politics again! Well, not really. More like almost apathy. This morning after getting to work late again courtesy of NYC transit (Thanks again!) I was doing my daily get to work ritual of running into the bathroom … Continue reading
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