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  This morning as I was making my coffee I was surprised to feel a rumble in my stomach, a sign my stomach was empty and I needed to eat. And yesterday as I was finishing up wall mounting a … Continue reading →

I get up either at 5:25am or 6am, without fail. 5:25 if I go to sleep right after the 11 O’clock news or 6am if it’s anytime after, no matter how late. Well, I haven’t tried staying up till 3 … Continue reading →

  I just need to acknowledge Edith Sitwell for this beautiful title before I go on, so thank you Edith Sitwell. I’d never even heard of her till 5 minutes before writing these words, but her writing is beautiful and … Continue reading →

  We missed the turn for the Taconic headed north on our way to Canada last week. It was the very first leg of our trip, and we made it almost all the way to Connecticut before we realized we’d … Continue reading →

The directions I downloaded from Google maps are pretty good, provided you don’t miss any exits or take too many rest stop detours. Still, the estimated time was 7hrs. to Oahawa, Ont. from Salt Point, NY was pretty optimistic. It … Continue reading →

Last week I was finishing a shelf installation for a friend of Danusia’s and we were chatting while I worked. I’ll call him XY to protect his anonymity, as the conversation steered to more than a bit of self-doubt. That’s … Continue reading →

45 years ago when I was 15 I spent the summer working as a day camp counselor at my local church, St. Patrick’s on Willoughby Ave. in Brooklyn. It was a Job Corps program, and the church did not pay … Continue reading →

He liked to be called Gus. He wasn’t too happy about Augie, but neither his English nor his self-esteem was good enough to protest. Yesterday was five years since he died, and I found out about his death and my … Continue reading →