Levine's Life Lessons

Humor, poetry, and important social issues. Enough said.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Story 76: Looks can be deceiving

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In New York City everyone seems to have an attitude even the homeless.   I once offered a man some chocolate covered ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Story 75: Hi hoe, Hi hoe, it's off to work I go

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My first apartment was in Bayside, New York and I had an old fashioned oven that you had to light the pi...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Story 74: Say what?

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         Life can be funny sometimes and students can be equally so.  I’ve worked in Jewish schools with Hebrew s...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Story 73: Won't be fooled again

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There are some stories that should be classified under you can’t make this stuff up.  I often say that about...

Story 72: Toxic Tom

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Tom is our school’s basketball coach who smells so bad that he is often called toxic. That and “shot” because he’s ...
Saturday, September 26, 2015

Story 71: Barney's worst nightmare

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I don’t know what’s up with people these days.  People certainly have interesting taste when it comes to their cloth...
Friday, September 25, 2015

Story 70: Cruising Philly with "The Storm"

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Several years ago, I went with a few co-workers to Philadelphia.  We were certainly a motley crew.    There was Nic...

Story 69: Too hot to trot

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     Several years ago my brother Bruce and I visited Costa Rica, and found ourselves in the northern part of t...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Story 68: How I almost got killed by a Mets fan

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When I was in  the eighth grade,  my friends Keith, Tohru,  and I went to a New York Mets game.   Back then, the Mets w...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Story 67: Jew look marvelous

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I’ve talked about my trip to Spain with my friend Bruce before.  Prior to visiting Spain, my brother Dan and I...
Saturday, September 19, 2015

Story 65: Better to give than receive?

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Years ago, Michael and I and some NYC teachers were traveling in the country of Turkey.  We had a wonderful time...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Story 63: Plane English

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      I like the Spanish language and I like to think I am pretty good at it, but certainly not fluent like my friend Michae...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Story 58: The Monkey on your back: Crush that craving

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             Everyone's got monkeys, but some have more than others.  The question is not whether we have one or not, but how to get ...
Saturday, September 12, 2015

Story 60: Finding love online

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My friend Jay is a great guy and a few years ago was in the limousine business.  One day he went onto the website Classifie...
Friday, September 11, 2015

Story 59: The last straw

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Dating has been a real challenge for me over the years. People say I am too picky, and perhaps I am, and as I get...
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