Monday, May 31, 2021

Post 158: TULSA A HUNDRED YEARS LATER

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T onight I dreamt of Tulsa U nderstanding it less and less L oss of life because of hatred, jealousy, and fear S o many African American liv...
Friday, May 28, 2021

Post 157: Memorial Day

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I did not attend the Memorial Day parade, But it wasn’t because I had nothing to say. It wasn’t because I did not believe, It wasn’t because...

Post: What not to say at a memorial

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When my brother Bruce and I visited Hawaii with our family a few years ago, we had the opportunity of experiencing ...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Post 155: Do you know brave?

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Do you know brave?  I think I might,  I don’t think it’s me,  At least not every night.  I see it in the soldiers,  The FDNY,  The police wh...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

Post 153: Moments

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  They can fill us with pride Or burn us from inside The things that we remember  The things that we did Can haunt our time awake And make...
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Friday, May 21, 2021

Post 152: BLM What does it all mean?

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  BLM what does it all mean? It means equality And not some idle dream. I see men and women  From different walks of life. I see them marchi...
Friday, May 14, 2021

Post 151: The slow way is often the best way

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  Today I drove my mother to get her nails done. My sister wanted to treat her for her birthday. My mom is turning 85 next week.  Where does...

Post 148: Peace When?

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    Leah Rabin shed a tear at her husband’s grave, It landed on the ground, and soon others came.   The water started flowing the ...
Monday, May 10, 2021

Post 144: Even more pet peeves (The mystery of the one-sided bagel)

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A few months ago I was in Florida and I went to one of my favorite  spots (Einstein bagels) and I noticed that my everything bagel had  sp...
Friday, January 8, 2021

Post 141: Living la vida Boca part 4

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      Florida, what can I say. You either love it or you hate it.  I really  haven't made up my mind yet.   We are just trying to get ou...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Post 140 God bless you T J's despite the Misaging

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T J's in an awesome store to shop in. However the other day I went there on a Sunday morning, and things didn't work out exactly t...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Post 139 Don't stand so, dont stand so, dont stand so close to me

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This Covid crisis has been so stressful for all of us, but sometimes there are moments of levity that help us cope. Today I braved the sto...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Post 138 Never going back to my old school

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This is not a knock on my job as a high school teacher. But I wonder when are we/ the kids going back?  The mayor says April 20th, but who r...

Post 137 Confessions of a toilet paper hoarder

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I'll admit it.  I've been hoarding toilet paper and water, but I wasn't always a  hoarder. what is it about Covid 19 that's ...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Post 135 Canadian Bacon Part2

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I haven't written a blog post in a long time because I have been working on my second book which hopefully will be done by the end of ...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Story 133: Canadian Bacon

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Before I went back to work at my high school job I went to upstate New York and Canada.  I had a pretty outstanding trip. Even if it wa...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Story 132: Cornbeef and Conversation

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How would you feel if you found out that someone you work with may actually be your relative? A friend of mine from my high school job, ...
Friday, February 23, 2018

Story 130 Living la Vida boca part 3

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Well I have made it to my 130th story...some I have deleted because  I thought they were not my best, but this one is one for the books. ...