I’m sickish again. Nothing terminal, I assume. It started with laryngitis and that’s getting better though I’m still a little croaky, I’m running a little temperature and a bit achy and woozy. My ex used to insist that ‘woozy’ … Continue reading →
Smitty and I went to a ballgame – Brooklyn Cyclones vs the Staten Island Yankees, at the Cyclones home field on Coney Island. It was a great date. Smitty said she thought the seats were kind of high up and … Continue reading →
CO Moed has written a beautiful piece about a subject close to my heart, to my life as a reader (which is where writers start). I’m commending it to you here. Please click the link to continue reading on her … Continue reading →
I was walking with Smitty on the Lower East Side the other day and we passed the housing development she and her sister started life in (before moving down the street). The place is one of several affordable-housing complexes built in … Continue reading →
I’m busy writing, dammit! I’ve been focusing on the ‘Mindbenders’ sequel so I haven’t been thinking about blog-worthy stuff like I should. I’ve also been a bit under the weather. So, to bide time and reduce my guilt a little, … Continue reading →
Levon Helm. If you don’t know the name, go to YouTube and listen to ‘The Weight’, ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’, ‘Up on Cripple Creek’ and ‘The River Hymn’. That’s just prime-era Band songs. He won Grammy’s for … Continue reading →
The great thing about the Internet is all the information it makes readily available. The bad thing is…well, the same thing. This blog went live on April 1, 2011. My most sincere thanks to all of you who have come … Continue reading →
I’m sick. Nothing serious ( I assume). I’ve got a temperature, I’m achy and woozey. My ex used to insist ‘Woozy – that’s not a word. It’s not a word.’ Now, of course, I could whip out my smartphone and … Continue reading →
On Staten Island, it’s called The Boat. ‘Does this bus go to The Boat?’ The Verrazano-Narrows was once the world’s longest suspension bridge and is still the start of the New York Marathon but nobody calls it The Bridge. We’ve … Continue reading →
Jenny Milchman sent me a typically well-reasoned response to my last post and it spurred a few additional thoughts. Here’s Jenny first: ‘Love your last graf! Well said, Ted, well said. I agree that anything that supports the primacy of … Continue reading →
