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 →
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 →
Yesterday was very interesting. The early headlines focused on who WASN’T totally in the protest, like anyone expected Amazon or Facebook (or Google, for that matter) to actually shut down business for the day. But I think those stories actually … Continue reading →
I was speaking to a woman in the neighborhood the other day. We’ve known each other for over ten years. She was sitting in the car, waiting for her husband to join her on a trip to their daughter’s in … Continue reading →
Zuccotti Park is chaos. It’s a zoo. It’s America. First of all, calling that block Anybody ‘Park’ was delusional to begin with. It was never more than a couple of marble shelves with a few spindly trees in odd places; … Continue reading →
The power of silence has always driven me crazy. And I’m not the only one. One of my best friends in high school went through a (short) period of thinking of himself as a lady killer. Anyone who’s a friend … Continue reading →
If there is something special about America – not just to Americans but people all over the world – it may be that America is not just a place but an idea, a concept of equal opportunity and fairness, of … Continue reading →
