Donuts … or Death
I don’t talk much about politics, but just to show I’ve always paid attention, I uncovered this piece from way back in 2012. I think you’ll find me on the cutting edge of activism: […]
Tag: New York City
Spotlight on Arlene Schindler, Author of “Stand Up & Heartbreak”
About the Book Stand Up & Heartbreak is a narrative non-fiction glimpse into the life of a budding stand-up comic who unknowingly marries a sex addict, and they both stop performing. Set in NYC in […]
Interview with a Female Trump Supporter
DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. The names of the two female characters came out of the author’s imagination (just in case I accidentally came up with any names of real people) and are […]
How to Cross the Street in New York City After a Blizzard
When a big nor’easter dumps a couple of feet of snow on us, the New York City Department of Sanitation does a fast and excellent job of ploughing snow from our streets. I guess everybody […]
Ted Cruz Saves America with a Coloring Book
Ted Cruz endorsed a coloring book, which is selling like crazy, which shows him to be the super hero who saves America. Everyone should buy this book, color it in with patriotic colors and eat […]
Juno? Is that you?
The Blizzard of 2015 is upon us. At least, I hope it is THE one and only blizzard of 2015. As much as I like new-fallen snow, enough is enough. It’s hitting here in the […]
Life in New York City
They descend like swarms of bees. They cut in front of us in Starbucks.* They dawdle on Broadway and get in everybody’s way. They block crosswalks and subway exits. They take the width of a […]
Life in New York City
Language The official language of New York is English, but you’d never know it. Spanish is everywhere, even in subway advertisements. (I pick up a lot of Spanish from reading ads on boring subway rides.) […]
Life in New York City
New York has a bad reputation, much of it undeserved. In movies, television and newspapers New York is always dirty, crime-filled, blight-ridden and dangerous. (“There are 8 million stories in The Naked City … .”? […]
New Climate Change Threat: Whisker Wildfires
Fire chiefs across the nation are worried that abnormally hot, dry weather combined with the fashion for long beards could cause a new breed of wildfire. Men are sporting bushy whiskers at a time when […]