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Two Dudes at a Musical

If you had scanned the Dock Street Theatre at Saturday’s matinee, you might have noticed something. Row C. On the aisle. Two men. That was...

Staying Connected

Family is important to all of us, but it’s not always our priority as the vagaries of life are upon us continuously. As we conduct...

Life Decisions Made by “Mush for Brains”

In my senior years, it has struck me that we make many of our life-affecting decisions when our heads are full of mush and we...

43 Steps

43 Steps. That’s how many there are between the ground and my aerie (Penthouse. Attic. Apartment. Take your pick) on South Battery in the “Holy City”...

The Dude in Charge Learns to Let Go

I’m going through the second most difficult transition in my lifetime. The most difficult, of course, has been the loss of my partner in everything...

I Am Not a Cat Person… Riiiiight

Ziva is my cat. She is my only constant, live-in companion since Marjorie passed away. For the record, my wife and I, at least I...

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

I have always been struck by the truth in the two simple lines that open Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities:“It was the best of...

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned

No discussion of a typical 1950s pre- or early-teen Catholic boy’s Saturday agenda in Flushing is complete without mentioning the sacrament of Penance and the...

A Summer Saturday in Flushing, NY, NY, 1955

Flushing, NY, NY.That wasn’t a typo. Back then, it meant Flushing, New York City, New York State. And for a 12-year-old, lower-middle-class Catholic kid in...
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