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Feb.23.2013
Photo: movie poster, from its Wikipedia page
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[Note: The word "Crazies" here is used to denote the categorical, but not universal, behavior of the characters described, and the behavior of their real-life counterparts. Never doubt that these behaviors cause these victims to suffer--...
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Feb.08.2013
Photo: Captain Nemo planting his personal flag on a cliff of Antarctica, from the first edition of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
There won't be much to do in the next few days, besides shoveling, so I thought I'd keep a running blog entry during that time. I'll publish...
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Nov.15.2012
There was a bodega on that corner, where the drycleaner used to get coffee before she opened in the morning. And there was an old man who sat on a bench under that small maple across the street and sometimes a little girl would sit beside him. And I think the third window in the...
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Nov.11.2012
Acceptance and acceptable.
We accept what we like, what we understand and makes sense to us. Such things are acceptable.
We do not accept what we do not understand and does not make sense to us. Those things are unacceptable.
A Hurricane Sandy destroying homes and lives or an...
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Nov.03.2012
While waiting for the mechanic to give me my oil change bill today, he mused how suddenly he saw Christmas decorations in the stores. He complained that he hadn’t even had time to be happy about Thanksgiving. I laughed and told him Christmas decorations have been up in the stores...
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Nov.02.2012
The hurricane has come - but it has not gone. Its damage remains behind. If your books are damaged by water - water of any source - here are some tips to salvage them.
A soaked book found in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy.
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Nov.01.2012
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Aug.27.2012
August 27
THE DREAMER
“What about the dreamer?”
“What about her?” responds my sponsor. “You ask me about her like I was the one who pushed her off the cliff.”
“Are you saying I pushed her?” I questioned my sponsor.
“Yes, that is just what I am saying. Do you need...
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Dec.22.2011
Right in time for Christmas, here is the next story in Mark Miller's One from Trestle Press:
The Hand of GodbyGiovanni GelatiGiovanni Gelati is an optimist. I do not think I know anybody with more enthusiasm or positivity. He works hard for himself and others. He never has an unkind word...
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Aug.28.2011
August 28
Defining the Indefinable
What is Alcoholism? What is a Hurricane? What is a Cataclysm? I know I look for the root cause, look to predict the outcome, look to prevention and preservation of this thing which comes pouring from the four...
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