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Jul.16.2011 - 5:10 pm
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables* Revisited
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Fifteen years ago last week, I was sitting in the Trans World Airlines cafeteria located in Hanger 12, JFK Airport in New York. I was talking to some crew members who had just...
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Jun.24.2011 - 7:49 pm
“Uh, …just one more thing…” Lt. Columbo: My Favorite Detective
Peter Falk
During my time working with the homeless, it was important to track their history so as to assist them in filing paperwork for state/federal assistance. The majority of the...
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Oct.29.2010 - 1:02 pm
Disneyland and Halloween: It Doesn't Work
Castle
As a child of the 50's and now entering the 6th decade of my life, I looked forward to ringing in this new and exciting decade by going to Disneyland. To walk down Main Street U.S...
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Oct.07.2010 - 2:56 pm
A Special Gathering for A Special Man
Tree of Life
My community recently lost a very humble man. Ron Elliott. His name was not a household name. Yet, many  saw him downtown.  Ron was homeless for many years, living in several...
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Sep.17.2010 - 9:05 pm
In response to: Transition Flight 101: Please Hold On for Take-Off and Landing
Blog Comments
Hello Sue! Thank you so much for your thoughts and observations of my blog(s). I've had  comments on my individual...
Jul.26.2010 - 7:41 pm
In response to: Exiting Off of Life's Highway (Part 2): Go On to The Next Exit Please
Surgery #1
Hi Sharon,   Wendy spent close to two hours in surgery this morning. The surgeon believes at the cancer site, all...
Jul.22.2010 - 4:28 pm
In response to: Exiting Off of Life's Highway (Part 2): Go On to The Next Exit Please
Matt 7:7-11
That is one verse of scripture that is in my heart and in my mind. Thank you! She is having a rough day...but we will '...
Jul.22.2010 - 12:51 pm
In response to: Exiting Off of Life's Highway (Part 2): Go On to The Next Exit Please
Answers and Prayer Covering
Hello Sharon.. Thank you so much for your thoughts and especially your prayers. The surgery is scheduled for Monday the...
Jul.18.2010 - 3:15 pm
In response to: Exiting Off of Life's Highway: Is It Exit 54 Already?
..as it unfolds.
Hello Sharon, Yes, this all (except the MS) has happened this past week to include a needed major rectum repair that...
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About Michael

I was born and raised in New York (Queens and Long Island), made the military a career, worked as a safety instructor for the airlines (TWA),and  worked for and with the homeless. Recently began writing as the dyslexia I have, for whatever reason, is not as...
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