Some of us are drowning on this sea of life. She was pretty much following the example of her good friend Miriam when she jumped in front of the train…Miriam hung herself. […]
Leap to Death…or Stand for Life
Got Gratitude? Take a Number!
“There was this soldier with his wife and young daughter. They were visibly upset.” I have a long history of wanting the things I do and say preserved…forever. I’ve sent one or […]
Speed Zone Cameras are Taxing our Patience
This week our local Nassau Co NY Legislature shied away from a property tax increase of 3.4% or about $41 for the average homeowner. Election day shyness. At least that property tax rise […]
Support your Local Speed Zone Camera
Drivers of the world, unite. In the good ol’ USA, local governments have turned to traffic cameras to make the streets safer…it says here. In beautiful downtown Nassau County on New York’s […]
Whites Only? But we’re Marines!
The street above was my classroom. I learned more than just tossing that ball. What I learned was to be part of the problem. So did many of us. Could I ever evolve? Could […]
Moms who Row and Moms who Sow
“…she sowed compassion in us…a dollar at a time.” Mothers Day, to remember, to honor A journal entry: Oct. 15, 1974 a visit to the hospital’s ICU: You can only visit for […]
Imagine…Iron into Gold.
Human migration, it’s as natural as foliage reaching for the light, as natural as an infant reaching for a mother’s breast. Regarding my post, The Souls on the Other Side:https://leebythesea.me/2014/04/20/the-souls-on-the-other-side/ Humankind has […]
Five Thousand mile Bike Ride
From Long Beach NY to Long Beach CA by bike…by the 4th of July. I took a bike ride on our boardwalk this April 22nd morning and came upon three hardy […]
The Souls on the Other Side
I often stroll our shores lost in thought, as are many of you. Too lost to be present to the waves crashing, the gulls screaming, the primordial scent of life in the […]
Public Figures Private Acts
Long Beach, NY is a relatively small City by the Sea. It has a City Manager who would be thought of as Mayor in other towns. But maybe bigger cities’ Mayors may […]
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