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 […]
Speed Zone Cameras are Taxing our Patience
The Whales of October are Here
Hello Brazil! The sea is alive with a frenzy of feeding. The ocean off Long Beach, NY seemed particularly healthy this year, last year too. This year the water was as clear […]
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 […]
Let’s Join at the Groin
The jetties of Long Beach protrude into the North Atlantic like black piano keys under a grand-piano swoop of white sand. They are my sanctuary. These beach protrusions are actually groins, […]
Civilized Wrath Unleashed
Riders of planet Earth, ISIS has raised its head…it’s time for nature to take its course: There comes a time when civilized humankind can be forgiven for yielding to wrath. As when […]
Whispers of Darkness, Whispers of Light
A scream from my TV pierces my eyes, ears and heart at the same time. It’s a helpless plea from a young girl that shakes my soul. The screen is filled daily […]
Long Beach Waterfront Warriors Honor Heroes
The sprawling city of Long Beach, NY sits East of the towering city known as the Big Apple. But it doesn’t sit in the shadow of any city when it comes to […]
A Confluence of Circumstances
It rained human bodies upon a field of sunflowers this week. Rockets replaced words in the Middle East as a means of communication…again. Peace, it seems so rare in the news these […]
The Beaches of the Free
It’s summertime! And the livin’ is fantastic. The the pools are filled and the burgers are grilled. Summer is fun alright but it can be a blur from Memorial Day to Labor […]
A Father’s Love? Baloney!
There are some sentences that really grabbed my attention in life, like, “I love you, Daddy.” I heard those powerful words on a day when I couldn’t believe I was hearing them. […]
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