Not all Long Beach birds are airborne. Harley, a harlequin macaw parrot, is loveborne. Harley and his wingman, Mike Lee, come to the boardwalk often, weather permitting. Heat is a threat. In the […]
Wingman
Balloon Doom
SOS to all my readers, tomorrow is your chance for rescue. Vulnerable life depends on YOU. Go, or make a call: If you walk our Long Island beaches, you’ve seen them, balloon […]
Passion
“Sustained enthusiasm…a wave of creative energy, and all you have to do is ‘ride the wave’.” Eckhart Tolle I love being alone. Not all the time, of course. But when I’m writing […]
Finding a Gun Where Alone is Okay
Lenny fished the sea yesterday, today he fished the sands. I first met Lenny a couple of years ago sweeping the beach with his metal detector. I approached him when he came up […]
Active Shooter
I shoot, with my camera. A walk on the shore, away from the din of, “active shooter” and “inactive Congress”…bliss. The board-walk of Long Beach can be as much enjoyment as the […]
The Perpetual Chase…of Life
Life, that’s what all we shore denizens seek to preserve. As I stroll our Long Beach sands and streets I observe, I learn, about life…about survival. Sandpipers Sandpipers chase into the bursting […]
Veterans’ Support? Not Too Rare!
Memorial Day is gone, and, damn the calendar…it’s now summer I did a lot of bike riding on our Long Beach’s 2.2-mile boardwalk over the Memorial Day weekend complete with wearing a […]
Robocalls And Hospital Halls
The Call The call was from my sister Lorraine, “Lee, please call me, I have such severe pain in my back, I’m worried, I don’t know what to do.” She called again […]
I’ll Be Back
First, I’m sorry to have let so much time go by without letting you, dear readers, know what was up. I’ve heard some of you thought I was possibly ill…or worse. But […]
Windows
With the media full of examples of greed, selfishness, and just all around thuggery, we might be excused for feeling underwhelmed by the theme of the “season of giving.” But I keep […]
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