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HBO, Home Bound Ordeals

By leebythesea11 on May 9, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

I tried to get HBO on our bedroom TV but ended up in our living room…holding a beach chair. Coronabound, we’ve had plenty to watch on Netflix, Prime, and Network TV, so […]

Honesty Needs Payback

By leebythesea11 on April 24, 2020 • ( 12 Comments )

Survivors, they do what they have to do. “I take pride in honesty, honesty is the most important thing in my business.” Devin, of West Park Service Center, Long Beach, NY Many […]

Biking Through Coronafires

By leebythesea11 on March 25, 2020 • ( 16 Comments )

“I was peddling in the springtime of my life, a springtime amidst the crowd of winter-coated seniors.” It was a sunny Sunday. I biked the boards with a sunny disposition to match. […]

Personal Windows

By leebythesea11 on February 21, 2020 • ( 8 Comments )

“And one day, in response to my love, she blew me a kiss.” “Learn to love the sunrise and sunset, the beating of rain on the roof and windows, and the gentle fall […]

The Bold And The Bare

By leebythesea11 on February 4, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

They came united, these Americans. They came from both sides of the aisle, from many religions with many skin tones, skin tones many chose to show so much of. They came by […]

When the Slot Bites, With its Teeth Dear…

By leebythesea11 on January 25, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

…scarlet billows, we need not dread. Inspector in Charge NY Div. USPS: “There has not been one episode of mailbox fishing from the new collection boxes…they are considered the Cadillac,” of boxes. […]

E-Z Check Washing, At a Corner Near You

By leebythesea11 on January 17, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

“Nothing good happens to a mailbox or a collection box after dark.” Maureen Marion, USPS The challenges never end. My coat weighs me down with its load of keys, and car fobs. […]

Marilyn, and Other Misfits

By leebythesea11 on November 24, 2019 • ( 12 Comments )

A day in the hay with Marilyn Monroe Biking the boards I came upon a white-stached man feeding a white feathered pigeon. I pulled alongside. Mark Taylor feeds pigeons, he loves them, […]

Polymer Poop

By leebythesea11 on November 9, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

From pretty things to effluent waste Followers of my blog know I feel communion with the shore. When I’m there, I’m home. The ocean’s edge is a return to innocence. I see […]

Paw Slapped

By leebythesea11 on October 27, 2019 • ( 5 Comments )

“You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him discover it within himself.” Galileo Galilei We are in our fourth week with Scout, our breeder-dog rescue. And it has been […]

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