We don’t know where to turn these days, do we, my weary Earth co-habitants? Bombings of concerts, fusillades at workplaces, decapitations and screams at the seashore, where lovers should stroll…where children should […]
Joy in Jihad Times
Thanksgiving at the Shore
Being thankful for me is about simple pleasures. And they are all simple. I came home from a walk with Bailey, ready for dinner. Cheryl had just finished putting beets in a […]
The Eternal Fisherman
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it’s not the fish they are after.” Henry David Throeau There’s something eternal about fishermen. They engage in an activity that goes back […]
Sun Fun, Sweet and Sour
It’s been hovering at 70 degrees on our sandy shore at the City by the Sea, Long Beach, NY. The boardwalk was walked, jogged, biked and just enjoyed. The surf was low, […]
The Way
“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. I walked along the shore because, “I live now.” I walked the edge of […]
For You and Me and Ours
The trajectory of the bullet that struck Police Officer Randolph Holder’s head started long before the pistol was even manufactured. We gather from points near and far, our battered Brotherhood. From California […]
Mass Shooting…of Curls
Turning on TV news these days is daunting. As I turned on my 47 inch flat-earth screen this week I wondered, “What’s at the top of the news this morning? Mass shooting…again? […]
I Went to See the Hope
I suspect you are all Poped out right now. But… I thought if I went into the city Friday my chances of getting a good Pope photo were nil. I had no […]
Is Anyone Listening?
Is anyone listening? I spotted Joe doing impossible (for me anyway) pull ups at a chinning bar on our Long Beach boardwalk. He had gray hair which made the sight of his […]
Afterlife and Soul
Sometimes I touch things that reach my heart, my soul. Sometimes it’s a touch of natural things: earth, sand, wood, water. The touch of an iPad screen can reach a satellite orbiting […]
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