There are whirling blades offshore that are killing the wildlife we love. No, not windfarm blades but the props of these behemoths that kill whales and dolphins. Ships are always offshore waiting […]
Whales, Wings—and Hot Air
Not Even Nazis Could Dim Hedy’s Halo
Hedy (Pagremanski) Page found goodness in everyone she met, even a Nazi soldier. It was May 5th when I met artist Hedy on our Long Beach, NY boardwalk. She spoke of her […]
Caught in the Sea’s Net of Wonder
I loved being at sea in the Corps. It was the wide, uncertain, wonder of it all. It was so new to me as a teen, free of the bonds of home […]
Why, Sweetheart, it’s Not What it Looks Like
Condo by the sea life is fantastic but it can be tricky for some of us. A lady, “Jane Doe,” at my condo building’s elevator, asked me if Cheryl and I would […]
Our Platinum Patriots
Less than one percent of Americans serve in our armed forces—put themselves in harms way—as do their families. It’s so easy to take these men and women for granted because they always […]
Congress, Shove Your “Happy Mother’s Day!”
Do I sound angry? It’s only because I am. You should be too, because our Congress has no shame. This is for the mom’s who have lost their children to gunfire meant […]
Why, Mr. Winters, are you hitting on me?
I thought, Holy crap! When I look at this 2018 Long Beach phone I feel the nostalgia of those phones, the calls I made on them, asking for dates, telling news on […]
Not-So-Little, Little Leaguer
Life is built on the messages we send. It was a cold and damp day when I visited the Pt. Lookout ballpark early this spring. Perhaps a fitting day to face the […]
Peace or Pieces
“The total number of minds in the universe is one.” Erwin Schrodinger, Physicist and Nobel prize winner. The total number of Americans with an AR 15 is sixteen million, (None, I suspect, […]
Wild Surfing—in Arizona
I hope you Long Beach surfers never try this wild ride: Please read and look carefully at photo #1 before looking at photo #2 at the bottom of this post. On Hwy […]
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