Hedy Page came a long way from her childhood in Nazi occupied Vienna, to her escape through Panama and eventually to NYC… …and Long Beach, NY. In one of my early conversations […]
“You Can’t Be a Giver Halfway”, Hedy Page
It’s our Time at Bat
In our troubled world, it’s good to be able to do something good, effective, and within our reach. Especially something that can be life-saving. Alex Tirado started the 999 Squat challenge last […]
Whales, Whales, Whales, This Time—So Close
I don’t know if it’s the warm weather and the warm seas, but it’s been a whale of a season in Long Beach these days. Those preceding links were the start of […]
Roses Are Red, Bloody Thorns, Too, but They Need Not Be the Focus for You.
I’m grateful these days. Beauty awaits me at every turn—every turn around the sun. I think it’s because I am so thankful to be alive while so many I knew, so many […]
Simians By The Sea
I saw a man with his parrot. And as one who loves his parrot will do he shared with him the seascape— and his yogurt. I often encounter simians whose love for […]
Birthday Love on the Boards
We’ve all turned the big one: 30 years old, forty, fifty? Well, I’ve turned the big 80 this week. And due to Covidtimes my daughter, Kathleen and her family helped me celebrate […]
Marilyn, and Other Misfits
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, […]
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 […]
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