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“YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING”

A tribute to my Dad, and all great Dads, on this Father’s Day: The year was 1976 and Leo Sayer had just released what I thought was, in my uncultured teenage mind, one of  the greatest song ever recorded.  I … Continue reading

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NOTES TO MY YOUNGER SELF IF I HAD A TIME-MACHINE…

One of my favorite movies of the time-travel genre is “Peggy Sue Got Married.”  The poignancy of this movie always strikes a chord in my heart as I watch Kathleen Turner’s character goes back in time and struggle with the … Continue reading

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A STORM IS A BREWIN’

The ominously named “Frankenstorm” has begun to announce its arrival here in the northeast.  As I took my afternoon walk down by the river, I noticed the water starting to swell and ripple with discomfort, like a pregnant woman a … Continue reading

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IT’S HERE … RAKE UP THE LEAVES!

Fall is officially here.  I went for my early-evening stroll down by river tonight and felt the identifiable chill against my skin as I huddled inside my fleece-lined pullover, and the silky, smooth voice of Luis Miguel crooning through my … Continue reading

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THEY DON’T MATE FOR LIFE, HONESTLY …

I strolled into The Lobster Place at Chelsea Market on Sunday.   Oh the conflict and the guilt … yes, I’m admittedly torn.  I not only like lobster meat, I love lobster meat.  Heck, I’d roll around in it naked if I … Continue reading

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THE 9-11 OF OUR LIVES

It’s hard to believe that it’s been eleven years since the devastating terrorist attacks on American soil, which left our country paralyzed with the enormity of lives lost and succeeded in the destruction of two of the most iconic towers in … Continue reading

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LIFE LESSON FROM A JERSEY COW

A mere 45-minute drive west from the northeast coastline of New Jersey, the bustling metropolis of the George Washington Bridge vicinity where I reside, you’re bound to come upon lush, bucolic hills and beautiful farms, dotted with quaint roadside stands … Continue reading

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AND WE’RE STILL IN ONE PIECE?

I can’t help but laugh when I come across these baby-boomer advertisements from the 50’s and 60’s, and wonder … Was ignorance really bliss? For those of us born during that time period and before, how did we escape the … Continue reading

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