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[Fake] Food, Glorious Food
Michael Pollan asks in a video why carrots cost more than Twinkies. Although his explanation about wrongheaded agricultural policies makes perfect sense, he might do better to ask why people prefer to eat Twinkies over carrots and other healthy (and … Continue reading
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Tagged carrots, food, forbidden fruit, glorious food, Maggio carrots, Michael Pollan, Sandy Becker, Twinkies, Uncle Fred Scott
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Pretend Love
Through my son Rock Star and his band, I’ve become a fan of the Avett Brothers, and their song Pretend Love is a good theme song for this post. If I came with a present I would bring you a clue … Continue reading
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Tagged aroma, Avett Brothers, Mefitis, Mephitidae, Pepe le Pew, perfume, skunk, Vicks VapoRub
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.
A few days ago, my sister Pegeen and I, along with two old friends from Long Island, joined the Occupy Wall Street protestors at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan’s Financial District. My homemade sign, “Out of Work in Ohio” attracted … Continue reading
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Tagged 99%, Arab Spring, bank deregulation, foreclosures, housing debacle, money, NY Times, NYC, NYPD, Occupy Together, Occupy Wall Street, protest, unemployed, Wall Street, Warren Buffett
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The Kids are Alright
The father of one of my son’s good friends died recently – unexpectedly, and way too young. This got me thinking (again) about what it means to me to be a parent, and what I’d want my kids to know … Continue reading
Salt in my Wounds, Chlorine in my Eyes
r One of my favorite summer spots as a kid was the Williston Park Pool, known to most of us simply as “The Pool”, or the “Wil” part of the infamous Wil-Min-Flo swim team rivalry. The Pool opened in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cousin Brucie, Dan Ingram, Murray the K, pool, swimming, Williston Park
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Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
Doing some cleaning today, I got a whiff of bleach water, and was transported back to the beach-and-pool days of my youth. I don’t know why it happened just now – I certainly use bleach often enough, and never think … Continue reading
In the Attics of My Life
All of us have photographs from our past that we probably should have thrown out long ago. You know the ones I’m talking about – where you’re caught unawares with a goofy expression on your face, or on bad hair/skin/clothes … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Home, Nostalgia, School
Tagged babies, bad hair, glamour, hairstyles, photography
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I Want to Ride My Bicycle, I Want to Ride it Where I Like!
My sister Peg and I have started biking together on the Little Miami Scenic Trail. A pleasant exercise, because it’s uninterrupted (essentially) by traffic, and is mostly a jungle-y expanse of green, all the way up to where the path … Continue reading
Stuff My Dad Says
Father’s Day is fast approaching. A fellow Face-Booker has a site which is a bit more colorfully-named than this post’s title, but seems to be in a similar spirit. To honor the day – and my dad – I thought … Continue reading
Tangents and Hyperbole 