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MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE: Taming of the Shrewd Politics

MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE: Taming of the Shrewd Politics

“Do as adversaries do in law, — Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.” ~Tranio, Taming of the Shrew, scene II “And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in…

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A Heart Attack Either Way: Tales of Medical Care in the City

A Heart Attack Either Way: Tales of Medical Care in the City

“I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.” –Keith Richards Thirty is a good age to start taking your health seriously. It helps that I have a job that supplies me with health insurance, something I didn’t have throughout most of my twenties. Living healthy is hard when you don’t have two pennies to rub together. And only eating bologna and Miracle Whip…

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Why One Woman Poses Topless in Times Square

Why One Woman Poses Topless in Times Square.

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New York Claustrophobia

“So I went to New York City to be born again.” -Kurt Vonnegut “Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.” -Mary Schmich First off, check out this video from Cedar & Soil. I work with George who made this and I am constantly being amazed at the level of creative art that my coworkers produce when…

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Jimmy Carter Diagnosed With Cancer

Jimmy Carter Diagnosed With Cancer. He posted a statement about the diagnosis on the website of The Carter Center on Wednesday. “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body. I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare,” Carter wrote. “A more complete public statement will be made when facts…

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"Excellent well; you are a fishmonger"

“Excellent well; you are a fishmonger”

Just go ahead and categorize this one under the topic “DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS” or at least call it “PART II” of an on-going saga. One would think by now that I would’ve learned my lesson. I haven’t and I might not. ***WARNING: THIS CONTAINS VIEWS THAT MIGHT NOT MATCH UP TO YOURS***  You’ve been warned. My weekend had started. But unlike most salaried individuals, I work Wednesday through Sunday,…

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The Ballet Dancer

I have these moods where I become extremely proud. And I like to over analyze everything. I even feel like talking to complete strangers even though I always tell my guests here, “Don’t talk to strangers. They’re strange and you’ll regret it.” But I do it anyway. For example: A couple of weeks ago, a friend’s kid came to visit and stayed with us. I got all nervous and jittery because I wasn’t…

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Debate Follow-up: The Trump Conundrum

The Trump Conundrum

“Those who fail to learn from the brutal stompings visited on them in the past are doomed to be brutally stomped in the future.” – Raoul Duke, Christmas Eve 1972 MEMO FROM THE NATIONAL AFFAIRS DESK DATE: AUGUST 8, 2015 FROM: KURT G. DOONESBURY SUBJECT: THOUGHTS ON THE DEBATE; I’VE SEEN TOUGHER PITCHES AT A LITTLE LEAGUE GAME It’s been the talk of the town. One hour of pure entertainment, as some…

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The Unconscionable Fraud “The debates are part of the unconscionable fraud that our political campaigns have become a format that defies meaningful discourse.

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A Sight to See “Bleak, dark, and piercing cold, it was a night for the well-housed and fed to draw round the bright fire, and thank God they were at home; and for the homeless starving wretch to lay him down and die.

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Part II: Bizarre Tales for a Bizarre Time

Trash Talk of the Town The Campaign Trail has proven to be a dysfunctional one for many of the candidates. At any moment, the Bigwigs will call for it to be moderated by former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer. He is the only one with the mental fortitude and security connections to keep this from becoming a grade school pissing contest. And it is getting pretty damn close to it. On Wednesday,…

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Part I: Kicking the Wrong Horse

Campaign Trail 2016: You Have Dysentery #Trump @realDonaldTrump #RandPaul @RandPaul #wordpress @wp_digest #Election2016 http://wp.me/P5f5kQ-38

It was December and I was unemployed. The weather was brutally cold if not downright miserable. I was alone in the City. My girlfriend had gone home to Germany. Visa issues and bureaucratic requirements, and all that. So it was just me. Me and lots of time on my hands. Sure I spent some of it looking for work. Filling out page after page of applications. Cutting previous potential employer’s…

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Sack full of Low-rent Quips

Sack full of Low-rent Similes

Dear Readers and Casual Viewers, excusez-moi, I shouldn’t write about tourists and the silly things they do while visiting the City. Some of my best friends are tourists… And what would we be without them? Granted it would be Business as Usual in Queens, the Bronx, most of Brooklyn, and Staten Island except for the ferry being less crowded. But, Manhattan would be a shell of its former self. 42nd…

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Hot town, summer in the city

New York City’s schizoid weather is getting the best of me. The summer started cool and mild, Hell, even downright cold on some days in May. As if the last dregs of winter didn’t get the memo. Now summer is in full swing—really cranking up the heat and putting the screws to us. Before the dog days kicked in, my girlfriend and I played around with the idea of calling an AC installer. Turns out,…

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Günter Grass mit Pirat, Danzig/Gdansk 2007

(Foto: FRei-Feld)

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Chess in the Park

Chess in the Park

“My father said, ‘When in doubt, castle.'” -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

“Ich bin ein lebenslustiger Pessimist.” -Günter Grass

The City takes a lot out of you. And it takes a lot to live here.

I often wonder if they, the Powers That Be, are planning on making NYC just a Mecca for the Ultra Rich and Powerful. Everything keeps going up in price except salaries. The monthly fare for a…