As I sit here, burning with fever and wheezing, I realize that the timing of NoBloPoMo is more than a little unfortunate. Our doctor called us and told us we had to come in because we are SICK. All I’d… Read More ›
Day: 11/04/2013
Daily Prompt: It Builds Character — Star Struck
I met my first celebrity while working at the Steinway building in New York. Down the street from CBS Studios. It was 1967 and the filming of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” was finishing up. For several weeks, each lunchtime I bumped into Sidney Poitier on his way to lunch…. Read More ›
LAST TREE STANDING
I looked out my window. The bright yellow trees have turned bronze, the scarlet maples are bare. But there, in the middle of the brown of November is one, bright tree — a Japanese Maple given to me years ago… Read More ›
FREE OR AT LEAST VERY CHEAP
The best thing about retirement is not working. It may sound obvious, but not as much as you think. Not these days when many people either start a new career when they “retire,” or need to take some kind of… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 