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Visual Pollution – Thoughts in a Parking Lot
Visual Pollution – Thoughts in a Parking Lot Ever wonder, like I do, how did it come about that creature comfort of having electricity and cable in each home took priority over what our surroundings look like? And now that we have allowed this to happen with complete disregard, perhaps total complacency, can we ever…
Read MoreRacism, An Uncomfortable Subject
A few comments on racism I was in the middle of this line of thinking when the post I was responding to got removed from the writing site that had incited a little bit of heated banter back and forth. I did not wish to engage in a conflict, but I felt drawn to…
Read MoreA Little Boy’s Nightmare
The Setting: Six-floor elevator brick apartment building built in the 1940’s, 730 Rodgers Avenue, just North of Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn. 1963. There was an open stairway with enough space between the banister and the floor above so that you could look down in between that space from the top floor to the bottom…
Read MoreDo You Want the Found Money or Dont You?
I can’t decide if this is funny or sad, or both? I walked into Walgreens Pharmacy to see if they had a type of slipper I bought as a gift last year which was met with enthusiasm. They did not have them. As I was looking in another spot in the store, one of the…
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