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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a poor man to enter into the middle kingdom in America. Thus sayeth the Times.
These hyperbolic Republican primaries are bogus. As if we did not implode 3 years ago because of 8 years of Bushian malfeasance.
Maybe it’s not the primaries that are bogus, maybe it is the idea of cultural evolution. Look, the practice of Social Darwinism has not evolved in over a hundred years and is the driving animate behind every Republican contender.
There is a direct line of progenitors from 19 th century intellectual ancestors to the spunk filled ex- speaker Gingr ... read more.
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Mr. Bellers Neighborhood published my story "January 25, 1987." It concerns my trip to the New York Giants first Super Bowl 25 years ago.
Winning Sunday will warm my winter by ten degrees; if the Giants are defeated it's been an amazing close to a dramatic New York football season. This is the only sport I leave my heart unprotected. I'm grateful with all the cynicism that surrounds me that I can still feel this way about a team and one sport. My favorite activity remains playing catch with a football.
Go to link to see related photos, here's the story. Go Giants!
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The New York Giants are heading to Indianapolis for their fifth Super Bowl. 25 years ... read more.
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Since I have somewhat bashed JFK for its lack of signs it's only fair that Miami gets a shout-out for its ill planning as well. At question here is the new $270 million central Rental Car Center or the RCC.
In practice, the center itself is great. Sixteen rental car firms all under one roof. One stop shopping. However, the getting to and from the center should have someone asking for their money back.
For those unfamiliar with Miami's airport, it is shaped not unlike a U with the various terminals dotted along that U. The rail system that takes you to the RCC is accessed through a tunnel from the bottom of that U. That means if you come in at one of the U's ends, yo ... read more.
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Lately, I’ve felt like a hobbit in a world of texting giants. Let me explain. About two years ago, I participated in a documentary film called Among the Giants by a fantastic film maker named Cory Tomascoff. The film explored the challenges of being a smaller person trying to get around the busy streets of NYC. The goal of the film was to show how important adaptive equipment can be. For example, my wheelchair lamp makes it safer for me to travel any time of day. Recently, however, I’ve noticed another danger: how unfocused many pedestrians are as they text while they walk.
This past Thursday, I was just leaving work and waiting to cross the street to meet my Access-a ... read more.
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I really, really liked my last relationship. The guy was awesome. We fell for each other instantly and were super compatible. He cooked, he had a huge stuffed dinosaur next to his bed that wore funky sunglasses, and he loved to take pictures of his poop—a total catch! The only problem was that he had monthly panic attacks about being in a relationship, during which I'd have to rub his back to calm him down. It was just too much. I had to walk away. Ah, life.
Every time I go through a break-up though, I end up hearing from the ex as soon as another guy enters the picture. A few weeks ago, as I was making out with someone new, I got a text from the poop guy. Then, just the ... read more.
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When I'm alone in the water, I have plenty of time to talk to my-self. Today I'm rapt in reverent silence as I excite the fact I am the grandson of persons who did not graduate high school. I call their names: Elsie, Willie Louis, Tissie, Bud, Mae and lament their absence from where I fondly recall them being. Their living room, kitchen, porch and front yard are places where I would and very much want to meet to regale them with the details of my adventures. “You are with me now,” I speak to the sky. “Reach me in the Spirit,” I plead to the wind. I hope the seas and air deliver my messages priority first class to their resting places. A living room with no walls or c ... read more.
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I love my European travel, but I'd like for someone to explain the European airport taxes and fuel charges to me. In Europe, each city and each country impose their own fees on air carriers. No matter how good a deal you get on your ticket, it's pretty much assured that you will have another $300 worth of taxes tacked on top of it...or more. I recently found a February deal to Edinburgh for an amazing $286 round trip, but when I went to book it, the taxes and charges on that ticket totaled an astounding $613—more than DOUBLE the cost of the ticket! Ouch!
Now, there are even more penalties with the imposition of the European Union’s so-called “Green Tax” which went int ... read more.
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Should I stay or should go?
If you say that your are mine
I’ll be here until the end of time
So you got to let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
?The Clash
Last week I was about to throw in the towel and declare Joanne Woodward the official winner of the Woodward/Morfoot conundrum. Harry and I went to the doctor’s office three times in five days. Needless to say he was really sick. Watching him cry because his throat hurt made me want to weep. I also wanted to pull my hair out because I was on deadline, had to hand in a portion of my thesis, and needed to prepare for a class that I will help teach at The New School that starts tomorrow. Oh ... read more.
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These are unnatural times. Part of this is the fact that the natural human instinct toward wisdom, which has been guiding us since the relighting of the Dark Ages, is now being constantly blocked and thwarted by corporate efficiency (a.k.a. greed), political correctness, and assertions of spirituality (or, as they say where I come from in the Deep South, “spiri-chality”). It’s all about American Puritanism, that basic aggressive march towards virtue and money. In other words, Americans deserve wealth because of their virtue—the ability to forgo natural human drives, pleasures, and instincts, in favor of an approximation of—or, a lot of lip service toward—that 21st century ... read more.
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For the past month, my apartment has been undergoing renovations, which means that all my stuff—everything from unpaid bills to wet towels to those damned Manolo Blahniks I bought for my wedding—are on the floor in one crazy heap. My internet connection, through some phenomenon completely unrelated to the construction, has been out for two weeks, which has led to hours of on-hold time with the marvelous Time Warner Cable. On top of my tours, I’m working three other jobs in an attempt to strike some tenuous balance between furthering my career and paying the bills (all three of which require home internet access). I spend early mornings and late nights at Starbucks catching ... read more.
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