The Washington Nationals enjoy a two-game advantage over the St. Louis Cardinals heading into today’s playoff game in baseball’s National League Championship Series, formerly known as “the Pennant.” I like “the Pennant.” I also like the Nationals. They remind me … Continue reading The “Amazin” Washington Nationals
If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you probably noticed the recurring theme of finding or returning home. Typically, I describe an event, dream, or thought about being lost and trying to find my way home … Continue reading Death, Obviously
Correction to the post entitled “Something Different” dated June 30, 2019. The BX15 bus route did not run from Fordham Plaza to East 125th Street in Harlem in 1947. Special thanks to Joe Bradley for the correction. Feature image by … Continue reading Mittwoch Matinee
I attended a business seminar this week at a Bay Area university. The students were in an exchange program from Germany. There were three instructors, all from the United States, although two were foreign born. The instructors’ approaches to teaching … Continue reading From Force to Flow
Dealing with lost luggage is an art. I don’t mean from the airline or baggage handler’s perspective. I mean from the point of view of the passenger. In fact, I have one particular passenger in mind. It was a day … Continue reading The Art of Lost Luggage
We just commemorated the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the twin towers in downtown Manhattan. I was in high school at the time the towers were being built, and I remember the floors being added, one upon another, … Continue reading Déjà Vu Vu
I have a tapeworm. I don’t know where it came from or why it’s here, but it has burrowed its way into the bowels of my apartment. Unlike its intestinal cousin, this tapeworm is not an actual worm, although I … Continue reading The Tapeworm
