Month: November 2023

Princeton, New Jersey is a University town. An enclave of primarily Liberal ideals, privilege and Upper Class Status. Rents are expensive and the attitudes of many residents could be considered equally as lofty. In the over half century that I have been living or visiting here I can count on one hand the number of…… Continue reading Bush League and Ivy League

One of my great personal pleasures is to visit Princeton, New Jersey on a day of beautiful Autumnal weather such as today. Spring temperatures linger like fond memories and sidewalks and stores bustle with students. The coffee shop I patronize is thronged with chattering student life. Tables empty and fill as the tide of classes…… Continue reading Clothes Unmake the Man

I made the mistake of mentioning to my cousin Kevin that I was feeling a little bloated, uncomfortable. It was he who suggested I get a colonic. “And a colonic is what exactly ?” I asked. “A specialist pumps water into your colon and cleans out the muck that has accumulated there. I get them…… Continue reading What do you wear to a colonic?

The creation of everything, literally EVERYTHING including the Universe, is usually credited to a Master Architect commonly referred to as God. While I cannot dispute that fact, I can acknowledge that this master architect was also his own General Contractor. An entity comfortably familiar with his materials. What works best here or there, what can…… Continue reading The Cosmic General Contractor

My dear friend Angela knew I seldom drank water. It’s not that I have any aversion to it. I find water very refreshing. Since I don’t drink beer, have sworn off carbonated beverages and as a diabetic need to avoid sweet drinks, it is the most obvious replacement for keeping hydrated. Angela casually revealed that…… Continue reading Ounces

Like many people around the world I have watched Palestinian men scrambling like ants over the debris piles that used to be homes. Women are conspicuously absent. What surprises me is the number of guys taking selfies while posed amid the ruins. Others record the retrieval of each body from the piles of concrete and…… Continue reading selfies