Category Archives: Pointless Nostalgia

Embracing the Audience of One

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Years ago, I worked on a biography of Jean Shepherd, performing research and doing interviews with people who worked with him. As I’ve written on this site many times, Shepherd is one of my artistic heroes, someone whose craft I … Read on! —->

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A Sample

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

My roommate had an odd look on his face. It was an unsettling mixture of trepidation and something close to embarrassment. I thought either someone was dead or I’d won a lottery I didn’t know I’d entered. “You have a … Read on! —->

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Pledging

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

I experienced an awkward moment at a PTA meeting I attended recently. This was something above and beyond the normal awkwardness I feel in a room full of people I do not know and whose only connection to me is … Read on! —->

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Stamped

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Of the remaining GOP presidential hopefuls, Newt Gingrich has the ugliest soul. Rick Santorum possesses some vile views on gay rights and abortion (like thinking rape victims who get pregnant should just accept this “gift from god”), but he seems … Read on! —->

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A Slippery Vision of My Own Ridiculous Demise

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

It was just like a bad comedy. I stepped into the shower without first noting that there were no towels hanging up, or a bath mat laid down, either. It was such a dumb Man thing to do. I should … Read on! —->

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Working

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

I recently acquired new dresser drawers, something I do maybe once a decade. This necessitated relocating the top drawer of my old dresser, which was basically my Treasured Memories Trove. I never looked at any of this stuff, mind you. … Read on! —->

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Christmas Minus 10

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

At Christmastime 2001, I’d been out of work for over a year. When I was first laid off, I got a number of interviews. I even turned down a job offer for a position that sounded painfully uninteresting, foolishly thinking … Read on! —->

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The Past of the Future!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

I recently wrote a post about my days in a band, one that focused on the unfortunate aspects of the experience. However, those days were not all bad. In fact, they were almost all great, some of the greatest times … Read on! —->

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From Zero to Five

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

0 I stand at the corner of Grand Street and Queens Boulevard, waiting for a bus to take me home. It is 5:30 in the morning. It has taken me a small eternity to get here on the subway from … Read on! —->

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Senior Moments at Junior High

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

My daughter’s kindergarten is part of a small school that does not yet have its own building. Their classrooms are wedged into one section of a junior high. This provides an interesting contrast every morning as I walk her to … Read on! —->

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