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Category Archives: New York Times
NYTimes’ Poet-in-Residence
Beginning in 2008, Dr. Larry Eisenberg (see below) contributed more than 13,000 letters to the Editor of the New York Times. His huge output most often took the form of limericks regardless of the topic upon which he commented. He … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, New York Times, People, Pop Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, Blogging, Entertainment, humor, New York Times, poet, Poet-in-Residence, Writing
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Just Another Day
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 was just another day. I read a newspaper. (Remember when we all did that?) And the top stories included these items. An essay by Thomas L. Friedman (New York Times Opinion Columnist) (see photo below) with … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, New York Times, People, Places, Pop Culture, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, Competition, golf, humor, Inspiration, Jackie Robinson, James Baldwin, Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Masters Golf Tournament, Notre Dame burns, Peter Billingsley, Pulitzer Prizes, Sports, Television, Thomas L. Friedman, Tiger Woods
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The 50th Anniversary of…
1969 …and events/films occurring in that year. How many do you remember? Average income: $8,550 Average cost of new home: $15,550 Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (see below) Cost of a new car: $3,270 Cost of gallon … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, cartoons, Entertainment, Movies, New York Times, People, Places, Politics, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, Entertainment, facts, humor, Movies, Neil Armstrong, PBS, Sesame Street, Sports, Television, Wal-Mart, Woodstock, Writing
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A Final Thank You, 2018 (Part 2)
This introduction is a repeat of Part 1’s introduction. However, the people described below are, obviously, different. Many famous people died in 2018. Among them were: Roger Bannister, Anthony Bourdain, Barbara Bush, George H. W. Bush, Roy Clark, Vic Damone, … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Entertainment, New York Times, People, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged "Frazier", "Green Bean Bake", "munchkins", "Shoah", "The Boy in the Bubble", Blogging, Concentration Camps, Devah Pager, Documentaries, Entertainment, Freddie Oversteegen, HAL9000, humor, IKEA, Inspiration, Japanese Internment Camps, Joachim Ronneberg, John Mahoney, Nestle, Obits, Raye Montague, String Theory, The Comedy Store, The Holocaust, Writing
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A Final Thank You, 2018
Many famous people died in 2018. Among them were: Roger Bannister, Anthony Bourdain, Barbara Bush, George H. W. Bush, Roy Clark, Vic Damone, Aretha Franklin, Billy Graham, Stephen Hawking, Stan Lee, John McCain, Burt Reynolds, Philip Roth, Neil Simon, Tom … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, New York Times, People, Pop Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, Battle of Britain, bipolar disorder, Blogging, Bruce Lee, Charles Aznavour, DNA Testing, Documentaries, Entertainment, games, Hill St. Blues, humor, Inspiration, Jackie Chan, martial arts, music, Nobel Prizes, NPR, Obits, open internet, pacemaker, Ricky Jay, Rosie the Riveter, sleight of hand, statins, Steven Bochco, Terry Gross, women generals, Writing
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Good Deeds #4
(The first 2 paragraphs of this article are the same as the first two paragraphs of Good Deeds #3) New Yorkers live in a unique environment. It is a sports capital, a cultural hub, and a media center. It has … Continue reading
Need Some “Good News?”
I live in a suburb of Philadelphia and get my daily news on television. A typical day can include stories about fires, guns, robbery, murder, information on Bill Cosby’s trial, the latest scam affecting older citizens, a politician accused of inappropriate … Continue reading
A Final Thank You
Bill Collings: Guitar Maker Many famous people died in 2017. Among them were: Gregg Allman, Chuck Berry, Glen Campbell, David Cassidy, Barbara Cook, Fats Domino, Dick Gregory, Monty Hall, Hugh Hefner, Jerry Lewis, Mary Tyler Moore, Jeanne Moreau, Roberta … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, New York Times, People, Pop Culture, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged actress, athlete, Blogging, civil rights, coin collecter, computers, correspondent, doctor, editor, Entertainment, film editor (dance), french politician, golfer, guitar maker, Inspiration, inventor, military, mountain climber, movie lover, record producer, scientist, singer, Sports, sportscaster, spy, Television, voice actor, Waffle House, war hero, war survivor, writer
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Gifts for Famous People
I know you are busy finding appropriate gifts for all your friends and family members. Now, image you had to get appropriate gifts for famous people as well. Here are some suggestions for a dozen folks who are known everywhere. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, New York Times, People, Politics, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Angela Merkel, Audra McDonald, Blogging, Christmas, Donald Trump, Entertainment, famous people, gifts, humor, Jeff Bezos, LeBron James, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Michelle Obama, Movies, music, Oprah Winfrey, Politics, Serena Williams, Sports, Television, Tom Brady, Vladimir Putin
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Good Deeds, Part 2
Emma Watson’s Good Deed: Putting books in the NYC subway to be found and enjoyed. As I mentioned last time, the “Metropolitan Diary” has been a place for New Yorkers to share their important moments with the New … Continue reading
Posted in New York Times, People, Places, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Books, Inspiration, kindness, little things mean a lot, moments of grace, NYC
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