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Category Archives: Places
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 Top 25 War Movies of All Time
I grew up in the 1940s and 1950s. My Father fought WWII in Europe and missed a couple of my birthdays. Like all my playmates, I watched every episode of “Victory at Sea” on a new thing called television. It … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, People, Places, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, Entertainment, Inspiration, military, Movies, Television, Writing
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Ferlinghetti Turns 100!
“Freedom of speech is always under attack By Fascist mentality, which exists, In all parts of the world, Unfortunately.” –Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lawrence Ferlinghetti (See above) is a poet (think the 1950s Beat generation) and founder (in the 1950s) of San … Continue reading
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Tagged "City Lights Bookstore", Allen Ginsberg, Blogging, Book: "A Coney Island of the Mind", Books, Entertainment, humor, Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poem: "I Am Waiting", Rudyard Kipling, San Francisco, Writing
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Most Important Person Who Never Lived
In 2013, Time Books published “The 100 Most Influencial People Who Never Lived.” Guess what: Donald Trump, George Clooney, and Billie Jean King are not among them. Of course not. The point is: the most important people in an event … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, People, Places, Pop Culture, Reading, Television, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged 221B Baker Street, Basil Rathbone, Benedict Cumberbatch, Blogging, consulting detective, Dr. John Watson, Entertainment, facts, Jonny Lee Miller, Movies, private eye, Sherlock Holmes, Television, Writing
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Super Bowl’s Best
20 teams have won at least one Super Bowl. But in my almost totally subjective opinion, which franchises have performed the best? With apologies to the Packers and Cowboys (who had much success in the NFL), I’m looking in a … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, People, Places, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged "Mean" Joe Greene, Bill Belichick, Blogging, Chicago Bears, facts, football, Inspiration, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Sports, Super Bowl, Television, Tom Brady, Walter Payton, Writing
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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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Finding What You Need
Twice in my life, I needed a great deal of help completing an assignment. Once, when I was in public school doing a project and, much later, when I was in college, again needing a great deal of information and … Continue reading
Posted in People, Places, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, Blogging, Chris Bohjalian, Inspiration, library, Library of Congress, Neil Gaiman, New York Times, Tiny Libraries, 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
