At the Start of the New Year
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across … [Read more...]
Ithaca – In Honor of Cavafy’s 150th Anniversary
Ithaca When you set out for Ithakaask that your way be long,full of adventure, full of instruction.The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,angry Poseidon - do not fear them:such as these you will never findas long as your thought is lofty, as long as a rareemotion touch your … [Read more...]
Haste and Waste
Yesterday I was standing in line at JFK en route to the Canary Islands. I was excited by the trip and had lett myself plenty of time but still the lines were long and slow...and annoying. So I did what most people were doing. Fanned myself with my boarding pass, … [Read more...]
Heading Home on the Northern
Last weekend Larry and I were leaving a friend's on Long Island, heading back to Brooklyn. We were running a bit late and Larry needed to get to work. We were reluctant to leave. I'd just had a great swim and Larry was tossing a ball with the dog. We were having … [Read more...]
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