Thursday, November 17, 2016

Orwell that ends well.

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I've been thinking a lot lately--the reason why is obvious--of a quotation by George Orwell from "1984." "In a time of ...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

My 3 o'clock meeting.

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It's been a week since the cataclysmic news that the blind man with a rifle who's been running through the streets, shooting wildly ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

An election night phone call.

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That Tuesday night, as the horrible election news hit me and so many others between the eyes like a shotgun blast, the land line rang. I wa...
Monday, November 14, 2016

Eaten in the Bronx.

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Saturday, as I was crossing the Bronx on the Bruckner from West to East, I noticed a tire-eating pothole on the Expressway just as I crossed...
Friday, November 11, 2016

A good cry.

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My apartment this morning is as quiet as a city apartment (on a low floor) ever gets. My wife is out at an appointment. My 25-year-old d...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Hope. A note from Aaron Sorkin to his daughter and wife.

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My 29-year-old daughter sent me this. That too gives me hope. The Letter Aaron Sorkin Wrote His Daughter After Donald Trump Was Elected...

More thoughts on Tuesday.

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Before 1968, the political party of white working class men was the Democratic party. Richard Nixon--an evil man but an adroit political a...
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Goodbye to all that.

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Today, I leave Facebook. I encourage you to do the same. It's fun, Facebook. It's like sitting with a big group of friends in ...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Getting out to vote.

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My wife called me last night at around eight. I was at my desk as usual, working late, as usual. "I heard the voting lines in Califor...