
(above photo: My Mother and I, 1958, when I was 16. We lived on Wilshire Blvd. Just west of the Beverly Hills City Limits sign on Wilshire.) Although I’ve changed from Z to A during my 74 years, there hasn’t been any change in my taste in music since I was first cognizant that music […]

In response to the Daily Blogging Prompt Chaos Yesterday, I watched on video the film “The Big Short.” The first time I watched it, I could hardly understand anything at all even when they were demonstrating examples of an idea with a visual metaphor. However, I thought I would give it another try, and the […]

In response to the Daily Post Prompt: Disaster I find that even though I, at 73, can still walk quite a lot and exercise at the gym 2 or 3 times a week, physical activity makes me increasingly more tired. Yesterday, I took the #17 Express Bus from Staten Island to 14th Street and 7th […]

In response to the Daily Post Writing Prompt: Money for Nothing A few years back, I had just come from having an over-priced Irish Coffee at The Boat House in Central Park. After walking through Central Park, I boarded the “R” train to take me to 14th Street, where I planned on shopping at Whole […]

In response to the Daily Post Blog Prompt: Fleeting What I was doing in Queens 5 years ago, I can’t remember, but I know it was time to start home. Caught the subway to take me into Bowling Green in Manhattan from there I could catch the ferry to take me back to Staten Island. […]