The People in My Neighborhood: The Cyclist
I still remember the first time I ever saw Aileen outside of our usual haunts. We were both on the Upper West Side. She had a plastic carrier bag in one hand and was standing in front of a plate-glass…
The People In My Neighborhood: The Teacher
Almost at the bottom of my second cup of coffee. In accordance with my self-imposed rule of posting more than once a month on this thing, here’s a series of posts about the past week and the people in it….
‘sTrueth! A good time was had by all.
Jim and I spent the weekend at the Trues’. I had a ridiculously busy Friday that involved a ton of networking (which, it seems, could be a full-time job even if you’re not actually following up on any of the…
Florida, and what I found there
Almost exactly a week ago I began a long trip to Florida via Philadelphia. I met my friend Bill in Philly so we could catch a plane to Florida and ShelterBox USA’s winter workshop meeting. It was terrific to catch…
In the mud
I have read a lot of words these past few days, working on the local paper doing some copy-editing and writing for them, and then reading a working draft for a friend of mine. Busy is good, but the past…
Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009: New person
New person. She came into your life and turned it upside down. He went out of his way to provide incredible customer service. Who is your unsung hero of 2009? I am really, really behind on this one. I’ve been…
Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009: Tea
Yes, yes, I’m late again. But some of these things don’t strike me. I don’t have any idea how I should categorize 2009 in a word, although I think I’m beginning to get a feel for the word that would…
Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009: Album
December 10: Album of the year. What’s rocking your world? I have purchased only a few albums this year, and a lot of them aren’t new. I guess I look at music the same way I look at books. There…
Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009: Challenge
So Gwen Bell is doing this project, okay? It’s not really about getting people to read your stuff, it’s more an opportunity to reflect on all of the things that have happened over the course of 2009. We already know…
Oh, look. It’s the end of the tunnel.
Well, it’s the end of one tunnel, anyway. I believe I am finally fed up with being inactive. What happened? This: I mean that quite literally. Over the course of the day yesterday, I ate an entire pizza. I mean…
