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The Mother of All Days
May 10, 2012The second Sunday in May is upon us. Mother’s Day. The day we honor everything mom. The day my kids and ...
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Titanic Taxes
April 12, 2012In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Ben Franklin One hundred years ago, on April 15,...
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We Are What We Keep
March 29, 2012A lot has been written lately about the Collyer brothers who became notorious in New York City during the 1940s for their reclusive ho...
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Tri and Try Again
March 15, 2012Let’s face it. There are times in life when we have to make a change. When stagnation leaves us no choice but to rei...
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Sleeping With Oscar
February 24, 2012SCENE I. From a television set in New Jersey an image of a golden statue rotates slowly on a pedestal while a honey-throated ann...
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Super Numerology
February 2, 2012Super Bowl XLVI is upon us! Depending on your understanding of Roman Numerals, this contest could be Super Bowl forty-six, Super...
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Lego Gender Wars
January 20, 2012As an award winning journalist and father who has yet to win an award in either category, I am often asked my opinion on a variety of ...
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A Loud Winter's Nap
January 5, 2012This is the time of year when I like to sleep. In fact, I would hibernate for the winter if it weren’t for all the little ...
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Santa Proof
December 22, 2011A couple of weeks ago, as I was slogging about New York City fighting holiday crowds, I came across a large, happy gathering of inebri...
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Sinking And Swimming
December 8, 2011When the starting gun finally fired and the anxious young swimmers hurled themselves from the starting blocks into the water, Lane 6 w...
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The Fall Of The Patriarch
November 23, 2011It is Thanksgiving. I feel somewhat imperious because I am sitting at the head of the table occupied by an assortment of relativ...
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Power Play
November 10, 2011This drama takes place following the freak Halloween snowstorm of 2011, in which large sections of New Jersey lost electricity. ...
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Something To Be Afraid Of
October 27, 2011This is the time of year when we suspend rational belief, embrace the unknown, and relish with amused fascination all the time-honored...
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The Importance of Being Ernest
October 20, 2011This is the time of year when I forget the names of my children. Like Porky Pig I stutter through every name in the family u...
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In The Present
September 22, 2011I celebrated a routine, insignificant birthday a while ago. Which means those close to me cheerfully acknowledged what I already kn...
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King Of The Information Superhighway
September 13, 2011Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents. No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain’t got no Internet . . . I can&rsq...
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The Day Away
August 25, 2011I can’t sleep. There are just too many lumpy objects under my mattress: painful dilemmas, problems without solutions, worr...
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The Key To The Highway
July 28, 2011I bought a new car recently. I haven’t purchased a new vehicle since I was humiliated into securing a utilitarian minivan ...
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Harry Potter and the News of the World
July 14, 2011This weekend theater lines will stretch down the block as movie goers wait excitedly to see Harry Potter battle evil incarnate, the da...
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You Have Arrived
July 7, 2011We have a Global Positioning System in our car. I punch in an address and a nice woman who is not my wife tells me when to turn....
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Like Someone In Love
June 23, 2011It is a beautiful, romantic song composed in the 1940s: simple, elegant, and melodic—a true classic. Too bad I butch...
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Digesting The Pyramids
June 9, 2011I discovered recently that in an effort to ensure Americans are eating right, the US Department of Agriculture has replaced the ubiqui...
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Girl Scouts Rule
May 26, 2011Recently I was recruited to accompany my daughter’s Girl Scout troop to their annual Camporee as a First Aid Adult certified in ...
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A Beautiful Day
May 12, 2011Sometimes I feel optimism is vastly overrated. It’s just no fun being happy all the time! We need a break...
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The New All-Americans
May 5, 2011The bus broke down completely on the way to the state finals competition. Later, after the talented high school jazz band ...