Funerals are hardly the place for laughter. Wakes, on the other hand, are. Most of the wakes I’ve attended have the initial “extending of condolences” followed by hanging out in the back with people you haven’t seen in years. And you chew the fat and bring up funny stories. Laughter follows, like a rainbow after … Continue reading “You Don’t Say”
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Knishes and Camels and Rain, Oh My!
PART I Recently my family scheduled a quarterly birthday party, and I took some time off from work to attend. My immediate family lives in the greater New York City area, although scattered far and wide. Apart from my 12 hour distance, most are 2 or 3 hours distant from each other. Thus, we try … Continue reading “Knishes and Camels and Rain, Oh My!”
My Savage Breast
No, this isn’t a post about my first sexual encounter. (An interesting story, but don’t hold your breath waiting to read about it.) This actually deals with the musical influences I’ve had over the years. As with most, my initial influence was my family. My parents contributed big band and movie soundtracks – Glen Miller … Continue reading “My Savage Breast”
When Packrats Move
Brace yourself, it’s another Joe guest post Before getting married to my wife Suzanne, I decided to invest my remaining assets in a Coop apartment in Forest Hills, Queens. It was a nice size place with two bedrooms, a big living room, large walk-in closets, and foyer hall on the top floor of a pre-war … Continue reading “When Packrats Move”
Star Trek Experience
My sister-in-law’s sister worked in Las Vegas for a while as a project manager setting up the Star Trek Experience exhibit. If you never got the chance to see it before it closed in 2008, it was a pretty cool thing setup in the Las Vegas Hilton. They had a an exhibit area which doubled … Continue reading “Star Trek Experience”