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How foreign police series kept me out of danger
On a day when I was out walking for the purpose of shopping, I was stopped at a street by a red light. This is a town with staggered lighting for cars, as well as walkers. If you keep up … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life
Tagged fictional foreign police series, MhZ streaming service, Pied Piper of Hamelin, television, The New Yorker, TV mysteries
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Rats.
It has occurred to me that my daily life consists of reading, writing, and thinking about what I’ve read and what I want to write. Yeah, yeah there’s the role TV occupies but it isn’t a blanket: I’m usually reading … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, The Facts of Life
Tagged David Grann, David Remnick, giant squid, Joseph Mitchell, Kraken, New Yorker, Pied Piper of Hamelin, rats in New York City, Robert Browning, World War II
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“Rats! They fought the dogs and killed the cats…
…and bit the babies in their cradles…” I memorized a big chunk of Robert Browning’s “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” as an assignment in some public school grade or other. I can still rattle most of it off. (How wondrous … Continue reading
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Tagged garbage trucks, New York City sanitation, New York City trash, New York Times, Pied Piper of Hamelin, rat birth control, rats, Robert Browning
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