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The Great Toilet Paper and Chopped Liver Panic of 2020
Lately I’ve been contemplating what I consider vital needs. Things I can’t live without. Safe shelter, electricity in that safe shelter, water. And, yes, toilet paper — although a good friend of mine is abjuring toilet paper in favor of … Continue reading →
Posted in COVID-19, The Facts of Life
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Tagged bidet, chopped liver shortages, COVID 19, Ratner's, toilet paper shortages, Zabar's
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Events in the time of Covid
How miniaturized, how insignificant personal events, i.e., things to talk about with friends, have become. This is what struck me this morning, as I decided to put on my spring cotton trousers instead of my velvet, i.e., winter ones. It … Continue reading →
Posted in COVID-19, The Facts of Life
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Tagged " coronavirus, Busch Gardens, COVID 19, Fairway, Lilac Chocolates, mescaline, Zabar's
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I was an April Fool
Here’s what happened: In the morning, while reading the internet mag called West Side Rag, I saw something startling. It seemed that the Landmark Commission had determined to landmark a building scaffold and sidewalk shed in my neighborhood. There was … Continue reading →
Posted in Strictly for bitter laughter, The Facts of Life
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Tagged 588 West 78th Street, April Fool's Day, limoncello, loggias, New York City building scaffolding, NYC Landmark Commission, Padua, West Side Rag, Zabar's
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