I am the proud father to a beautiful Tabby cat named Copper. She is six years old. I adopted her from an animal shelter, rescuing her from three years of misery living in a 3 x 6 wire-rimmed cage.
Our life together in Queens, New York these past three years has been great. … Continue Reading
I adopted a cat named Copper from an animal shelter in late October. She was a beautiful brown, gray and tan tabby. She was three years old, and she had spent her entire life living in the shelter, in a cage.… Continue Reading
Innumeracy: Definition: Incompetence with numbers. Illiteracy: Definition: Incompetence with words.
Why, you may ask, have I listed these two definitions? Because now, more than ever, as last night’s presidential debate illustrated, America has become an innumerate, as opposed to illiterate, nation.… Continue Reading
So it’s 11AM on Wednesday, May 6th in Astoria, Queens, and I’ve just recently gotten up. I usually rise a little earlier, but I was up late listening to a fascinating interview with former Knicks and Bulls center Bill Cartwright. The host, the immortal Steve Somers, was trying to get Cartwright, 62, to go negative on Michael Jordan and other former teammates.… Continue Reading
It’s High Noon on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, and America is deep in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic. There have been over 400,000 confirmed cases now and over 14,000 deaths. Most Americans have been told to stay at home for the foreseeable future, and when they’re outside they must wear masks and maintain a social distance of at least six feet from the next person.… Continue Reading
There is a pitched battle going on in America, but it is not being fought with guns and tanks and planes. Instead it’s being waged with words, political policies, tax breaks, non-discretionary spending, and most importantly the hearts and minds of everyday Americans.… Continue Reading
So my friend Matt was coming over to my apartment in Queens on Sunday night to watch the Kansas City Chiefs vs the San Francisco 49’ers. I was making Turkey Chili, and I was pretty psyched, because I make a mean chili.… Continue Reading
Since news broke approximately two months ago that the Houston Astros used video cameras to steal opposing teams’ pitching signs at Minute Maid Park in Houston during the 2017 season, the dominos have continued to fall.
Major League Baseball suspended General Manager Jeff Luhnow and Manager A.J.… Continue Reading
As 2019 comes to a close, the New York Times reports that 24 “Iranian-backed” Iraqi militia members were killed by US air strikes in retaliation for an attack by the militia on an American contractor. Now Iraqis are massing in protest against the US, and they have attacked the US embassy in Baghdad.… Continue Reading
I was born in 1974 in New York City, and I’ve been a Mets fan ever since because that was my father’s team. I watched in 1986 when Mookie Wilson’s ground ball slid under Bill Buckner’s legs to tie Game 6 of the World Series, and I rejoiced when the Mets won it all in Game 7.… Continue Reading