August 14, 2009 · 8:26 am
I was at Camp Greylock 40 years ago when a half million of “you kids” (Max Yasgur‘s term) got together and showed the world that things were changing yet again. Those of you old enough will remember how turbulent and divisive a time it was. Dr. King and Bobby and been killed, Vietnam was raging, there were frequent violent demonstrations in the streets of our country. But for three days, were saw what was possible with an open mind. Continue reading →
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July 28, 2009 · 8:19 am
We moved the eldest daughter from one apartment to another in NYC over the weekend. While she hasn’t yet accumulated the vast amount of “stuff” we all do over the years that necessitate bigger and bigger spaces to contain it, she had enough that we needed to rent a truck to move it 60 blocks uptown. And that’s when the fun began. Continue reading →
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July 27, 2009 · 8:52 am
We ordered some food last evening from a local Italian restaurant since we were all kind of busy, wiped out, or both. I phoned in the order which we picked up not long thereafter. In the order was some extra food, which surprised me, but apparently it was compensation for the fact that parts of the order were messed up (Hey! When we ask for mushrooms on the pizza it’s because we want them and no one here ordered a white pizza!). Continue reading →
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