I saw this story this morning in my feed. I subscribe to several newspapers, the Washington Post being one of them. This is the beginning of that story: Armed with a crowbar, […]
Suburban Corruption on Long Island
Greed and corruption is as old as time and happens everywhere. I saw it when I lived on Long Island in two different towns, and I see it where I live now. […]
The Difference Between Personal Attacks and Personal Information
Some people get upset when you bring up personal information during an argument or discussion. I do believe there’s a time and a place where that is okay; if there is something […]
FUBO TV Deletes Channels and Ups Their Price
We cut the cord on cable a few months back. After comparing all of the services out there for streaming, we went with FUBO TV. They had the channels we wanted for […]
Corona Virus Diaries – June 27, 2020
Here we are at the beginning of summer, and, really, not much has changed since the end of March. We had a chance to get some control of the situation and it […]
Black Lives Matter Protest in North Conway
I was so very proud of the town I live in yesterday. New Hampshire is not a state known for its diversity. In the 2010 census we were 94% white. The few […]
Growing Up On Long Island: Racism 103 – It Gets Worse
In my last post I covered how the police started treating the neighborhood differently once we were “mixed.” What could have been a very bad incident didn’t bring police in until shots […]
Growing Up On Long Island: Racism 102 – When the Police Treat You Different
As I mentioned before, I grew up in a town that went from being a town of mostly Jewish and Italian residents to multi-cultural. Those changes brought about pushback from the white […]
Growing Up On Long Island: Racism 101
I’ve often said Long Island was one of the most segregated places in the nation. For all the talk about the northeast being filled with “liberals” I didn’t see a lot of […]
A “Nice” Person Doesn’t Suddenly Become a Racist
People are talking widely about the Amy Cooper incident in New York City. If you haven’t read the stories or seen the video, she had her dog off-leash in a section of […]
Thoughts From the Mountain Top 
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