Tag Archives: New York

New York Cares

Posted on November 20, 2010 by onesanevoice

At lunch recently with a good friend, I mentioned that I will have a break between finishing up with my bachelors degree and starting on my masters.  Grad schools don’t start until fall, and I’ll be done by the end … Continue reading →

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People no smarter than us

Posted on October 30, 2010 by onesanevoice

There is much going on here in New York this week before the midterm elections.  First, we had a gubernatorial debate impossible to caricature because it WAS a caricature.  Next, we Cablevision subscribers are once again held hostage in a … Continue reading →

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Boomer U

Posted on October 4, 2010 by onesanevoice

Here in New York City, we have an institution known as The Learning Annex.  It was started by an enterprising guy in his studio apartment in 1980, and for those who don’t live here, studio digs in the city average … Continue reading →

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Bedbug City

Posted on September 5, 2010 by onesanevoice

It is now official; New York has reached its pinnacle of notoriety for the summer of 2010.  Along with the ongoing heated debate about the proposed lower Manhattan Islamic cultural center – dubbed the Ground Zero mosque – and the … Continue reading →

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Go with the Flo

Posted on August 24, 2010 by onesanevoice

One of my favorite things to do for relaxation is to curl up on the sofa with the latest New York Magazine and a bottle of Honest Tea.  Could be peach, could be green, doesn’t have to be iced; just has to … Continue reading →

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Give me liberty or give me death

Posted on July 4, 2010 by onesanevoice

The little condo Husband and I have upstate is in a town that celebrates everything early.  Maybe it’s to beat the crowds, maybe it’s a union thing, whatever it is, the first winter we were up there I heard a … Continue reading →

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It’s the Same Old Song

Posted on June 30, 2010 by onesanevoice

In a university graduation speech this year, President Obama railed about media technology’s growing influence on society as a theft of time and creativity.  In reporting the story, The Economist noted that Obama now joins a long list of prominent citizens warning about … Continue reading →

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Graduation Day

Posted on May 28, 2010 by onesanevoice

Daughter graduated yesterday with a dual Master’s degree from a legendarily progressive teachers’ grad school in upper Manhattan.  Graduations may just be my favorite things in the world and I previously wrote about Son’s and Daughter’s college graduations on these pages and will write … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Words

Posted on May 8, 2010 by onesanevoice

The very sweet-natured uncle who I’ve been looking after in his nursing home died yesterday at 85.  He never had children of his own, and although you wouldn’t have known it even if you knew him, his marital adventures were … Continue reading →

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Last Roar of the Lion

Posted on April 9, 2010 by onesanevoice

There was a song by the band Looking Glass that poured out of every car radio the summer I graduated high school in 1972.  It was called Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) and if you listened to the melody streaming through an … Continue reading →

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