Author Archives: onesanevoice

The Universe Whispers

Posted on July 8, 2011 by onesanevoice

A few weeks ago, I was tooling down the main street of our little suburban town in my new MINI Cooper when a businessman late for an appointment pulled away from the curb and hit me. It wasn’t a bad hit, but … Continue reading →

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Squirrel Dumplings

Posted on July 4, 2011 by onesanevoice

If a population can be judged by what it watches on TV, the American public presents a scary sight. First Lady Michelle Obama has made it her mission to persuade Americans that if they are what they eat, they’re a … Continue reading →

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Business as usual

Posted on June 28, 2011 by onesanevoice

Today’s entry comes via Daughter, an NYC public elementary school teacher.  Over the course of the year, Daughter has related many of her experiences in our broken public education system, most recently in Waiting for Rheeform.  This story takes place on … Continue reading →

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Read on

Posted on June 15, 2011 by onesanevoice

Forgive the long delay between entries, but I’ve been busy learning how to be scholarly.  I just wrote my first American Lit paper for grad school and only got a B+.  Aside from the fact thatI’m a writer, there’s nothing … Continue reading →

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Spare us a Weinergate

Posted on June 5, 2011 by onesanevoice

One of New York’s most high-profile Congressmen, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills), has jammed himself in quite a pickle.  It all began when he chose to give a perplexing public response when asked if a lewd photo sent to a … Continue reading →

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Pieces of May

Posted on May 30, 2011 by onesanevoice

Last year, our town’s department of roads chose our potholed street as the one most in need of repair out of all the byways in our little community.  Back in September, those of us who live on this special block … Continue reading →

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Be your own STAR

Posted on May 23, 2011 by onesanevoice

We just received a notice in the mail from our county property assessor’s office that we must send them our tax return to justify we are still eligible for the STAR (School TAx Relief) exemption on our home. Seems the … Continue reading →

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It’s the Little Things

Posted on May 19, 2011 by onesanevoice

I’m beginning to think that the woman who writes the horoscopes for our daily paper has a Taurus vendetta. More and more often I notice all the other zodiac signs getting a word of encouragement, warning, or praise, while Taurus … Continue reading →

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Tough Sale

Posted on May 12, 2011 by onesanevoice

“Oh, Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz,” sang Janis Joplin in a kind of rhetorical celestial beg. The words were recorded for her album Pearl three days before her death, and the song stands as a melodic plea for heavenly … Continue reading →

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Get your conspiracy theory on

Posted on May 6, 2011 by onesanevoice

Here we go.  The announcement this week that Osama bin Laden was killed by a team of Navy Seals has drawn a flurry of predictable responses in a nation always on the lookout for a good conspiracy. Americans all want … Continue reading →

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