Category Archives: All Things Considered

Alias The Jackal

Posted on August 12, 2014 by onesanevoice

It’s been a quiet summer.  Aside from trying to ignore a new dog down the block that barks round the clock, babysitting my six month old grandson whenever I can, and recovering from Daughter moving to India (more on that another … Continue reading →

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Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive

Posted on November 28, 2012 by onesanevoice

First there was a thunderous clap followed by a crash that took out our electricity.  Like a series of dominoes, the houses stretching down our block went black one by one.  Husband and I ran downstairs to see branches and … Continue reading →

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Sweet Literacy

Posted on September 1, 2012 by onesanevoice

Son and Fiancée came over last night for dinner and brought a delicious Italian cheesecake.  Son asked if I had ever heard of the bakery where he bought it on Main Street and I said sure.  He grinned and told … Continue reading →

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Ticket to Ride

Posted on October 11, 2011 by onesanevoice

A long time ago, five years today in fact, I sat down to write some thoughts and they turned into a half decade of blogging.  This entry marks the 417th post to appear in this space and a cumulative total … Continue reading →

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Disaster Prone

Posted on September 4, 2011 by onesanevoice

It all started a couple of weeks ago as I sat in my home office working at my desk.  Something moved.  I thought it was me, then I thought it was just my stomach that went whoops and skidded sideways.  … Continue reading →

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“You can let go of his neck now. He’s dead, Harry.”

Posted on August 12, 2011 by onesanevoice

When I bought my MINI Cooper this past spring, it came with a free one-year subscription to Sirius/XM radio.  At first I thought big deal, canned music.  Then Husband turned me on to a station that runs classic radio shows from the … 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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MINI Me

Posted on April 29, 2011 by onesanevoice

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post entitled Boy Rides, in which I waxed poetic on the subject of male automobile fervor versus female ambivalence.  Women, I wrote, only care about cars as a way of getting from here … Continue reading →

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Taking the MacLeap

Posted on April 20, 2011 by onesanevoice

I am a lifelong Windows person, despite the clever TV spots about the stylish Mac guy vs the pathetic PC dude.  Daughter has also done what she could to sway me over from the dark side of GatesWorld to the … Continue reading →

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Big Shoes

Posted on December 24, 2010 by onesanevoice

Being Jewish, Husband and I will probably go to the movies on Christmas Day with all the other eggnog deprived Jews looking to soak up some holiday cheer in a public setting.  Christmas Eve is always spent at my buddy betty’s with … Continue reading →

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