Category Archives: Brooklyn is calling

Pulp Friction

Posted on December 10, 2008 by onesanevoice

With age comes wisdom, and with that wisdom comes the knowledge that not everybody shares the same frame of reference I have.  My kids, for instance, along with most of my young classmates, don’t know what ‘orange juice from concentrate’ … Continue reading →

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Weddingstroika

Posted on August 20, 2008 by onesanevoice

Husband and I attended a Russian Jewish wedding in Brooklyn over the weekend and it was more like being at a show than a catered affair.  The entertainment was in Russian, most of the guests were Russian, and of course, … Continue reading →

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Missed Opportunities

Posted on July 15, 2008 by onesanevoice

If you grew up in the last half-century, your mother probably told you to think before you speak.  She knew that words have a way of hanging in the air long after they’re said and they can travel on a wisp … Continue reading →

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Renegade Nation

Posted on June 17, 2008 by onesanevoice

Saturday morning I planned to leave the house at 8:45 so I could pull into the parking garage across from Daughter’s building in the city by 10:00 and get the special Saturday rate of $10 for the day.  Daughter and … Continue reading →

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To the Wall

Posted on April 2, 2008 by onesanevoice

We had some notable family events occur during the month of March and they all coincided in the last two weeks which made things exciting.  Son turned 24 and we ate Spanish food to celebrate and Daughter had her photos displayed at a cafe … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Fever

Posted on February 10, 2008 by onesanevoice

I received an email flier a while back from my pal betty who you met in past entries Before The House Comes Down and Odds, Ends and Friends.  The email invited us to a concert to benefit The Guild for Exceptional Children, a … Continue reading →

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Pride and Remembrance

Posted on December 14, 2007 by onesanevoice

In one of my other lifetimes, in the marriage before this, I had an extended family as colorful as an off-Broadway cast on opening night.  Some are still here, many are gone, and still others reflect those that came before … Continue reading →

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Hold the Onions

Posted on June 10, 2007 by onesanevoice

Husband and I went to a Democratic fundraiser in Brooklyn tonight, 400 people in an upscale catering hall in southeast Brooklyn, a big event attended by all the political names of the borough and many from beyond the boundaries as well.  Husband … Continue reading →

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Before the House Comes Down

Posted on May 6, 2007 by onesanevoice

Last weekend Daughter and I got a treat when one of my Brooklyn Girls called with two extra tickets to Yankee Stadium.  Her husband couldn’t make it which meant my husband wouldn’t make it so she was bringing her son which meant … Continue reading →

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Odds, Ends and Friends

Posted on March 2, 2007 by onesanevoice

Twenty years ago our family packed up and moved from the city to the suburbs thereby essentially rewriting a future history that never happened.  The next two decades up to the present played out with the joys, despairs and memories … Continue reading →

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