Category Archives: Rage Against the Machine

Luddites Unite!

It was Wednesday evening, the day before Turkey Day, and the ads on TV were blasting “ALL STORES OPEN THANKSGIVING!  FIND SPECIAL SALES 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT!!”  The strident voice urging me to cut short my beloved family day to … Continue reading

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Chasing Shylock

Once again, my studies at school fall into a parallel trajectory with current events.  No sooner do I finish readingThe Merchant of Venice, with its marathon of anti-Semitism, than I open the paper and read about a $42 million fraud … Continue reading

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People no smarter than us

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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PrimeCrime

There are only two television series that inspired me to purchase the complete box set.  Although I adore The Sopranos and never had the opportunity to see the epic HBO original – I only had access to the watered down but still … Continue reading

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Creeped out Pissed off

Every woman has a story like this.  Often more than one.  It is a sad fact of life and has little to do with looks, intelligence, or any other facet of a woman’s composition.  It has to do with the … Continue reading

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Up to our ass in alligators

FEMA just moved our entire community into a flood zone.  We are now required by our mortgage lenders to purchase flood insurance costing $1600 to $2000 a year.  And that’s on top of our regular homeowners’ policies.  I promise you … Continue reading

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Sound the Alarm

My late father was a consummate salesman.  When I was young, he worked for a photography studio passing proofs.  He’d visit people’s homes with the proofs of their children’s pictures and help them make their selection for enlargements, montages, etc.  … Continue reading

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And this is why I hate – – – (fill in the blank)

This past Friday was high on the stress scale and here’s why.  I really dread having work done on the house, in the house, outside the house, anywhere near the house.  It’s a subject I’ve written about ad infinitum in this … Continue reading

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Come fly with me

Imagine this scenario:  You have an adult son who has become very secretive, hangs out with a gang, and frequents a location linked to a radical group.  You haven’t seen him in months.  So you call the police and tell … Continue reading

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A History of Decency

While enjoying a tasty caraway bagel the other morning, I opened my daily paper to see a half-page story about my jeweler opening fire on three punks who tried to rob his store at closing time.  MY JEWELER.  This is … Continue reading

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