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In His Own Words

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February 16, 2015

Christopher Street: A Love Affair     I regret our first date Took the 1 train to Sheridan Square Chris I met you there I was consumed by your Intoxication Your representation Of liberation Providing elation Freedom rang As those train doors opened up into Corruption Loud freaks of the night carrying on Drug...
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Public Square

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February 15, 2015

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum     “Only guard yourself and guard your soul carefully, lest you forget the things your eyes saw, and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life. And you shall make them known to your children, and to your children’s children.” ~ Deuteronomy 4:9~ In...
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Rod McKuen

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January 29, 2015

Rod McKuen   “. . . I stand ready yet again To learn a new geography If that becomes a necessary thing to do. Meanwhile there’s certain sureness in the dark parts of the house, for you’re still hiding there.”     Rod McKuen was the first poet that I discovered, on my own,...
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January 23, 2015

Charles M. Schultz Museum    Charlie Browns Home     As a homage to Cartoonist everywhere, I offer you a peek at the Charles M. Schulz Museum, located in Santa Rosa, California.     Peanuts was the first comic strip, which I remember reading.  As a child, I had been introduced to Charles Schulz...
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Food

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January 20, 2015

Pot Roast     I love happy memory foods; in fact I think so much of what we make, for those we love is about creating or re-living happy memories. My mother made the best pot roast, I have ever eaten, a large roast was often a financial sacrifice so it might be a...
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In His Own Words

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January 14, 2015

Katty by Anthony Ruiz Today It was a beautiful day to say bye to you The sun was shining The skies were blue for you Flowers arranged from yellows To pinks To whites To blues All to bid farewell to you   Your calls won’t be received anymore Those random chats I used to...
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December 28, 2014

A Look at Ford’s Theater “Some think I do wrong to go to the opera and theater but it relieves my heavy burden.” ~President Abraham Lincoln~   We kicked off the holiday season in Washington D.C., by seeing A Christmas Carol, at the Ford Theater, a perennial favorite.  The production was joyful, including a...
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Cuba

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December 17, 2014

President Obama has Normalized Relations with President Castro “From our point of view, we have no human-rights problem – there have been no ‘disappeareds’ here, there have been no tortures here, there have been no murders here.  In twenty-five years of revolution, in spite of the difficulties and dangers we have passed through, torture...
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Food

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December 14, 2014

Panettone     My first trip to Italy was during the winter. We had spent Christmas in Paris, and then took a train south, where I first encountered the glorious Panettone. We were traveling with a ham – yes a ham; in Spain we had purchased an entire Serrano ham, and had eaten ham...
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In His Own Words

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December 9, 2014

  My City, A Christmas Spectacle by Anthony Ruiz   Cynicism is set aside for the Yuletide The concrete jungle is glittered with snow My city, illuminated by Macy’s festive windows Telling tales of Kris Kringle Of presents and bows   Ice skating in the park Central or Bryant Rockefeller Center home to the...
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