Tag Archives: health

Who Be Old

My doctor wrote “…is an elderly man.” Elderly! Elderly!! Elderly!!!Be I’ve been called ‘sir’ I have been called ‘old man’ Young latinos call me ‘Papi’ Okay Not so okay But elderly??? Yeah I am what I is An elderly old man But my eyes have improved to the point Where I see what we have […]

Few Have Chosen

Jen Rowley is young. She loves posing for photos. I met her at the 169 Bar on east Broadway. She left that dive for San Francisco. The City by the Bay must seem more free, but I bet she doesn’t have health care and neither do most Americans even though the vast majority are covered […]

Beer As the Cure

BEER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM Feet cold and wet CAUSE Glass Being held at incorrect angle. CORRECTIVE ACTION Rotate glass so that open end points toward ceiling SYMPTOM Feet warm and wet CAUSE Improper Bladder Contro CORRECTIVE ACTION Stand next to nearest dog, complain about lack of house training SYMPTOM Beer unusually pale and tasteless CAUSE […]

Bacon And Eggs At The Academy

This Sunday morning I’d bacon eggs for breakfast at the Academy Diner iN Fort Greene. It was good. I don’t see either bacon or eggs on this chart Maybe it’s in the small print.

Oktoberfest 2012

Why did Doctor Nick instruct me to give up beer on the cusp of Oktoberfest? It’s a cruel world. <