Monthly Archives: March 2010

Pandora – online radio

In Greek mythology Pandora was the first woman. She was molded out of the Earth by a goddess to punish Prometheus for creating fire. Her name in ancient Greek means ‘giver of all’. Her benign reputation has been maligned by the legend of her opening a box containing all the ills besetting this planet. The […]

Civil War 2010

The politics on 47th Street run right of center. Manny, my boss, is a radical. The 80 year-old believes in legalization of all drugs, withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, universal health care, and the re-education of right-wing extremists. Being Jewish Manny is a proponent of wiping every Arab off the face of the Earth. An […]

LOST AND FOUND / Bet on Crazy by Peter Nolan Smith

Our store ships diamonds mostly with Fed-Ex. More expensive items go Brinks and overseas transaction are transported by Ferrari. Each company delivers countless millions of packages every day without mishap. No thefts or lost packages, although we always pray for a slip-up since shipments are insured for their exact value. When I first started working […]

Message from the Grave

My younger brother’s best friend was Tom Ferris. They met in Provincetown. Michael was sunning on Race Point Beach. A beautiful speedboat anchored close to shore. My brother told his friends that he was going to swim out to see who owned the boat. Tom greeted my brother with open arms. Michael’s nickname was ‘Aquaman’ […]

Baby Killer Maniacs

Congress acted as one with the two parties voting their separate ways to pass the Health Reform Bill. This legislation was seen as a sell-out by the radical left and the opening of abortion factories by the GOP tea-baggers. Not a single republican cross the aisle during the tally and a Texas congressman responded to […]