Monthly Archives: June 2015

Another Year of Bosox Sux

June 15, 2015 – 9:39 pm

Four years ago the Red Sox traded away their stars and finished last in AL East under the manager Bobby Valentine. That inglorious season I listened to one Red Sox game on the radio driving up to Western Mass with another loyal New Englander. They lost the game against the Angels 7-1 and I took […]

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To Speedo Or To G-String

June 13, 2015 – 9:20 am

Yesterday my old-time drinking buddy Dave left for the South of France. The Dreamliner carried him from JFK to Casablanca to Nice, where he was met by his friends living in a villa above the Cote d’Azur. His plane had been delayed after the TSA found organic hair spray in an old wrinklie woman’s purse […]

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Wo Ist Deiner Tattoos

June 12, 2015 – 4:45 pm

I’ve been watching the brutal defensive NBA finals between Cleveland and Golden State. The Cavs have lost two stars and the coach has gone to the bench to fill the ranks. LeBron has been happy to play with his ex-Miami Heat teammate Mike Miller, but when I saw the 35 year-old forward on the court […]

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Writer’s Block

June 12, 2015 – 4:28 pm

Writer’s Block has beset writers for time immemorial. For some people the words won’t just come. They remained stuck in the head or the writer suffers a collapse of inspiration. I used to say that I only experienced writer’s block when my bank account dropped below $200, however this most recent lapse arose from several […]

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The Wheaties Curse

June 2, 2015 – 6:50 pm

Bruce Jenner captured the hearts of Americans with her gold medal decathlon in the Montreal Olympics. Everyone loved the all-American boy, yet Jenner’s struggles with gender issues was heightened by his eating of GMO-Wheaties in accordance with his status as Wheaties poster boy. Decades later Jenner announced that he has changed his sexual designation to […]

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