Category Archives: weather

Hellah Swelter

July 27, 2023 – 1:59 am

A horrid heatwave has scorched the Eastern Seaboard for the past four days. New York thermometers have read in the upper 90s. This evening I descended into the subway. The temperature rose 10 degrees Fahrenheit on each level. The train platform had to be in the 100s. I hurried into the air-conditioned train. A cool […]

By Peter | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Mad Dogs And Farangs

July 14, 2023 – 9:22 am

Several hot seasons ago I met Jamie Parker at a bar on Soi Concrete. I wasn’t going to my old local. The owner had stiffed Nick Von Reiter for $5000. I had fought him on Soi 6, actually the brawl was two punches with the keys in my fist. At my age there is no […]

By Peter | Also posted in 2000s, farangs, friends, Pattaya, semi-fiction | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Snow in Spring NYC 2010

March 20, 2023 – 10:58 am

JoJo, the security guard at the diamond exchange, was a betting man. He gambled the left-overs from his monthly NYPD pension on baseball, basketball, and football. His losses outweighed his wins. JoJo also wagered on odd parlays and at the beginning of March in 2010 I said that there would be another snowstorm. It was […]

By Peter | Also posted in Bet On Crazy, Drinking, NEW YORK, semi-fiction | Tagged | Comments (0)

Rain, Sleet, and Snow

March 18, 2023 – 7:12 am

Back in 2012 St. Padraic’s Day was blessed with spring weather. The next day was even warmer, especially since I had traveled south to the Northern Neck of the Potomac. Charles, Ms. Carolina, and I stood at the end of the dock. A super-sized moon roses over the far shore and the equinox sun set […]

By Peter | Also posted in Environment, Nature | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

BOXING DAY BLIZZARD by Peter Nolan Smith

December 26, 2022 – 2:18 am

December 23 2010 was my last day of work for the holiday season. Richie Boy and I had worked three weeks solid. An extra hour was added to the schedule in hopes of last minute shoppers. There were none. Jewelry was x-ed off Santa’s list this year, although Richie Boy held high hopes for December […]

By Peter | Also posted in Bet On Crazy, holiday, semi-fiction, Travel | Tagged | Comments (0)