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Oh What a Wonderful Day

April 21, 2010 – 8:04 pm

I woke up early to blue skies over Brooklyn. I reached over to my computer and opened up Skype to call Mam, the love of my life. There was no answer from Thailand and I figured that my son was sleeping early. The time difference is 12-hours and Fenway has not been feeling well. I […]

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Bad Hair Day

April 7, 2010 – 7:46 pm

No one ever looks their best during the process of arrest. Stress and guilt combine with the facade of failed flight. Police rarely offer a comb or brush at the booking photo session and last week the newspapers published the pictures of eight Michigan men and women suspected in plotting the assassinations of federal legislators […]

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LOST AND FOUND / Bet on Crazy by Peter Nolan Smith

March 24, 2010 – 9:11 pm

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 […]

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Bah Humbug Stop your Kvetching

December 18, 2009 – 9:22 pm

My Xmas season consists of a marathon work schedule at the diamond exchange. 7 days a week. 9 hours a day. No caroling or egg nogg or festive cheer. I’m at work to sell diamonds and jewelry to the public. Business on 47th Street is better than last year at the Plaza Retail Collection. 2009 […]

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The Fears of Fear

September 29, 2009 – 7:58 pm

The security cop Joe at the diamond exchange is on a liquid diet. A couple of Buds for Breakfast. A few for lunch and then another two for his afternoon break. JOe’s an ex-cop, so he knows his limits. His words get slurred, but he is always ever-vigilant against a theft. Today a gypsy couple […]

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