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September 25, 1978 – Journal Entry – East Village

September 28, 2021 – 9:22 pm

Living in the shadow of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory during the 1960s I was obsessed with the weather created by the long chain of hills south of the Neponset River. Snow filled the woods in the winter, spring rain flooded the streams running across the overgrown farmland the bogs buzzed with mosquitoes in the […]

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Ladyboy Power

November 9, 2011 – 8:37 am

Poland ties to the Catholic Church are deeply steeped in history. The last pope was from that country. The religion has dictated the rules of society for centuries, however its grip on Poland slipped a notch with the election of a Transvestite MP to the parliament. The 57 year-old Anna Grodzka is a member of […]

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Poland Goes Dumb

August 15, 2008 – 11:09 am

In 1991 I travelled through Indonesia. They are fierce badminton competitors and on the island of Ambon a 17 year-old challenged me to a game. The previous match was at a BBQ in upstate NY at Howie Montauk’s old cabin. I beat back every challenge and walked onto the dusty court behind a school with […]

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