Monthly Archives: December 2007

My Last Day of 2007 “Thank You’s”

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Neil

looking back…  Thank you, Tamar, for “buying” me in that charity blogger auction back in January. Thank you, dear readers, for believing my version of the story about the purple bathrobe from college. Thank you, all those who participated in … Continue reading →

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My Fifth Grade Diary

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Neil

A few months ago, I attended a reading of bloggers and writers reading from their teenage diaries. All of the participants were women. After the show, there was some discussion about diaries and gender. It seemed that every women had … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Day Broadcast of the 2007 Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Neil

Merry Christmas! Neilochka: Help me, I’m Jewish! Why am I on this weird guy’s lap? Santa Claus: Now listen very carefully, young Jewish Neilochka. One day, you will have a “blog.” I know you don’t know what that means right … Continue reading →

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The Family Nose

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Neil

In the last couple of days, there have been several comments on this blog about Sophia looking like my mother.  That’s just crazy!   Sophia and my mother look nothing alike.   Why would anyone marry someone who looked like his mother?  That … Continue reading →

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More Finds in the Closet

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Neil

Here is a photo of my parents on a date at the Luau 400, a famous New York Tiki-bar that is long closed. The Luau 400 (Polynesian), at 400 E. 57th St., is another example of what we think the … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Blogger as a Young Man

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Neil

  I promised my mother that I would throw out some things that have been in my closet for years, but it is impossible.  How can I choose what to toss?   Who knows? — one day I might be called … Continue reading →

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On the Wall in Queens

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Neil
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Luck is Getting Three Chopsticks

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Neil

  Today, on the second day of my New York trip, I felt my luck changing.  Why?  Because we went out for sushi and when I opened my package of wooden chopsticks, there were three individual chopsticks inside.  Now getting … Continue reading →

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Feeling a Little Blue

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Neil

Sophia, Flushing I enjoy getting comments which read “Oh, Neil, that was so funny. You made me morning.” I like them so much, I hate bringing up times when I’m feeling a little down. I’ve only been in New York … Continue reading →

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Off to Visit Mom

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Neil

  How many suitcases are we bringing to New York?  (Remember, Sophia is coming with me.  And she is a woman.  A woman with a lot of shoes.  A woman who isn’t sure what shoes to wear in the snow.  … Continue reading →

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