Monthly Archives: March 2011

Angry Birds

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Neil

I was sitting at the kitchen table after dinner, which consisted of a tuna fish salad and hummus on wheat bread. It was a somewhat dark in the room because I turned off the overhead “chandelier,” as my mother call … Continue reading →

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Flying Nude Over the 59th Street Bridge

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Neil

My sixth year of blogging started with a bang. I’m not sure what caused the massive explosion in my bedroom at 3AM. but I was awoken suddenly, my flannel sheets from Target on fire. There was no time to save … Continue reading →

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The Sixth Year of Blogging Begins

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Neil

Today is my birthday.  It is also the sixth anniversary of Citizen of the Month, which I began writing on March 7, 2005. Even thought I have republished this before, I will do it again.  My first post from 2005– … Continue reading →

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Dill Pickles

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Neil

4500 years ago in Mesopotamia the lowly cucumber was pickled for flavor. And life has never been the same. Thousands of pickles from cornichons to gherkins are served today in Germany and Jacksonville I despise sweet pickles because they taste … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes in the Berkshires

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Neil

This past weekend I took a bus in the heavy snow to the Berkshires in Massachusetts. I had two special theatrical events to attend. One was to attend a performance/theater/artsy/German/avantgarde thingamagig at Mass MOCA, in which actors lived in a … Continue reading →

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