Author Archives: Neil

Nothing To Say

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Neil

Have you noticed how infrequently I have been blogging? I’m afraid the competition in the blogosphere market is getting to me.   There are so many other others out there with something to say — celebrities, comedians, professional authors, journalists, … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Coin-Operated Parking Meter

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Neil

On the morning I flew from JFK to Los Angeles, I noticed city workers up early in my neighborhood in Queens, drinking their coffee, already at work.  They were removing the coin-operated parking meters from the sidewalk, rooting them out … Continue reading →

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The Sixth Annual Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert!

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Neil

Welcome to the The 2011 Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert! This is the sixth year of this concert, and each year it gets better. How time flies.  Six years!  The first year of the concert, all the songs were in … Continue reading →

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#blog2012

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Neil

December is a month where many of us look back, and look forward, preparing ourselves to take the next step into the new year. During the past, this would be a time where I would go into my blog archives … Continue reading →

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Favorite NYC Instagram Photos – Nov. 2011

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Neil

November in NYC was balmy this year. I wore a t-shirt just two weeks ago, walking down Broadway. And then the tree went up in Rockefeller Center, the Christmas shoppers arrived, and winter finally arrived.  I like how the photos … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Sixth Annual Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert!

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Neil

It is Thanksgiving time, and you know what that means.   Santa arrives at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.   Boxes of ornaments appear from dusty basements. Even the 99% and the 1% put aside their differences, … Continue reading →

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The Stamp on the Envelope

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Neil

My friend, Veronica, is trying to single-handedly save the United States Postal Service by participating in Etsy’s 52 Weeks of Mail. Each week she sends a handwritten note to a friend of family member. Do you remember the last time … Continue reading →

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My Life as a Short Man Fraud

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Neil

The year was 2005. A female friend was dating a guy that she liked, but ended up breaking up with him.  Why?  Because he was short.   I called her an idiot for being so superficial, and wrote a post on … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shift

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Neil

I want you to read my post. I want you to buy my book. I want you to vote for me in a contest. I want you to come to my seminar. I want you to help my friend in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging and the Internet, Literary | Tagged | 14 Comments

The Shoulder

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Neil

The shoulder is the Mason-Dixon line of a woman’s body. North and South. To the North are her wide eyes and the gentle face, as innocent as a child’s. To the South lies the lusty flesh that is only seen … Continue reading →

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