Category Archives: Life in General

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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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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The Hole in the Ground

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Neil

When you are stuck underground for a long time, in the darkness, under the grass and dirt and flowers, not dead but fully alive, all vital signs working except for your sense of reality, your first sighting of a pinhole-sized … Continue reading →

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Not Self-Esteem, But Arrogance

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Neil

I’m the last person in the world to be giving anyone any self-help advice, and I don’t trust those who usually do in blog posts, but I’ve been feeling braver and confident in certain aspects of my life lately, which … Continue reading →

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The Recipe for a Happy and Successful Man

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Neil

Editor’s Note: I know this post is rather odd.   Look at it as an experiment. Every man instinctively knows the recipe for a successful and happy life. The recipe is as simple as the easiest homemade mac-n-cheese or a basic … Continue reading →

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Real or Imitator?

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Neil

As all writers online know from experience, it is always our most ridiculous posts that get the most attention. In between pouring my heart out in these reverb posts and breaking my back promoting next week’s big Holiday concert, I … Continue reading →

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One Word

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Neil

David’s “The Anger of Achilles” I’ve been upset the last few nights, sleepless over something rather innocuous — a writing prompt that I saw on someone’s blog: “Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word.   Explain why you’re choosing that word.” … Continue reading →

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iPhone Notes from Veronica and Di’s Visit

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Neil

Wednesday, November 24 Veronica (V-Grrrl), one of my oldest and dearest blog friends, is coming to Queens this afternoon for Thanksgiving, along with her husband, her two teenage children, and Di Mackey (visiting from Belgium). My mother and I are … Continue reading →

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