Tag Archives: life

New Administration

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Neil

Department of Defense I am back in New York. Secretary of State I will be attending Blogher in July. Press Secretary I bought an iPhone. Department of Treasury I will be focusing on making more money. Department of Interior I … Continue reading →

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Confidence

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Neil

If you read the truly popular and influential blogs, you will notice a distinctive voice coming from each blogger and a confidence in their words.  These writers never mention the names of run-of-the-mill bloggers as friends, only other important bloggers … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Neil

There has been a lot of talk lately about CHANGE.  Voting for Obama is for Change.   Yom Kippur is this week — a time for change.   Fall is about change.   The leaves have already started to change colors in New … Continue reading →

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New Chapter

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Neil

As I begin this new chapter in my life, I promise to be honest and open with you, hiding nothing, although I will leave it to your imagination to figure out if I am wearing pants or not.

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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Life

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Neil

Frank Hardy smashed her bedroom door open, finding her riding his brother, sweat running down her naked body. “You… you… whore!” yelled Frank, tears falling. Nancy Drew’s face turned red, ashamed to be caught in such an intimate position with … Continue reading →

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Say Hello to Brenda, My Therapist

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Neil

Hi, Brenda.   If it is Tuesday afternoon, this means that we are just sitting down at your computer and looking at my blog together for the first time.   This was the idea, right?  That you, as my therapist, might better … Continue reading →

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Will We Reach 300 Interviews?

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Neil

  I hate to make this blog ALL Interviews ALL the time, especially when I just put up such a fabulous post of passive-aggressive spam poetry, but I have been getting quite a few questions via email about the Great … Continue reading →

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Next Week in Therapy

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Neil

  I’m sitting across from Brenda, my therapist.  Therapist:  So, how did you feel about i? Neil:  I was a little upset at her. Therapist:  So what did you do? Neil:  I withdrew.  I went into my room and wrote.  … Continue reading →

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Sucking Candy

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Neil

  I already told this story on Twitter, but I don’t think anyone believed me, so I’ll tell it again. Sophia’s mother asked me to pick up two things from her supermarket:  mayonnaise and these sugar-free Werther’s candies that she … Continue reading →

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The Slummification of Kissena Boulevard

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Neil

This is where I grew up and where my mother still lives. It may not look like much, but it is one of the nicer apartment buildings in my Queens neighborhood. My grandmother lived a few blocks away, in a … Continue reading →

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