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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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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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On the Wall in Queens

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Neil
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Celebrating Ten Years of Being Free from Shoe Trends

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Neil

Today is a special day for me.  I am cleaning out my closet and tossing away these old Doc Martens that I bought in 1997.  Why is this important?  These were the last pair of shoes that I bought solely … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Day One (or Funny Women are Hot)

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Neil

  “Daddy, Daddy!” he cried, and I ran up the stairs, leaping over the Thomas LEGO Train  that I swore I put in the toy box just an hour ago.   “I’m coming,” I yelled.  Who knew that becoming a father would … Continue reading →

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The Purple Bathrobe

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Neil

This morning, I wore a purple bathrobe. It is not a new bathrobe. I’ve had it since college. It is old and worn bathrobe. It wasn’t even originally my bathrobe. It was the bathrobe of this girl who lived on … Continue reading →

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A Tour of my Childhood Bedroom in Queens

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Neil

  I know the photo is awful.  Give me a break.  I just got off a plane from LA.  This is the room I grew up in.  I lived here until college.  Behind me, is where my old, comfy bed … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Closet

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Neil

  My father was a pack rat.  Without my mother’s influence, he would have been one of those guys who kept piles of newspapers from ten years ago.  He actually saved credit card receipts back from 1980.  He was overly-organized … Continue reading →

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Those Were the Days

Posted on June 21, 2006 by Neil

  EXT.  QUEENS NEIGHBORHOOD – DAY A typical middle-class Queens neighborhood.   We hear a piano playing and two voices singing an old song: “Boy the way Glen Miller played Songs that made the hit parade. Guys like us we had … Continue reading →

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