One of my all-time favorite comedians was George Carlin, who passed away a few years ago. George did a standup routine back then, which he referred to one of his problems in having too much stuff. One of his solutions to having too much stuff was to move to a larger house, which would [...]
When I was a kid I used to love reading Mad Magazine. Now that I am a mature and rational human being I no longer feel the need, besides the daily newspapers fill whatever desire I might have had for the benign and ridiculous. I recently read where a young student was suspended from school [...]
A while back I read a fascinating bestseller book called Jonathan Livingston Seagull by author Richard Bach. Being the renowned writer and columnist that I am I thought I might try doing the same thing. I began by watching the buzzards, a type of vulture that inhabits our area this time of year. The first [...]
Are we lucky or what? Being a longtime fan of jazz music I was thrilled to hear that our own South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center would be featuring a show called “Live at Birdland.” Some time ago I, as many others have done, got to go to Birdland in New York and see Dizzy Gillespie [...]
I recently was chatting with an attorney friend of mine, who is much younger than I am, about going to bar mitzvahs and similar events. He stated that he dreaded getting invited to these affairs because unlike the “good old days,” these functions usually involve a deejay with super large speakers and a megawatt amplifier [...]
I don’t know about you but whenever I am invited to a birthday party involving a cake and candles I tend to worry about what might happen should one of the candles fall over and possibly start a fire. Would I set fireworks off inside my house? Are you kidding? What if I had a [...]
On a recent visit to my favorite restaurant in Florida City, Capri, I was speaking to the owner, Jimmy Accursio, about how lucky we were to live in our respective generations. We bragged about walking or riding our bicycles to school, not locking the doors at night, etc. — things not too common nowadays. I [...]
There always seems to be a few who really hate me and are not afraid to tell me so. Those few that I have come into contact with or otherwise met seem like the type that are angry with everyone and everything. I am not sure what makes them this way, but the fact that [...]
Back when I did my radio show we often referred to the 3 “G’s” as the hot-button topics. They still are. Let's begin with the first G — God. I really wish that I were able to truly believe in the big man in the sky with the long flowing robes who punished the wicked [...]
I have admitted in the past to not sharing the excitement of a new player on the Heat basketball team, a new baseball stadium in Miami, a new football stadium, a new arena (since gone), a Dolphin win, or any other sports-related news. Don’t get me wrong, I annoy my wife as do many men, [...]
While most of us were involved with selecting a new president, worrying about global warming, and concerned about possible war in the Middle East, a real crisis has befallen us. In my article on June 26, 2012, I warned of the eventual demise of Twinkies. Well it has finally happened. Who caused this horrible event [...]
Hopefully the best man won the presidential race. As I have written in previous articles, I honestly don’t think that the major problems facing our country can be solved by a president. The problems that we are seeing here in the United States are the same as we see in other countries throughout the world. [...]
A while back, I wrote about some squatters that had moved in next door to me. Here is the “Rest of the Story” as the late Paul Harvey would say. After many months of haggling, the owner’s parents were able to get a judge to order them out after a certain period of time. [...]
The recession is over! At least it appeared that way to me when I recently visited a new store called American Girl at the Falls Shopping Center. I had heard and read about this fabulous place but had to see it for myself. I suggested to my grandchildren’s grandmother, who happens to share my checkbook, [...]
