Special Entry – Post-break Saturday, June 13th, 2020 As I rode down Fifth Avenue, the sound of a gas-powered push lawn mower made me wonder if I was still in New York. I do not remember hearing that sound in Manhattan. A moment later, I saw the mower mowing a...
Twenty-third Entryclick for detail Thursday, April 9th, 2020 Just a few weeks ago, the president suggested committing two billion dollars to combat Covid-19 hardships. The Democrats wanted four times as much. Now, the US government is debating adding trillions more...
Fifty-second Entry Thursday, May 7th, 2020 A chilly mid-spring morning. Happily, the heat is still on in my building. The seemingly endless range of subtly different shades of spring green—preserved by the cold days—will begin to diminish, even to the keenest eye....
Fifty-first Entryclick for close-up Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 The soundscape continues to expand. The beeping of a truck in reverse, the irregular thud of a hand cart with one funky wheel, human banter from the sidewalks, and the harsh whine and occasional crunch or...
Fiftieth Entry Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 Luckily nothing.Those two words were all I wrote on the first Tuesday in May 2020. The empty space below the two words offered an opportunity to look back on May 5th, in mid-October as I was preparing to send this entry. Those...
