Author Archives: ken

Mazdas Versus Hummer

This is Bad Behavior. It’s dangerous, inconsiderate, and could have provoked a serious road-rage incident. Do NOT try this at home especially if your state has lax gun laws. But I am laughing my ass off and applauding these guys; … Continue reading

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The Park Slope Old-Time and Bluegrass Jamboree

The morning was rainy, but the skies cleared in time for a perfect fall day, and the yard and beautiful old building of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture filled with pickers. Veterans of the scene who’ve been playing for … Continue reading

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No, that car isn’t for me

I walked out of my apartment building today and saw a black car waiting, a corporate hired car with a number placard hanging on the rear window and the driver talking on the phone. It brought back a rush of … Continue reading

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Madeleine L’Engle

Madeleine L’Engle is dead. I think it was through the Scholastic Book Service (whose deliveries were one of the very few bright spots in the hellish years of third, fourth and fifth grades) that I first got a copy of … Continue reading

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