Years ago, when I lived in Manhattan, I was noodling around Washington Square Park and saw a couple of chess hustlers nearly come to blows. Not over a game of chess exactly, but because–wait. Yes, there are actual chess hustlers in NYC. Anything thatcanbe hustledisbeing hustled in NYC...
For those who note that the show trial did not have the Stalinist “confession of guilt”, note that New York requires as part of the initial probation officer meeting by the newly convicted for the person to admit guilt, even if they are appealing from a kangaroo court conviction. Trump ...
First I put on my noise cancelling headphones but I got worried because of the risk of breaking them and then I was thinking about putting socks into my ears just like what Mr Bean does to block out the laughing man on the train. My stepdad knocked on the door and asked me if I was...
Phil’s family knows how to party, and Christmas Eve is their Super Bowl: great-grandchildren banging on the piano, thirty-three people sitting shoulder to shoulder around the dining room table or huddled in the kitchen, kids required to sing a carol for their presents, stories being told an...
It's almost pure text, and the vast majority of it safe for all ages. Still, it's probably best if you lock the kids out of the room while you play. What is Improbable Island? It's a game in which, over the course of a single game day, you can pet some kittens, visit a ...
My family has a lot of hearing issues, and I’m notably lacking in high music even for us, but Idoknow of a musical song! … it’s from my kids’ music disks. The guy made a song explaining the joke, but making it NICE at the same time, so you don’t realize you’re having...
This year, we’re improving. It was a busy weekend with the added congestion and excitement of the event, but the crowd made it fun. With little ones, the added peer support and camaraderie is helpful. We saw other little kids on the magic carpet learning just like us and everyone was...
The story begins with a pack of cuddly woodland creatures suddenly finding themselves homeless at the hands of big brother and his menacing chainsaw. So, the lot of them decide they need to get to Paradise Meadows, where frolicking and rainbows surely await. The path is long and tortuous, ...
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for a sick old man. August/September, this year, Juanita and I headed out to Burning Man for our third Burning Man trip. Another 5000 plus miles. This time we headed out in our 1998 Class B Ford Econoline Van. We go visit the grandkids in Toronto 4 or 5 times per year. They ...