Tech
Larry Hagman and NEXRAD
I was working at Unisys in the early nineties when the cold war ended and the “Ill Wind” scandal hit at the same time, causing Unisys to shed jobs at its Great Neck, Long Island […]
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House & Garden
Getting Rid of Poison Ivy — A Private War
Never declare victory until the war is won; the final battle, over. I’ve been fighting a personal battle with the poison ivy in my backyard for the last 5 years, almost as long as the […]
Health
How Tylenol Wrecked My Liver
And You Could Be Next, Even Taking Recommended Dosages I took the recommended daily dosage of Tylenol for 4 and a half weeks in January of 2008, because of a sinus infection, and wrecked my […]
Art
Graffiti Building in East SoHo, NYC
The Graffiti Building East SoHo, New York City 2006-07 From Dictionary.com: graf·fi·ti [gruh–fee-tee] 1. pl. of graffito 2. (used with a plural verb) markings, as initials, slogans, or drawings, written, spray-painted, or sketched on a sidewalk, […]
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House & Garden
How to Kill Your Brother-In-Law’s Fish
The following procedures are to be followed if your brother- and sister-in-law are in-between moving from an old house to a new house, and your brother-in-law gives you his fish to watch: Hook up the […]
Music
CBGB’s & Patti Smith in the 70’s — An Eyewitness Account
Crazy story: A friend of mine named Ray set me up to get free tickets to see Amici Forever in Brooklyn. After the show, my daughter and I stop into an eatery across the street, […]
Music
Meeting John Lennon
By Jonathan Wolpert I was dreaming of the past………. 17 November 1974, I met John Lennon. It remains one of the greatest thrills of my life. I was 16. The Beatles were my first musical […]
Music
Music Out of North Carolina: An Interview with Bonnie of Sequoya
Sequoya is a music band emerging from Durham, North Carolina, USA, the same North Carolina-Virginia music belt that has produced a steady stream of terrific American musical artists, from Dave Matthews Band to Aimee Mann. […]
Music
Album Review: Sequoya — Sleep and Dream of Fire
Sleep and Dream of Fire, released by Sequoya in September, 2008, vaults to select company as one of the best albums of the decade. It is great American folk music, sometimes hard driving, sometimes soft, […]