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holy carbon footprint AGAIN Batman! (Why I “love” Amazon (moreover!))

Just got the batteries I ordered from Amazon. I’ll admit that I was a little worried that they’d arrive damaged. Amazon didn’t scrimp on packaging for the batteries I ordered.   But Amazon had my back and provided lots of extra cushioning. This is why I love Amazon, it puts extra effort and thought into how every order is packaged. I hate getting imperfect batteries. Who cares if I have to throw…

R.I.P. Qwen Ifill; November 14, 2016 and Leon Russell; November 13, 2016

QWEN IFILL I really only knew Qwen Ifill from her days on PBS. Starting soon after the 2000 presidential election, it was a bit of a religion in our household to turn on PBS on Friday nights promptly at 8:00 to watch the Ifill moderated Washington Week. It was simply the best recap and discussion of the week’s news. Even though we  had small children at that time, it was quiet time in our house.…

I couldn’t sleep last night

I had a dream that Trump was elected president. How could that have been possible?

goodbye to Rockaway 2016

Since I’ve lived on the east coast, I’ve grown fond of the Jersey shore. But this summer I was without a car and discovered that for a mere $2.50 I was able to take the A train from it’s farthest north in Manhattan, all of the way to it’s furthest southeast at Far Rockaway Queens. And I can’t believe that in almost 30 years as a New Yorker, I hadn’t done this much earlier. This summer I spent…

Dear Rachel ______, Sorry I was such a jerk!

Rachel: I saw you at a H.S. open house I was attending for my daughter. You are gray and I have gotten fat.  It must have been at least 20 years since I saw you last. I felt so awkward. I wrote you a postcard, (I had one in my pocket for some reason) . “Rachel: Over the years I have thought about you. And I really wanted to say, “Sorry I was such a terrible jerk back then.” I’ve always thought…

3 almost new things about the subway this summer

Door standers More people who stand in front of the doors and won’t move to let you on or off. Not really new, it just seems more prevalent this year.and they seem to have gotten more brazen about their right to stand wherever they want. Despite you. Pee smell This really isn’t new either but it’s still trending and the pee smell keeps moving from station to station. I guess the urinators are on…

holy carbon footprint Batman! (Why I “love” Amazon(again!))

We got the kid’s vitamins. They arrived in great shape. I’m so glad that I buy from Amazon. (actually I’d buy from brick and mortar stores, but they seem to be disappearing lately)(huh?) Maybe the brick and mortar stores are disappearing because they don’t go to such length to protect their products. I doubt the truck that’s full of vitamins goes to such great lengths to package each bottle so…