Substitute teaching survival English: The topic was returns, complaints, refunds, and exchanges, stuff like that. I…
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Stories from life in NYC
Decimal Dummy
On Sunday, The New York Times Metro section featured a giant profile of my pal Hackett.…
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It’s All About the Shoes
In Soho recently I was attacked by a “Going Out of Business” sale. I hadn’t bought…
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The Smell
The Smell must have started between 10:00 p.m. Saturday night and 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning. It…
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Venus
The F train has a section in Brooklyn that runs outside on elevated tracks. My train…
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Subway Shooting
When I was a kid one time in the playground someone started shooting at us. We…
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Tokens
When the subway fare went up from $1.25 to $1.50, the Transit Authority issued a new…
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Diamonds
I found a baseball cap with the intertwined N-Y logo in rhinestones. Now, that logo identifies…
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Moral Dilemma
Living in New York is expensive. It’s not Tokyo or Zurich expensive, but it’s more expensive,…
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