29 July 2010

The Choice: Intellectual, Not Academic

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I'm still thinking about the conversation I had last night with the "invisible man."  He said it was one of the most intellige...
28 July 2010

Invisible In The Same Fight?

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This is a first for me:  I haven't posted on this blog for four days.  The bike ride (which you can read about in my other blog, Mid-Lif...
24 July 2010

Locker Room Talk

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This morning I did a short ride down to Battery Park and along the greenway that skirts the Hudson on the West Side of Manhattan.  I just wa...
22 July 2010

For Carl Walker-Hoover and Evelyn Hernandez

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For the past two days, I was busy with the end of the course I've been teaching.  The nice thing about summer classes, especially the on...
19 July 2010

Redemption Through Marriage?

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Today I saw my cousin again.  He returned from Florida on Friday, where he visited my parents and one of his cousins.  And, my mother gave ...
17 July 2010

A Dream In Sunset Park

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I am going to make the most audacious claim you'll hear for a while. I am going to show you a photo of a dream: Here's another p...
16 July 2010

Out Of The Closet This Summer

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First one heat wave, then another.  Now I'm really glad that I had my surgery last, rather than this, year. According to meteorologis...
15 July 2010

Another Year Home

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One year ago today, I came home from my surgery.  One of the first things I noticed upon getting off the plane was the humidity.  After spen...
14 July 2010

Anniversaries and Revolutions

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Today is le quatorze juillet  or le jour de Bastille.   I don't think I did anything revolutionary today.  I hadn't planned to.  The...
13 July 2010

Someone Else's Decision

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Yesterday I was talking to a young man--a former student of  mine--who'd gotten a young woman pregnant.  I told him the sorts of things ...
11 July 2010

Getting Used to Me

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The other night, I was talking to an uncle of mine.  Actually, he's the last surviving uncle I have.  And he happens to be my godfather....
09 July 2010

Typical Guy (or Girl)

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Today I was talking with a friend of mine.  Let's call her Nell.  Last week, I saw her with her sister, whom I'll call Dolores.  I c...
08 July 2010

Another Day After: Bumping Into A Former Student

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One year and one day after my surgery...All right, I'll stop counting, at least on this blog.  Still, it's hard not to think about t...
07 July 2010

My Birthday As Myself

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I am one year old today! To be exact, I had my surgery one year ago today.  The time has passed much more quickly than I ever imagined it...