The old luncheonette
The term "luncheonette" came into existence, it seems to me, around the time I first noticed girls. Well, maybe not, because I was just in first grade when I noticed Marie with her dark...
Belaboring the obvious
I see where Donald Rumsfeld is puzzled why the media is making a big deal about violence in Iraq.
According to Rumsfeld, there's not a whole lot of difference between Fallujah and our own big...
The waffle man
Four years ago, George W. Bush promised to extend the ban on assault weapons. Last Friday, Republicans let the ban expire, thus saving the president the embarrassment of having to veto any extension of...
25 things I learned from the GOP Convention
1. If John Kerry is a flip-flop artist, what does that make keynote speaker and Democratic senator Zell Miller?
2. FDR and Harry Truman are more popular with Republicans than Bush 41. Count the times...
The family dentist
For a change, the Daily News recently featured a positive front-page story, profiling Deputy Police Commissioner Patricia Giorgio-Fox.
I didn't need a biographical article to know that Commissioner Giorgio-Fox is a bright and dedicated public...
Knockin’ on heaven’s door
As I get closer to my eternal reward, I'm starting to wonder just how much of a reward it will be.
Only recently, the Church proclaimed there will be no sex in heaven. On Earth,...
The Kama Sutra and other positions
Once in a while I stumble upon HBO's Real Sex series, quite by accident of course.
The first thing that struck me about the show is its title. "Real Sex" as opposed to what, fake...
25 things I learned at the Democratic Convention
1. It is not a particularly good time to be named Obama when the sworn enemy of your country is named Osama.
2. The Rev. Al Sharpton promoting "values" is much like the Rev. Jerry...
The Comeback Kid
Ever since I was a little kid, it seemed my mother's life was being threatened by unseen hands.
My earliest memories of her are of life lived dangerously. Surgery begot surgery. I shuttled back and...
