The Liquid Asphalt Distribution Association
Region: New York
Outside the Albany Airport, my wife and I stopped at the Desmond Hotel to use the bathroom. Soon I stumbled upon a meeting of the Liquid Asphalt Distribution Association, in the Shaker Room. The meeting, it seemed, was just getting started. Four or five men in suits sat behind a row of tables, looking uncomfortable. Outside, a wildly cheerful woman served nametags and coffee. Passing by, I overheard two men in su... more
Views: 493.Israel Versus Hamas. Time to Change Tactics
Region: New York
Last week, the media was full of stories about the Iron Dome. A high tech weapons system that protected Israel from incoming rockets. The Iron Dome appeared to work well, but at enormous cost. According to the press, Israel was spending $80,000 to shoot down a homemade missile costing $500. This violent balance of trade worked in Hamas favor. 700 Hamas artillery rockets cost the Isra... more
Views: 1491World AIDS Day is December 1st.
Region: New York
World AIDS day is right around the corner and that means it's a great time to talk about prevention and education surrounding the HIV virus in NY. This years World AIDS day theme is "Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation" which the World Health Organization thinks we can accomplish. Wiping out AIDS would be an amazing contribution to my generation. Education is a key factor in stopping the AIDS virus in it... more
Views: 1089Latest Health Buzz on "Late Night Health"
Region: New York
Ever wonder about the importance and benefits of stretching? That's right stretching. What about regular sleep patterns, ongoing pain, massage, or the benefits of a healthy sexual relationship? How about this-- studies have found that healthy sex helps to increase longevity? That's an easy RX to handle. You'll find all this and so much more on “Late Night Health” radio. From the latest traditional to al... more
Views: 890"S.S. San Pedro" by James Gould Cozzens
Region: New York
This was the end of the American Era of three-named writers: William Dean Howells, Edward Arlington Robinson, et al. (The greatest of those three-namers was Edna St. Vincent Millay.) This brief, precise novel -- the first by Cozzens -- describes a ship with no leader, or rather with a bleary, aging captain named Clendening who is himself sinking towards death. (Does this symbolize Herbert Hoover, woozily... more
Views: 605A Haiku and a Limerick on "Binders Full of Women"
Region: New York
Lying on Mitt's desk: six binders full of women, all gathering dust. Mitt Romney loves figs and persimmon, & luxury pools built for swimmin', But what he loves best, Much more than the rest, Are "binders [chock] full of [cool] women"! more
Views: 825Miss Richfield 1981 in Woodstock
Region: New York
Miss Richfield 1981 is a drag queen, a star of Provincetown in the summer, whose strength is the acidulous off-the-cuff interview with audience members. ("And what do you do for work?" "I'm in food services." "Oh, a professional man!") "2012: We'll All Be Dead by Christmas!" is her revue based on the Mayan prophecies, but because Miss Richfield is a clueless Midwesterner, she has misinterpreted the prediction to mean t... more
Views: 641What The Candidates Can't Say About Slavery in China
Region: New York
Jobs, jobs, jobs. That was the theme of last night's Presidential debate. But what neither candidate would dare to say was that the America doesn't export jobs to China; it exports a form of slavery. Slavery is a harsh word but the conditions that Chinese factory workers endure have all the attributes of slavery. Look at how Foxconn manages its work force in the factories that build iPhones for Appl... more
Views: 989East versus West: Circumcision Wars
Region: New York
Circumcision has been a highly contentious issue throughout history. The practice has been and continues to be a flashpoint for culture and real wars. It is a nexus where the values of the ‘West’ and the ‘East’ collide. Post-holocaust it has been a taboo subject. Suddenly circumcision is all over the news. In June, the district court of the city of Cologne, Germany banne... more
Views: 935Big Bird Replies to Mitt Romney
Region: New York
Quotations from Big Bird: "Hello, boys and girls. Welcome to Sesame Street!" "Let's take a break, Elmo!" "A question is what you ask someone when you want to find something out." "Please don't kill me, Mr. Mitt Romney!" more
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