Riding the Broadway bus

29Feb08

I’ve alluded recently to depression and the depressive side of bipolar disorder, which was, well, kind of depressing to reflect on.  Bipolar can actually be quite fun, but most people are unaware of this.
My blogging friend Susan Bernard writes eloquently about depression and bipolar depression in a way I never can.  But at the moment, [...]

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Does Jorge wear pearl snap?

20Feb08

Judging by who visits which posts here on MOM, there a goodly number of people who are searching for more information on pearl snap shirts (#1 post on this blog) and Jorge Buccio (#2), the Elvis-Johnny Fontaine singer at Puglia in New York’s Little Italy who has been performing there seemingly nightly for the past 23 years.
Frankly, I [...]

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Promise at the end of rain

20Feb08

“We’re probably the only Starbucks in the United States,” she started to tell the customer with unusual emphasis on our country’s name, “that doesn’t have wireless….”  She continued to explain what they were doing to deal with that, but I tuned out.
Last summer I learned that this Starbucks, in Kerrville, Texas, heart of the Hill [...]

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Pearl snap, rich

18Feb08

People keep coming to this site to find out about pearl snap shirts, but I’m tellin’ you, friend, if yer lookin’ for ‘em here you won’ find ‘em.  Go to The Cowboy Store in Kerrville, about three miles from which I now comfortably sit, at my in-laws, watching Texas vs. Texas A&M – not that [...]

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Leaving Ames

17Feb08

There’s a street vendor just outside the Chase Bank on 39th and Broadway, northwest corner, who sells falafels in pita and falafel platters.  I believe the platters cost around $5.  I’m pretty sure they’re safe, because I ate one and didn’t puke or get a fever.  With your falafel platter, you choose hot red sauce [...]

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