As I Was Saying…

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Confessions from the new New Frontier

Exercise:

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 4:30 am - Write a lyric essay about one of the 50 states in 15 minutes. It’s July or August or Christmas Eve and that means it’s time to eat lobster. We pretend that it’s actually cheaper for us than for the rest of the country, and when we can’t do that, at least we can say that [...]

A thought on a train from South Station to Penn Station

Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 8:06 pm - The way local euphemisms work is always fascinating to me. For example, in Boston, liquor stores are “package stores” but non-metered cabs are plainly called “gypsy cabs”. In New York, liquor stores are liquor stores but non-metered cabs are the very genteel sounding “car service.” Does this mean that New Yorkers are ready to let [...]

“What’re ya havin’ baby?”

Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 5:48 pm - It’s only 9:30 am, but today is already one of those days when I find it easy to love New York because of how often mundane becomes profound here. I got a free coffee from the bodega for being “a teacher who is a very important woman.” Nice. Then I got a seat on an [...]

New Year’s absolutions

Monday, February 6, 2012 - 3:49 am - One of my New Year’s Resolutions (the only one I thought I really meant) was to post something at least once a week. It’s February somehow, so that means that I’ve already not lived up to my own expectations  at least four times. But…instead of the usual throwing up of the hands and declarations of [...]

Kind of, Sort of, Back in Business

November 9, 2010

So, I guess I’m writing a blog again, after something like eight months away from it. Highlights of those eight months were listed in my reply to a comment to the last post I wrote back in March. You get the year you get and rarely the year you want. I think I already knew that without need of its being demonstrated to me so forcefully.

In consequence, however, I have, like many bloggers, done precisely what I vowed not to do: I’ve gotten out of the habit of writing. And my intentions back in January were so pure and good.

But AIWS seems to be sputtering back to life. I can’t wait to find out whether I’m really back…

2 Responses to “Kind of, Sort of, Back in Business”

  1. Anne Gibert Says:

    I had thought you were gone, but I kept hoping and checking anyhow. So glad to see you back. It sounds as if you had a pretty terrible 8 months.

    I think your letter to your new governor is really great, so well thought out, so well put, so reasonable. And you never know. He might see a glimmer of reason. Just might.

  2. Pete Says:

    Thanks, Anne!

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