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A Taste of Grapefruit

For the first time ever, I made my way down to the Mets’ spring home of Port Saint Lucie. I was looking forward to catching some Major League excitement at Minor League proximity. Of course, with the World Baseball Classic going on, 16 of the Mets’ most...

Say cheese!

For those who have not yet met him, this is Carlos, one of my two feline roommates.  Carlos, meet the internet. Now that everyone’s all buddy-buddy, I can say that this post isn’t really showing off my cat so much as the new toy I used to take the...

Shea Stadium – A Poetic Tribute

There was once a park named Shea Where the New York Mets would play But then they choked twice And thought it’d be nice To pack up and move away Or, if you prefer the fine art of haiku: Forty four long years The space where big Shea once stood Is now for parking...

Baracknophobia

Barack Obama has made the media rounds since his historic election victory in November. Now, he’s even making his rounds through fiction. Here’s a funny little interaction between your friendly neighborhood web-slinger and your friendly neighborhood...

On Siblings once-removed, Niblings and Grand-Siblings

Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, Son and Daughter, Brother and Sister. Parents, grandparents, children, siblings. Nice terms that wrap up the gender-specific terms into an easy-to-use general term.   What about my siblings’ children? As an Uncle, and as a...

New year, same difficulty finding interesting things to write

One year ended, another began, and I’m Uncle Ben for the fifth time.  Emma, if you’re reading this, you’re officially the smartest. My life keeps rolling on, much as it has these last 15 months in the Big Apple. I work a lot. I go out with friends a...