Monthly Archives: August 2016

It’s Always Sunny

  In the summer of my 19th year a series of lightning strikes from a passing thunderstorm triggered electrical mishaps that resulted in the New York City Blackout of 1977. Although the lootings made the front page of the local newspapers my Bronx neighborhood responded by hosting a huge unofficial street party. Temperatures inside the … Continue reading »

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The View From Above

I had lived in New York State for 24 years and never ventured further west than Cooperstown. To be honest, when I visited Cooperstown I was no longer a resident. We spent last week between Rochester and Buffalo at a place recently voted the #1 state park in the country. Letchworth State Park encompasses 17 … Continue reading »

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