A woman commented to me this week that her Christmas was not all that she had expected. I keep this picture on my phone, I've had it for years. I showed her this image and said, ”You shit in cleaner … [Read more...] about Water for Christmas

The realization that all of your actions speak louder than your dreams and desires. A shaky personal code that says you never strike a woman and you are good to children and old people and … [Read more...] about He wanted none of it…

Nick called me up on a Friday night and said he needed a ride to Newburgh Toyota Saturday morning. A little confused, I asked, “What car do you have at Newburgh Toyota?” He said, “I got no car … [Read more...] about The Ace

None ever talked about the Free Breakfast for Children program, the free health care clinics. No one ever talked about the actual genesis of the movement, what was actually happening in Oakland at the … [Read more...] about Terrorists

I started the Mustang tonight. It’s been three weeks. I sat there and listened to the low rumble of the small block, I pushed in the clutch and touched each gear. Sitting there in the cold and dark … [Read more...] about Red Ford…

I get to spend a lot of time at Storm King Art Center. I don’t claim for a moment to understand the art. I connect to something I can’t discern; a confounding beauty. The season doesn’t matter, the … [Read more...] about Storm King Art Center

One of the toughest and bravest guys I ever met spent the Battle of the Bulge, WWII, shitting his pants, literally. He was a 19 year old gunnery sergeant from Chester, NY. The most anti-war person … [Read more...] about Veterans Day