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Why I attended the No Kings demonstration | The Old Guy

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A message to those saying, ‘this is what I voted for’ |The Old Guy

Richard Nixon did not want John Lennon in America during Nixon’s second run for the office of president. He was too afraid that John, who was a very...

26.11.2025 10

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They’re giving up their seats for me on the bus. What’s next? | The Old Guy

It’s official. Joan and I are old. Younger people open doors for us, give up their seats on buses and subways, let us ahead of them on line. It’s...

26.11.2025 10

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I think we might be living in hell; here’s what we do | The Old Guy

08.11.2025 3

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On getting my COVID shot | The Old Guy

01.11.2025 4

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Which side are you on? | The Old Guy

25.10.2025 2

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On a life-saving technique called potato days | The Old Guy

18.10.2025 3

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On those who want too ‘whitewash’ the history of our country | The Old Guy

11.10.2025 2

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Voices are lost when we say ‘it’s not my story to tell,’ and that’s unAmerican | The Old Guy

04.10.2025 3

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My secret to keeping a marriage going for 30 years | The Old Guy

27.09.2025 4

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I’ve been healed, and other miracles | The Old Guy

13.09.2025 3

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What it says about me that I wear my father’s shoes | The Old Guy

06.09.2025 3

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Villains abound, let’s expose them! | The Old Guy

30.08.2025 6

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You are always waiting, waiting, waiting, and here’s how to fill the meantime | The Old Guy

23.08.2025 3

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How old family photos launched me into an investigation of the past | The Old Guy

16.08.2025 10

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Why I’m just like Captain America, even if I would’ve made a terrible solider | The Old Guy

09.08.2025 10

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A message to people who were too upset about the state of America to celebrate the Fourth of July | The Old Guy

02.08.2025 20

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What would be so bad about the extinction of the human race? | The Old Guy

26.07.2025 6

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Getting older is not for sissies, but I’ve got advice | The Old Guy

19.07.2025 5

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Nope, not all masculinity is toxic | The Old Guy

12.07.2025 5

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On Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis | The Old Guy

05.07.2025 10

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On federal cuts, Staten Island culture, and being hopping mad | The Old Guy

28.06.2025 4

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2 Staten Island neighborhoods within miles of each other... but, it’s very different here | The Old Guy

21.06.2025 5

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Why even have a Pope? A Catholic guy’s take | The Old Guy

14.06.2025 3

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My memories from Occupy Wall Street, and how those events connect to today’s Trump America | The Old Guy

07.06.2025 4

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Campus protests, Project 2025 and other ‘extremes’ | The Old Guy

24.05.2025 10

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Trying local pizza, making neighborhood friends and other ways to make my new Staten Island house a home | The Old Guy

17.05.2025 4

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Why do we find it so hard to let go of some things? | The Old Guy

10.05.2025 3

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On leaving Stapleton after 20+ years | The Old Guy

03.05.2025 10

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When the work crews arrive in your Staten Island neighborhood | The Old Guy

26.04.2025 20

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We love who we love | The Old Guy

19.04.2025 9

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Comparing myself to another older white guy, the Prez | The Old Guy

12.04.2025 4

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It’s been years since I got ashes on Ash Wednesday...here’s what changed | The Old Guy

05.04.2025 10

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How to live your life note by note | The Old Guy

29.03.2025 9

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In defense of protest in Trump’s America | The Old Guy

22.03.2025 6

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On finding joy | The Old Guy

15.03.2025 7

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I consider myself an honorary lesbian, and here’s why | The Old Guy

08.03.2025 30

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On the ‘disappearance’ of schools on Staten Island | The Old Guy

01.03.2025 3

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On hate, fear and love | The Old Guy

23.02.2025 10

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5 pieces of advice for anyone who is aging | The Old Guy

15.02.2025 10

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I don’t like what’s going on in our country. Not one damned bit. | The Old Guy

08.02.2025 9

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Remembering the life of a musician and friend who was beloved on Staten Island | The Old Guy

01.02.2025 4

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Thoughts on how to rage, forgive and push away suffering in the later years | The Old Guy

25.01.2025 10

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How joy doomed the Democrats | The Old Guy

18.01.2025 10

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Staten Island problems: Construction, no parking and gentrification | The Old Guy

11.01.2025 9

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It’s not for sissies, but it’s worth the trip | The Old Guy

Listening to the traffic outside our bedroom window and smiling because we don’t have to deal with it. That wonderfully cozy 15 minutes that feels...

04.01.2025 4

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A murder, a Staten Islander’s death and the question of compassion | The Old Guy

It started when the CEO of United Health Care was assassinated. The killer had etched into his bullets the words “deny” depose” and defend,” three...

29.12.2024 5

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We will all die one day; so what happens next? | The Old Guy

Here’s an expression I’ve been hearing a lot of lately: “What happens next?” I hear it in a specific context, relating to the current state of...

21.12.2024 4

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On that special gift for humans -- music | The Old Guy

Joan and I recently spent a lovely evening with my friends and associate musicians from our church choir at a local eatery where our choir director...

14.12.2024 4

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On loss...of every e-mail I ever sent! | The Old Guy

It was an accident. My finger hit the wrong button and, in a flash, all my “sent” messages disappeared from their e-mail folder. I panicked. I...

07.12.2024 9

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