The Who of You Sam sold fruit in Spanish Harlem, he would travel every day from his home in New York City to open his fruit cart and sell his fruit. Sam could speak at least 3 languages including english and spanish. What we know about our family is really very limited isn’t it? Unless […]
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“Quincy Magoo” You’ve Done It Again…
Do you remember Mr. Magoo? Magoo says ” I should have known your type…” as he yells at himself in the mirror. He is angry for all of the things that were done to him and he was the cause. “Don’t waste your time and money..” Magoo wanted to get dance lessons as he misread a […]
Curse of Blessings – A quick reflection on the Jewish experience in Hampton Roads.
A Little Background I didn’t grow up in Hampton Roads and prior to my coming here from the Navy, I didn’t have any knowledge of the Jewish community in this area. I came to Hampton Roads when I joined the Navy let us say a few years ago. As I have written in […]
21 Days to something better.. It ain’t easy being you.
Be Positive, Work Hard, Success Will Follow http://sharetheadvantage.org/ There is a lot of talk about helping people but most of it is bullshit. Today I want to pass on to you something that was given to me this year. My friend Frank approached me after one of my blog posts and said.. “Howie, I […]
Co-op City ~ What did you experience?
Last week I wrote about how Co-op City influenced and shaped who I am today. The sheer amount of people who were interested in this discussion was mind boggling. I was essentially inspired to add-on to the blog in order to bring to light some other realities of living in Co-op out of fairness […]