Suprise Me

My father earned his nickname, Swearing Sid. Read More

Except for a couple of easy day hikes in the wilds of New Jersey with the Scouts, I’d done practically no hiking at all. Read More

My Boss Dolly Dolly and Me at the DMV I was a fairly new school librarian when I got a position at the newly opened Harry S Truman HS in the Bronx.   We were a library staff of three – Dorothy was head librarian,  and Ann and I were the young newbies –  but… Read More

Snow Day Kids love snow days when the schools are closed,  and so do we teachers. One winter a few years ago we had lots of snow and every night we eagerly watched the weather report for the listing of school closures When we did have a snow day my colleague Doug decided to spend… Read More

Although there are many authorities in the field of autism, the two individuals who helped me the most were parents, who just happened to be there at the right time. Read More

I can’t stand the sight of my cell phone... Read More

Everything will be okay. Learning from the young and sharing what we know. Read More

Don't try to make me change my mind with facts, To hell with the graduated income tax. How do I know? I read it in the Daily News Read More

Still Life My mother Jessie was a damn good pinocle player. (See My Game Mother) But she was also a wonderful artist.   A fine arts major in college,  she later studied at New York’s renown Art Students League with the Russian-born artist Raphael Soyer celebrated for his paintings of social realism. Jessie went on to teach… Read More

The cops stared, open-mouthed, at three 40-something bearded men and the motley trio of cars. Read More