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The Well-Mannered Beast

  Why is it, so many dogs are more well-mannered than their owners? It’s a pity they can’t walk them.    I can’t say how often I come across a friendly dog with an unfriendly owner who shows contempt even if you just smile.   Happened today. I was coming back from my run when a Black Lab came bounding over. I knelt to give him a good heiney rub, the canine’s universal sweet spot.   His mistress…

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#entitledbehavior #holdingyourtemper #labradorretrievers #snottydogowners #Uppereasidenyc

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A Poignant Story

It’s pouring rain. I’m soaked having no umbrella grateful that it’s at least not too cold.  As I turn on Third Avenue for home, there’s a man of color in a wheelchair missing a foot parked in the middle of the avenue. Turns out his wheel is stuck and only having one foot along with being drenched, is in big trouble.  Suddenly all traffic stops like it was a movie and the director…

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#randomactsofkindness #thoseinwheelchairs #Uppereasidenyc #humanity

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Bob Is Back

  After 3 weeks, who came strutting across the street at twilight, but Bob the Raccoon, and I was lucky enough to see him.   You had to wonder where he’d been.   Out of town maybe…Miami?   I for one half expected him to be in shorts sportin’ a tan.  What I’ve observed about raccoons are they’re normally very watchful, treading carefully as they go.  Not Bob. He doesn’t seem to care that his…

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#loveofnature #raccoonsofcentralpark #scaffolding #Uppereasidenyc

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Things That Irritate Me

Things That Irritate Me

Nose rings for starters. They look to me like silver snots gracing one’s nose. I so want to hand the ring bearer a Kleenex or perhaps a little silver polish on a cloth.   That brings me down to navel rings. What’s with the ornamented belly-button that isn’t exactly a turn-on…inie or outie doesn’t belong out.   I don’t care if it’s Scarlett Johansson’s.    Boobs without parents that belong in…

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#Bodypiercings #inappropriatecellphoneuse #nychealthclubs #Uppereasidenyc

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My Friend Joan

  Once upon a time there were two best friends, one a little younger and much stupider, the other a tad older and considerably wiser.   The smarter one owned a little shop that overlooked the avenue the whacky one lived on, often meeting at the Little Garden Superette across the street while buying coffee and bagels.   They’d often sit in the smarter one’s car waiting for a spot to open up…

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#longtermfriendships #randomactsofkindness #Uppereasidenyc #birthdays