Tag Archives: Brooklyn

Stevieslaw: Twittering for Millions

Posted on December 7, 2016 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Twittering for Millions In my old neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn in the seventies, you couldn’t question anyone above the age of 13 and not learn that making money was easy if you knew someone at the racetrack. Not so … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Cousin Myron and the boys of summer.

Posted on May 5, 2016 by stevieslaw

It was the kind of spring day that has you smiling, singing and whistling in tune with the birds and the bees. The neighborhood children could feel it and, if you were paying attention, you could see it in the … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Schoolyard Wisdom

Posted on March 7, 2016 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Schoolyard Wisdom My cousin, Arty, had the intelligence of a gerbil and the self-confidence of a lion. He liked nothing better than to grab some poor stickball player by his shirt and tell him in great detail what was … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Putin Need Not Fear

Posted on September 23, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Putin Need Not Fear It took me a few minutes to figure out that the text message was from my excellent Cousin Myron—the frenetic, red headed math whizz and recent Presidential candidate. Myron had not used his usual account. … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Cousin Myron Blows a Gasket

Posted on July 2, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Cousin Myron Blows a Gasket When the phone rang at 11:30 this morning, I knew as I went to retrieve it that the call was from my Cousin Myron. He has been laying low since taking himself out of … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Sadly, Cousin Myron Caves

Posted on April 24, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Sadly, Cousin Myron Caves When I answered the summons to Cousin Myron’s house this morning, I didn’t know that I’d be running a gauntlet. As you may recall, my cousin is a fiery red-head with strong opinions. He’d announced … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: ISIS Urges Library Funding

Posted on February 2, 2015 by stevieslaw

The CDT picked up a piece today by the Salageddin and Yacoub, writing for the Associated Press, which discusses the ransacking of the Central Library in Mosul last month by the extremist group ISIS. This is nothing new. You can … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Childhood’s Heroes

Posted on January 25, 2015 by stevieslaw

Ernie Banks, the Chicago Cub’s star from the 50’s and 60’s died Friday night. It took me back to the 50’s in New York City, when baseball was king. We had our choice of sports heroes in New York City, … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Cousin Myron to Balance the Bronx

Posted on January 12, 2015 by stevieslaw

  Smokey Diamond is now wearing two hats, as she is retaining her position as chief correspondent for Stevieslaw while picking up the position of Spokesperson for the Myron for President Juggernaut. “Cousin Myron,” she declared, “Is now searching high … Continue reading →

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You can buy Matzo Ball Soup

Posted on March 12, 2014 by stevieslaw

You can buy matzo ball soup in Boca Raton because my mom’s family, like the cast of a dozen sitcoms, streamed South in 1971 to trade subway cars and frostbite for shuffleboard and skin cancer along the coast of South … Continue reading →

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