Category: Non-Fiction Submissions

Tennis Anyone?

I like tennis Not to play, but to watch Like the battle, the competition and the atmosphere First watched a tournament on TV when I was a young adult Can’t remember when I first caught the fever but it’s been decades Used to watch… Continue Reading “Tennis Anyone?”

Diary of a Mad Jewish; Eggless Woman Venting & Doing Lots of Soul-Searching April 2023

Continuation of Facebook Entries APRIL 2023 Post April 1, 2023: Tested my water. Got kits and it was very simple. Wanted to check my bathroom where I sometimes get reddish residue on sink, red stains in toilet. Tested kitchen sink; filtered water. Also checking… Continue Reading “Diary of a Mad Jewish; Eggless Woman Venting & Doing Lots of Soul-Searching April 2023”

Diary of a Mad Jewish; Eggless Woman Venting & Doing Lots of Soul-Searching May 2023

Continuation of Facebook entries for May 2023 MAY 2023 Post May 1, 2023: May first and the sun came out. Will it soon be time to put those plantings outside? Put all my FB posts this year on my website for: “Diary of a… Continue Reading “Diary of a Mad Jewish; Eggless Woman Venting & Doing Lots of Soul-Searching May 2023”

Diary of a Mad Jewish; Eggless Woman Venting & Doing Lots of Soul-Searching February- March 2023

These are from posts from my Facebook page for 2023 with a bit of tweaking. FEBRARY 2023 Post February 17, 2023: Have not posted much lately. Last yr, had surgery and then chemo for 6 months. Diagnosed with 4th stage endometrial cancer. Chemo was… Continue Reading “Diary of a Mad Jewish; Eggless Woman Venting & Doing Lots of Soul-Searching February- March 2023”

What I Learned as a Teacher to Save Money and Pay Less Taxes

What I learned to save on taxes/money while I was teaching and after as a retiree:

If Only I Knew

If I only knew where I was headed before I got there Maybe then I would know where I would end up

What’s It All About?

What self righteous God would put a bunch of creatures in a place To fight each other just to live? What’s that all About? Why do we even try to live, When it’s a struggle Just to find shelter, food and water? It just… Continue Reading “What’s It All About?”

Urban Blight in White Plains

Began hearing the term “urban blight” in the 2000’s in White Plains (WP) when Mayor Delfino was promoting two large projects to redevelopments two areas in the Business District (BD). Called “The City Center,” the plan called for 2 tall apartment buildings and one… Continue Reading “Urban Blight in White Plains”

Blame Game

Shift the Blame: When it comes to solving problems It seems that everyone just wants to blame someone else for them. But this just gets nowhere. It’s the Blame Game. When we expect others to fix things. But instead, if we start by looking… Continue Reading “Blame Game”

FDR Four Freedoms State Park

Trip to Roosevelt Island in NYC to visit FDR Four Freedoms State Park