Tag Archives: Life in Ithaca
The Great Ithaca Write-In
On the 25th anniversary of the Great Ithaca Write-In, people were invited to once again write thoughts about my hometown of Ithaca, NY. Here is my entry: One Day In Ithaca, May 17, 2013 Like it or not, I … Continue reading
Waiting Room Blues
Hospital waiting rooms are one of life’s little endurance trials. No one looks forward to sitting for hours in uncomfortable chairs surrounded by sick and worried people and old mangled magazines, but one sometimes has no choice. The other day … Continue reading
Bumper Bully
So I’m driving to work and pull up behind a car that has what looks like a large black rubber floor mat strapped to its back bumper. It is most unattractive and odd. I then notice there is a yellow … Continue reading
Educational Snobbery
Ithaca rightfully prides itself on being a city full of folk who champion equality, diversity, and an aversion to classism. Yet even among the biggest champions of such values, I’ve noticed a bit of what I call “educational snobbery.” That … Continue reading
Lethal Bagel
Yesterday, while preparing my morning bagel, I cut my finger. It wasn’t how you think. Part of the adventure of getting older is discovering all the new ways you can hurt yourself. Something you’ve managed to do 7,541 times before … Continue reading
There From Here
Ah Ithaca, where you can get there from here, but it will take a while. That’s due to the far-sighted city planners who decided what we really needed were a lot of one way streets surrounding the center city pedestrian … Continue reading
