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...allocation of wealth. Each Wednesday evening they rummage through trashcans in Beacon Hill, searching for discarded treasures. It doesnt bother us that people gawk from their mansions. It only fuels our entertainment. Tanenhaus is most proud of the fully functional, gold-framed oil painting of beagles replete with an overhead light. The pair plans to have it appraised on The Antiques Roadshow. Among other finds are a leather suitcase with wheels, clothing, and photos of a naked Middle-eastern man and his son (these photos now hang in Lis bedroom...
...Israel when Saddam Hussein lobbed Scud missiles toward us (and toward U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia) in the hope that they would land somewhere populated, and kill many people. Then, thousands of Palestinian men, women and children danced openly on their rooftops as the terror missiles passed overhead. I see no reason to believe that the (thousands of) people (openly) cheering and the children handing out candy in celebration Tuesday and throughout the week were atypical...
...remaining tower. We briefly paused and stared with them but then decided to keep walking. Only seconds after we resumed our march of terror, we heard a loud “Boom! Boom! Boom!” Our first thought was that a large truck was passing overhead on the FDR. Only seconds later, though, we turned around to find only dark gray smoke where the north tower had once stood...
Friends have asked me if I’m angry. Why, because the vivacious teeming city in which I grew up is changed forever? Because my brother couldn’t sleep Tuesday night because of the sound of fighter jets overhead? It is so tempting to be angry. But to let our anger overwhelm us, to let it manifest itself in hate mail and threatening phone calls to innocent people and organizations—that is to let these cowards...
...made our way to Belizzi Pizza for her post-dentist reward, I noticed another odd thing. Kisco lies 15 miles north of Northern Westchester Airport, a stone's throw further from LaGuardia and another from Kennedy. There are few distractions here, but there's always an airplane or four overhead. There are always vapor streams patterning the sky. Today, a beautiful but eerie ceiling - bright blue, with a few puffy cumuli. No sound in Mount Kisco but the lawn care...