Monthly Archives: April 2020

Howard Johnson’sSambo’sKenny Rogers’ RoastersMinnie Pearl’s ChickenWhite Tower (Castle)Chi-Chi’sSteak & AleGino’s HamburgersMr. SteakBob’s Big BoyBennigan’sRed BarnHot Shoppes (now Mariott Marquis) Rwalck@Verizon.net

We arrived early in the morning at the Great Wall. but the crowds with many vendors  were already there. Where the steps rose, the railing along the wall was set too low, and everyone struggled, both native Chinese and Americans. … Continue reading →

Kip Keino, the world-famous distant runner, the first runner from Africa who started a whole genre of rail-thin African distant runners, was back in the news. This was before the last Olympics, and the real news was about his son … Continue reading →

Years ago, we rented in Florida for the whole month of April. There, we met a former Freeholder from New Jersey. He told us the story of when he was chairing a public meeting on constructing a third water tower … Continue reading →

“Don’t Come Any Closer” by Jill Lepore. The New Yorker, 3/30/2020. “Life On Lockdown” by Peter Hessler. The New Yorker, 3/30/2020. First, Jill Lepore. Not only is she on the staff of The New Yorker, she is a professor of … Continue reading →

I see from my window a lot of new runners who may not know this trick. This is for them. The sock of a runner often catches on a toenail and lifts it up enough to bleed a little under … Continue reading →

The Talk of the Town: “Teen Tracker” by Brent Crane. The New Yorker, March 30, 2020. Do you have trouble keeping up with the news on coronavirus infections? So do others. Until a 17-year-old high-school student, Avi Schiffmann, set up … Continue reading →