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Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Is solar energy a viable solution to reducing oil dependence?: 1 of 17
Even the most casual observer should have little doubt that solar energy can provide a key piece of the solution to reducing oil dependence. With the ongoing technological shift from theory to practice, this is the time to move away from the limited novelty applications of the past to the more meaningful contributions that w... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Truth: 2 of 26
Sometimes truth is found through wonder. It is there in the half-light under a canopy of an old pine forest. The heady spice of the pines fills the lungs and lies on your tongue and you are held as if spellbound by pure beauty. A cuckoo's cry hopes to echo in the trees, but is muffled and brought down by the outstretched boug... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Strangers: 1 of 12
Mrs. Ferranti was one of those people who became old and bitter at a very early age. She had peaked by the age of thirty and her remaining fifty years were no more than a long and ultimately pointless downward spiral. She was the old woman in the window. Many of us have known someone like her; the neighborhood crank, the... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Spring: 3 of 29
Here in the Northeast there is only one crop that is ready for harvest while the snow lies heavy on the ground and a thinning layer of ice still coats the pond. You can tell that spring is coming to New England when the taps are being hammered into the sugar maples and each tree is adorned with a covered bucket that collects ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is global warming a threat or an opportunity?: 3 of 23
The New Eden Estates1221 Flat Earth Boulevard, Darwin Lied, Arkansas March 25, 2009Darnell Blitzen2012 East Tenth StreetNew York, NY 10003Dear Dr. Blitzen:Take a look at some propaganda that was recently published in a major New York City newspaper. If you scoff and roll your eyes, like any self respecting, right-thinking man... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Going to the doctor's office: 9 of 41
I'm sorry that I had to leave the office without much explanation this morning but I was in some real pain and my Dentist said that she could squeeze me in if I could get to her office by noon. Now that I've had treatment I don't wish today's experience on anyone. I went in thinking that maybe I had an abscess and... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Human attitudes, environmentalism, and protecting our planet: 2 of 6
Being the Property Manager of a low income, government subsidized housing co-op in Brooklyn, NY, I am always looking for ways to make improvements to the property at the lowest cost possible. I recently invited New York Restoration Project, who in conjunction with the Parks Department's Million Trees NYC initiative, was prepa... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Love: 44 of 108
I was in my car on the way back to my office when the changing traffic light brought me to a stop. I looked about the non-descript intersection of outer Brooklyn as I absently sipped at my coffee. The three of them were on the sidewalk in front of a little brick row house just off the corner. She sat in her wheelchair, slight... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: True-life renter stories: 12 of 27
It still makes me shudder to think about the day that I threw away almost $10,000. It was a Friday night and I was feeling great. I found a parking space on my first trip down my block and I had plenty of time to run upstairs and change before going out. At my apartment door I idly pulled at an envelope that had been... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Why we need an alternative energy source: 11 of 20
I drove over to the filling station just the other day and there I saw a paper saying, "We're Closed Forever-Go Away. Find a bike or find some skates, or a real good pair of shoes, but there's nothing left to sell you here so best of luck to you. This station is for sale now, though only to a rube, and when I take your money,... More..