The Neighborhood (Part V) |
I'm Your Huckleberry
And then the Neighborhood got sick. Because no matter how strong or tough you are, nothing lives forever.
What happened was the Neighborhood started losing its white blood cells... Posted by DiP on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:28:00 PST |
The Neighborhood (Part IV) |
As I mentioned earlier, the Neighborhood was tough. And its children were tough. Not just physicallypsychologically and emotionally too.
Drinking outside in the dead of winter? No sweat. You co... Posted by DiP on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:17:00 PST |
The Neighborhood (Part III) |
Even with all the craziness going on in the Neighborhood, there was still time for romance.
Some say that teenage years are the worst years of their lives. They were the best years for us. Bu... Posted by DiP on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:31:00 PST |
The Neighborhood (Part II) |
In the Neighborhood, you either lived Up the Hill or Down the Hill. Was there a hill? Well, I guess Haverford Avenue was the hill, and Up the Hill began at the ambulance station.
They say ... Posted by DiP on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:30:00 PST |
The Neighborhood (Part I) |
The Neighborhood wasn't just a place. It was a person, a family, a shelter, a giant bird that kept all of us under her wing, safe from everything outside. Sometimes she'd let us fly, as long as we cam... Posted by DiP on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:16:00 PST |
Went to See Rapunzel |
Went to see Rapunzel, there was nobody there
called up, asked her to throw down her hair;
the guard came out, said the lady fair
got tired of waiting and used the stairs.
And now what was I to do?
L... Posted by DiP on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:48:00 PST |
Rally in Camden |
Rallies popped up all the time. I'd never been to one. I don't think any of the rallies missed me.
&nb... Posted by DiP on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:20:00 PST |
Americans Have a Problem |
Americans have a problem with killing each otherespecially with guns.
See, in many of the poorer areas, guns are easier and more at... Posted by DiP on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:50:00 PST |
Want Is a Strong Motivator |
Americans sure do a lot of radically reconstructing their appearances through any and every means they can find.
There are all these Frankensteins around. Dr. 90210. Dr. Swan. Nip. Tuck. Botox. Augm... Posted by DiP on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:24:00 PST |
Print More Money! |
Well, it's that time of year again. Trips to the pumpkin patch, football, kids getting ready for Halloween, and politicians sliming each other all over t.v.
This piece is not going to be... Posted by DiP on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:36:00 PST |