Last time I went to Sacks Playground I think it was my friend Zack's 8th birthday party (but that was only a couple of years ago). A woman I talked to at this playground on Monday hadn't been there in a while either. Our similarly aged boys were playing with each other so we wereContinue reading "Divided Diversity Defied"
Trying to be question marks on July 4th
When you wear a sandwich sign some people will yell across a crowd to you. I learned this and a lot of other things at the Party on the Parkway on July 4th, this past Thursday. The first person to yell across the crowd got my attention by reciting what he had memorized of theContinue reading "Trying to be question marks on July 4th"
Grace says they don’t want to talk to you
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA A three year old is holding his mother's hand in one hand and a much too real looking toy handgun in the other. A well dressed dad and ballet dancer daughter emerge from the subway. He drops her off at the dance school and returns toward the subway. A tiny girl, hairContinue reading "Grace says they don’t want to talk to you"
“Good Morning” means something… I hope
I stood outside in the rain today for an hour to see who would talk to me. Between 8 and 9 in the morning, especially when it isn't raining but even when it is, South Broad Street's sidewalk is a river of people streaming to work. This morning, the bells of St. Rita's started andContinue reading "“Good Morning” means something… I hope"
Today, if you hear his voice 