Beyond Classification Archive

Spring Break, 2014 - It’s an unwritten law in the world of Manhattan private schools that if you don't take your kid away for at least a week in the last two weeks of

Stanley Jump Starter & Air Compressor - Guest Butler Preston Bealle recently made his debut on these screens with an enthusiastic recommendation for the APIE Portable Wireless Waterproof Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker, an amazing product that costs just

Stephanie Green: September 17, 1975 – January 9, 2011 - A worldly pal says you shouldn’t “friend” anyone on Facebook if you’ve never had lunch together. I don’t like to reject or be rejected, so I’m easier. I have 1,600

Summer Holiday ’10: Mine — and Yours - “I have looked forward to your e-mails daily for several years,” The Nicest Reader Ever wrote me last week, “and am dreading your summer vacation.” That makes two of us.   A

Summer Listening - Summer Listening, 2005

Summer Reading 2005 -   Summer Reading

Summer Reading, 2012 - A friend suggested I pull together a reading list for the summer. I had a hard time taking her seriously. She’s one of the smartest, best-read people I know ---

Summer Survival/Pleasure Kit, 2013 - Even a casual glance at the news could make you think the empire is crumbling fast. If so, shouldn’t I urge you to undertake a cultural boot camp this summer

Summer’s Greatest Hits (2006) - We've been hopping around all summer: Aspen, La Jolla, now Nantucket. It's been fascinating to see what books/movies/music work in new places. As a general rule, I

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” - It’s now official: Donald Trump doesn’t care if you die. At yesterday’s re-election rally --- I know: press conference --- ABC News correspondent Trevor Ault named 4 Senators who had

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: “No one can look long at the sun or death.” - La Rochefoucauld: "Le soleil ni la mort ne peuvent se regarder en face." ("No one can look long at the sun or death.") That is, however, exactly what I have been

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: “Nobody move, nobody get hurt.” - We were in a small bakery on a small island. (Definition of small: golf carts, no cars.) It was crowded: 4 customers. A man --- a friend to everyone in

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it” - PHOTO CAPTION: The massive field hospital in Central Park? Thank an evangelical Christian relief organization, Samaritan’s Purse, which is led by Franklin Graham, son of the late televangelist Billy Graham.

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: DUNKIRK - Dunkirk. That’s the metaphor I’ve been looking for: the heroic evacuation of Allied troops from a French beach in 1940. When the evacuation began, Winston Churchill had been Prime Minister

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: Ignoring the President, maintaining your goals, honoring your purpose - March 30. All he had to do is keep his mouth shut and let us masterfully self-isolate for another week and then see how the infection curve looks, and because

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: Staying Steadfast in Biblical Times - There's no dancing around it, and I can't believe I'm typing this: If the President has his way, many New Yorkers will be sick by mid-April and there won't be

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: Subjects to Change, Cheap Shots from the Cheap Seats, and more - TODAY’S SONG Lotta water under the bridge, lotta other stuff too Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through People are crazy and times are strange I'm locked in tight, I'm out of

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: The week ahead. And looking back: Do you remember when Costco gave free samples? - I live in the epicenter of the pandemic. My Lifeboat People and I are fine (so far). I have been self-isolating for decades, so the isolation is bearable (so far).

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: Tools for the long haul - PROVERBS 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” In the summer, you can drive down Fifth Avenue from the 90s to the 70s and not

SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC: We’re wearing masks… but the masks are coming off. - The caption on that photo (above): Pope Francis about to start extraordinary prayer in empty St. Peter’s Square for those suffering from the virus, their families and medical workers. That’s Rome.