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#33 A Page from my Working Life: The Newspaper Division of the NY Public Library
"In September 1942, I entered Stuyvesant High School, and since Stuyvesant ran on a split session, it meant I could easily hold down a part-time job."
#45 From Door to Door or From Generation to Generation
"An article titled 'Door to Door Deception' in the October 2007 AARP Bulletin caught my eye and brought back a memory I had almost totally forgotten."
#43 Smoking
"It is 36 years, 10 months and 5 days since I stopped smoking."
#35 My Mother's Story
"Ever since my mother died, I have been thinking about, and telling people, what a remarkable woman my mother was."
#39 Poetry
"This may be a bit premature, but I am writing this as the introduction to the section of my memoirs containing the scores of poems I have written over the years. "
#44 Music in My Life
"For some people, their lives would be empty and unfulfilled without music."
#41 What's in a Name
"Imagine my surprise when I picked up the paper some time ago to learn that Jacob is the most popular boy’s name in the U.S."
#42 Gambling
"When we were kids, we were always gambling."
#101 Cars
"It was 9:55 AM on Thursday August 14, 2008, and I had just returned from saying goodbye to my 1999 Toyota Camry."
#102 My Draft Board and Me
"What follows describes my nine-year 'Herculean' struggle with my draft board to avoid the draft."