February 16, 2014 By Mickey Friedman Ever since I took the trolley to the Bronx Zoo, I have felt a deep connection to the penguins. And I’ve always felt the penguins had much to tell, and much to teach me.…
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The Best We Can Afford
February 9, 2014 By Mickey Friedman I went to listen on Wednesday night, and many spoke about the Monument Mountain High School renovation project. Clearly, the Superintendent, School Committee and teachers are committed to providing the best education they can…
Marking Time
January 18, 2014 By Mickey Friedman I was relieved to read in the New York Post that “George Clooney and Rande Gerber are throwing their annual Casamigos party Sunday in Cabo.” And that “Cindy Crawford, and other stars vacationing in…
Days of Wonder
December 24, 2013 By Mickey Friedman The other day, Roland showed me his spiffy new blue hard plastic cover for his MacBook Air. It protects his laptop and has cute little plastic feet to lift the computer at an angle…
Occupy Rome
By Mickey Friedman December 8, 2013 I would have said my mother is rolling over in her grave except she has no grave to roll over in. I scattered her ashes where we had scattered my father’s ashes. But she’s…
No
November 26, 2013 By Mickey Friedman Like so many others in The Best Small Town in America, I voted against the $56 million renovation of our high school. With no room on the ballot for alternatives, the choice was simple.…
Ghosting
November 22, 2013 By Mickey Friedman I just learned that something I’ve been doing for decades actually has a word to describe it. Who knew that when I left a party without saying goodbye, I’d been ghosting. Or pulling a…
Searching for Peace and Falafel
By David Scribner November 16, 2013 Jerusalem If you’ve noticed I haven’t been in Fuel lately, conferring with Mickey Friedman — and perhaps you haven’t — or if you’ve been curious why my scribblings haven’t appeared in the local rag…
Some Lettuce and Tomato
November 8, 2013 By Mickey Friedman Mel was hoping he’d score some lettuce and tomato. And thanks to Guido’s, Mel and friends offered 108 people salad with the chicken dinner Ski Butternut donated. I joined Mel Greenberg and Jürek Zamoyski…
More Than Enough
October 14, 2013 By Mickey Friedman In The Best Small Town in America, it seems we never have enough. Year after year, we say goodbye to the old, then spend ever-larger amounts to build the new. This has happened many…
A Horse Named Sue
October 12, 2013 By Mickey Friedman If we lived in the Twelfth Best Small Town in America I probably wouldn’t say anything. But somehow here in The Best Small Town in America, a dollar starts out a dollar, but becomes…
I Miss You, Martin
September 16, 2013 By Mickey Friedman These are indeed great days for America. For as we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the historic March on Washington, there are everywhere the clear signs that the racial divide is dissolving before us.…