‘Brooklyn Beginnings’: A Geriatrician’s Odyssey

Dr. Michael Gordon, a successful and prominent Canadian geriatrician, ethicist, educator, speaker, and author, presents “Brooklyn Beginnings,” a memoir examining his quest from humble beginnings in Brooklyn to his current renowned medical status in Toronto. “Brooklyn Beginnings” is a unique memoir tracing Dr. Gordon’s path to becoming a prominent and highly respected academic geriatrician. It is not a typical autobiography: it pieces together numerous connected anecdotes that helped form the f

“Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky”

From time to time I accept creative submissions from readers of the site and listeners of the show. Joe from Brooklyn sent me the following piece as he recaps his thoughts on the Mets season. Agree or disagree I thought it was creative. We accept all sorts of submissions so if anyone else has something to add about the Mets, Yanks, minor leagues, etc. feel free to email me . It happened to me just the other day. It was one of those defining moments when one experiences serendipity. Per

THE ETHICS FREE ZONE – mass corruption arrests in New Jersey – 3 mayors, 5 rabbis and 36 other high class criminals locked up on multiple federal corruption charges – including black market sales of human kidneys!!!!!!!!

from the NEW YORK TIMES: 44 Charged by U.S. in New Jersey Corruption Sweep Louis Lanzano/Associated Press Agents led suspects from F.B.I. headquarters in Newark on Thursday. The inquiry began with questions on money laundering. // // By DAVID M. HALBFINGER Published: July 23, 2009 A two-year corruption and international money-laundering investigation stretching from the Jersey Shore to Brooklyn to Israel and Switzerland culminated in charges a

Dance Floors For People Like Me With Day Jobs / Remembering P.S.1

From the Arts Section of the NY Times, reported here from Daily Radar. It's an idea I've thought about for a long time and it's happening, since I have a job that often requires me to get up as early as 6 AM!LAST Sunday, under a slowly revolving disco ball, a dance floor in Brooklyn was jumping. The German D.J. Losoul spun techno and house, and the crowd — many in it wearing sunglasses — moved, two-stepping and twirling with arms raised. Toward the end of the party, when he let a single beat cr

Where Old Bloggers Go To Die

Photo: Kenilworth Weekly News Not long after a fellow blogger mentioned to me how she thought that the Brooklyn Blogfest was for the over 40 set, I was asked to be one of the panelists at this year's blogfest. And of course I accepted, because, hey I'm 40! (I love btw, how my kid runs around advertising to anyone who cares to listen, how old he is. It makes me want to go up to strangers and say, Do you want to know how old I am? I'm 40! And soon I'll be 41!) So if you'd like to pay ten b