Two Wheeled Conveyances
Then and Now When I was single digits (seven, eight, nine…) my mom would take me out of school on a Friday in San Francisco
Adam Gottstein
September 13, 2023
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Looking Up
See Footnote 1 A sudden gust of gravity. That’s what one of my favorite children’s entertainers – a juggler – would satirically let slip during
Adam Gottstein
July 11, 2023
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The Nightmare That Never Happened
It is said that the two happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day they buy it and the day they sell it.
Adam Gottstein
June 1, 2023
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Alcohol, Like Pain, Is a Great Motivator
Excerpt from a Memoir in Progress — “Don’t mind if I do,” I muttered in my best W.C. Fields’ voice, as I poured a very
Adam Gottstein
February 2, 2023
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Our Last Road Trip
Our Last Road Trip by Adam Gottstein They made it abundantly clear: “Make sure the funeral home does not embalm her.” Right. I’ll remember that.
Adam Gottstein
December 20, 2022
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Trukity
A State of Mind Do you remember that scene in the 1964 James Bond movie “Goldfinger” when Oddjob ices that dude in the back seat
Adam Gottstein
September 22, 2021
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Fishing
A Rite of Passage For anyone who has ever fished, there was a first time, right? Someone with more experience (if they were enlisted to
Adam Gottstein
July 26, 2021
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Delta Blues
As he had anticipated, a week at his mother’s home in San Francisco was almost more than he could take. She had fussed over him
Adam Gottstein
October 3, 2020
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Frescoes Painted in 1937 Present a Quandary Today
The Artist, Bernard Zakheim Speculates From Beyond the Grave He randomly broke out into a half Yiddish, half incoherent song of indeterminate origin, my grandfather
Adam Gottstein
August 31, 2020
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