Bob and Kat

Kat’s Eulogy

When I was 10 years old my father took me to a diner. He gave me a nickel for the jukebox at our table. I played Danny Boy, the old maudlin Irish ballad sung by Dennis Day. I loved things Irish, even at that young age, because they represented New York to me: Jimmy Cagney, The Bowery Boys, etc. Little …

Perfect STRANGErs

Overheard at a speed dating meet up in Manhattan She said, ”Do I know you?” He said “No, I don’t think we ever met.  Do I look familiar”? She said, “No you don’t look familiar.  As a matter of fact I’ve never met anyone who looked as unfamiliar as you do”.   He said “ is there anything about me …