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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Who Tips Santa Anyway?
The Queens Courier – December 31, 2009 – www.queenscourier.com “Hi ya, Doll!” That is the greeting from a Santa Claus in Queens – and my former high school student. Meet Frankie, a classic Italian-American wise guy wannabe. A rotund … Continue reading
Posted in Book promotion, Excerpts, Publications, Take Off Your Hat and Spit Out Your Gum, teaching
Tagged "Students I Can't Eraser", "The Sopranos", busboy, Daily News, elevator pass, Howard Beach, Macbeth, Paul Castellano, Pauli Walnuts, physically-challenged students, Richmond Hill H.S., Sparks Steakhouse, student wiseguy, Villa Russo in Ozone park
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Texting Under the Influence
This article appeared in the 12/03/09 issue of The Queens Courier The deadly cocktail of drinking and driving has met its match. Text messaging, now illegal in New York, is the number two cause of preventable automobile fatalities. As … Continue reading

