Author Archives: fast eddie

Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. Eddie Cantor US comedian & singer (1892 – 1964)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by fast eddie | 4 Comments

Growing Up and Growing Old Through Literature

Posted on May 9, 2011 by fast eddie

Almost forty years ago,  Comparative Literature Professor Arnold Weinstein and his young family were resident faculty living in my freshman dorm at Brown University bearing witness to one of my life’s first great transitions. The summer after graduation, my roommate and … Continue reading →

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Turning Fifty Redux

Posted on May 8, 2011 by fast eddie

It’s three o’clock in the morning and I begin tossing and turning, struggling with the knowledge that I have to pee, knowing that once I get up my night’s sleep will end.   I try to squeeze a little more out … Continue reading →

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Slowin’ Down

Posted on May 8, 2011 by fast eddie

“What do you do all day?” “Don’t you get bored?” “You’re too young to retire.” These are some of the most common reactions when I tell people I’m retired (and have been for ten years!). I am continually perplexed at … Continue reading →

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