Man, I'm tired. This has been a rough week at work.   Frankly, I'm sick and tired of winter.   I'm sick and tired of wearing layers of clothing, and wool hats, sick and tired... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-01 18:43:49
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It's quiet.   It's only me, and this elderly man down the other end.   He's in what has to be a London Fog overcoat, and a very expensive Homburg.   From far away, he... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-02 14:24:27
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Tonight's my first visit to the diner since Sunday, when Rochelle so badly needed my physical help coping with an endless drudgery known to all of us as Life.   I really hope it hasn't... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-06 19:48:20
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"Did she show?" It's Dawn, calling my cell.   It's after midnight.   "No, she hasn't, and she might not.   Rochelle's none the wiser, either."... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-08 10:39:40
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"Remember 'Remember The Maine'?   All a big lie concocted so the United States could go to war under false pretenses and the men in charge could make their rich friends richer... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-08 13:34:15
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It's the Midnight Hour (don't expect the sound of Billy Idol or Wilson Pickett, or even the Material Bore herself to pop out, there are no sound accompaniments yet), and the Palmetto's rather quiet... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-09 10:48:19
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It's a week that I'm taking off from work.   As a result, I'm here at the Palmetto at a very unsual time for a weekday: 6:30 AM.   And, who should be here with me?  ... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-11 09:19:35
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...or so texts my best friend. At 11:35 this morning, Governor Eliot Spitzer of New York resigned his office, consumed by the scandal surrounding his involvement with a prostitution... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-12 13:53:34
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Almost two months ago, a dear family friend named Marcie Buczynski was brutally murdered by her fiendish husband, who, feeling that he finally made his point, committed suicide by jumping off the... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-12 20:45:59
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It's five thirty in the morning.   I'm about to open up one of Brenda Marie Morabito's classic, sublime fried eggplant sandwiches.   Here ya go: Fried slices of eggplant... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-14 21:04:09
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The weather reports had, for several days, predicted a pleasant Sunday.   Apparently, they messed up.   It's raining.   Millions upon millions of dollars in... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-16 11:48:14
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Tonight, Louise is hanging out at my end of the diner.   She sits, Buddha-like, in the booth in the corner, with a cup of very light and sweet tea, gazing out at the vista before... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-19 08:03:01
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Ah, Friday night.   It's got a rhythm all its own.   I guess you could successfully argue that the selection currently playing on the satellite feed in the Palmetto Diner lacks... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-21 20:09:46
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"Look, you know me," Dawn Rice says, putting sugar in her coffee.   She pours straight from the old fashioned glass dispenser with the steel top, onto a tablespoon, and into the... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-22 07:18:17
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It's a very bright, sunny, not-a-cloud-in-the-sky Sunday morning.   One that finds me walking up the stone driveway at Brenda's.   The houseowners have managed to steal away,... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-23 09:27:40
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The kids are playing in the basement.   They have a few friends over, so, it's pretty loud down there.   Dawn's sister, Deanna, is down there, keeping an eye on... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-23 18:18:18
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"I was listening to this station in Philadelphia yesterday.   WDAS." "Yeah," says Angelo Covelli.   "I know it." "Guy in the afternoon's... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-27 05:58:11
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The place is empty.   All the Friday night revelers have gone home.   It's only me, Carmelo in the kitchen, Louise, and Rochelle.   I feel very comfortable... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-29 08:05:00
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"I wanna try it." Brenda Morabito sits next to me, enjoying one of her aircraft carrier sized meals...this one would be an open turkey and gravy on rye, with steak fries.  ... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-29 22:59:00
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Nice massage table. Brenda found it in a closet in her landlord's house, after same pointed her in that direction.   She brought it back to her side.   "This good... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-30 08:05:00
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"Next victim!" Brenda has gotten into her Mazda Navajo, and gone off to get a dozen bagels.   Rochelle rises from the couch (her first true rest away from work and children... Read More
Posted by: Knoxxie03 on 2008-03-30 19:10:00
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