by Jeff Namian | Jul 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
The homeless situation in Philadelphia is severe. I live smack in the center where most subway lines stop. So there’s traffic on foot as well as the streets. Then there’s the equivalent of toll booths on the sidewalk, the perpetrators of swerving and...
by Jeff Namian | Jul 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Life changes in the instant. While I wish I could take credit for this simple yet powerful observation, the credit goes to the remarkable Joan Didion. It’s how she starts The Year of Magical Thinking which chronicles a year following the death of her husband,...
by Jeff Namian | Jul 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
I want to find the woman that said I can’t wait for summer to get here on a brisk April day. I want her to stand outside the lobby of my building in the middle of the sidewalk. I want her to stand there for one hour. Then she can come inside and feel what a...
by Jeff Namian | Jul 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Land of No doesn’t have a specific location, no boundaries, no tariffs. It’s located in a state of mind whose gear is stuck in reverse. So what does that mean? Think back to the character on SNL named Debbie Downer. She saw the “no” in...
by Jeff Namian | Jul 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
This past week was a challenge. My partner in life of thirty five years and my sweetheart dog Zoey drove all the way from Houston to Philadelphia. Why didn’t they fly an hour and a half you ask? Well little Zoey is having a pretty steady stream of seizures...
