by Philip Farruggio | Dec 16, 2025 | Blog
You’re eighteen, second semester at Brooklyn College (a tough school to get into) and always looking to make a few bucks spending money. I mean, you live at home and college tuition costs only $32 a year. Ah, the good old days of free tuition at the CUNY ( Ciy...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog
Remember the famous line by Claude Rains as Captain Renault in Casablanca? After being told by his Nazi handlers to close Rick’s Cafe he responded to Bogart’s question of why are you shutting me down? He simply answered ‘There’s gambling...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog
Back in my Brooklyn NYC of the 50s and 60s we used to call the neighborhood luncheonette ‘The Candy Store’. In my Ave U neighborhood we had at least one such store every few short blocks. The one I will focus on was ‘ Moe’s Luncheonette’...
by Philip Farruggio | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
The trickster was always what he is now. For decades he had conned too many of the public, the business world, and of course the government. Years ago the trickster, being influenced by his role model Roy Cohn, gave his money to both of the two empire’s...
by Philip Farruggio | Nov 17, 2025 | Blog
Imagine how all those wonderful (yeah, right) good and devout MAGA Christians just love Jesus. After all, they say he is the Son of God (or is it lately their new King Donald?). One wonders if any of these folks ever took the time to read The Sermon on the Mount from...
