Quirks
My beloved Pumpkin Puss Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 18, 2021 “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” (Jules Verne) I grew up sharing space with cats since I was four years old and my family adopted a kitten we named Rusty. This imprinted felines onto my psyche in a profound way. It’s been decades since I’ve lived in a ...
(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose February 10, 2021 Surely, everyone knows the self-help exhortation to “dance like no one is watching.” Good advice, I’d say. But, it can also be life-altering ...
Haynes Archive/Popperfoto Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 9, 2021 It’s a hallmark of innovation and rebellion that what was once outrageous is eventually mundane. After all, what could more unr ...
Eduard Muzhevskyi / Science Photo Library Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 7, 2021 With “Robin Hood” in the news recently, it’s made me hark back to a time when I engaged in some “steal from the ...
Billy Blanks and me, on the set of Low Blow (courtesy of Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 2, 2021 Like most martial artists of my generation, I dreamt of being the next Bruce Lee. The ...
Me (second from left) in my ringalario days (Courtesy of Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust I’ve lived my entire life within concrete landscapes. During my earlier years — my juvenile delinquent ...
(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 22, 2021 Growing up in a blue-collar, working-class environment set the stage for non-stop masculine conditioning in my youth. This, in turn, mad ...
Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose January 11, 2021 For the record, there is an official definition of spiritual: “Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material ...
(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 30, 2020 There was a time when I was a very popular mixtape maker. (Mixtape = “a compilation of favorite pieces of music, typically by different ...
Just say no. (Nancy Reagan and Mr. T — credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 20, 2020 The shopping/business district in Astoria is primarily centered on Steinway Street. Each December ...
Still image from the 1960 film version of West Side Story (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 14, 2020 Part of growing up as a heavily conditioned, lower-middle-class male in New Y ...