The only thing Mr. Schneider asked for was a cigar that he had left out on the counter on Sunday, figuring that with the humidity in the air, it would make a great smoke on Monday.
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Elizabeth Harris for the NY Times
An old brownstone in Brooklyn partially collapsed last Monday, and this is a very well written story on it. While I assume that a lot of the calm attitude of the family comes from that fact that they are rather well off, it’s still impressive. It’s nice that they have that sort of perspective on life.
