John KaufmannTalons and AllongesIn the early eighties, the U.S. government didn’t know what to do about bearer bonds. The government hated them because they are a tool for…5 min read·Apr 8, 2023----
John KaufmannA Few of My Favorite ThingsHere is the first verse of the song A Few of My Favorite Things:4 min read·Dec 2, 2022----
John KaufmannHamburger HillIn a recent Ketamine-induced dream, I dreamt that I owned a mobile home park in central New York State. The park had fifty lots in all…6 min read·Aug 14, 2022----
John KaufmannAnother Day, Another ScamThis one does not concern mobile home park management per se. It does, however, concern greed, deception, fraud, and lame excuses. The…8 min read·Apr 14, 2022----
John KaufmannArch StantonHere are two communications that I recently received. The first was by email, the second by text:4 min read·Apr 12, 2022----
John KaufmannFools Crow Once, Shame on HimOn a recent trip to the parks, I binge-listened to Season Two of Deep Cover: Mob Land, about the one-time Chicago criminal defense lawyer…7 min read·Mar 25, 2022----
John KaufmannA Thousand-Plus WordsI have not flogged the techno-music group One Eyed Bastard Frog for some time. That is not for lack of belief or enthusiasm; it is merely…6 min read·Mar 25, 2022----
John KaufmannCOVID, Fake News, and Affordable HousingYes, hello I was reading a craigslist ad in the ad it said that uh, park applicants have to be vaccinated? That goes against Geneva…5 min read·Mar 1, 2022----
John KaufmannThe Nakba, Two Years OnHere’s how Gibbon describes the fall of the city now known as Istanbul:8 min read·Dec 14, 2021----
John KaufmannPast Pretty PleaseOne exception to the striped New York State rule is an ecdysiast who used to live in my mobile home park in central New York. In early…5 min read·Dec 13, 2021----