…give away the times out of town. Heard on the bus today traveling back to the City: ‘Yes, I understand I am to address what has affected me, made me angry, sad, feel insecure… I’ve gone all the way back to the 4th grade. I have about 130 examples….but what about the countries that make …
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Li-Lac Chocolates
This chocolate store on the corner of 8th in the West Village meets every season with a new concoction of chocolate. This is the same store, I am told, that was featured in the assembly line episode of “I Love Lucy”.
The Stroller Parking Lot
Before Sandy hit, the local playground, maintained by the City and operated by the parents, had a Halloween Party for the under 5 set. It took place on a Sunday morning. Hopefully the photographs give an idea of the intensity of 60 strollers all parked together, while their occupants are elsewhere at the party on …
On a Truck…
Movers, not shakers.
Subway Advert
“Cheap Flights make it easier to say ‘Phuket, let’s travel.
The Cane?
He was about 70 years old. A squished black hat on his head, metal rimmed eyeglasses perched at the end of his nose. A black anorak, black baggy cotton pants, black lace-up-soft-shoes firmly planted on a skate board, riding against traffic on a one-way street. But what made him unique was the protruding cane under …
Sandy Aftermath
Three things you might not have realized about the aftermath of such a storm. 1. The carpenters, plumbers and electricians have no time to give you an appointment, as they are already solidly overbooked. 2. They can name any price they want and you will pay it, [if wondering why, see #1]. 3. Supplies are …
Devotion.Discipline.Dedication.?
The bus just happened to pass by the falafel-selling-vender truck with the door on the street side open. The bus paused in traffic giving me the chance to see what the lone server inside was doing, as I noticed he was in motion toward the open door. He was arranging the flattened cardboard box on …
A Tree for All
A neighbor has placed her large christmas tree, too large for her apartment space, in the courtyard behind her. It stands there dressed only in white lights. But who can see it? Three apartment buildings converge around this courtyard. One building is only 4 stories high, some are 10. All the apartments in back of …
Aisles
It’s the season again. The Aisles of Firs, in all shapes and sizes. But the best part is walking among them, as they line the sidewalks. The smell is transporting and somehow reassuring.