Nothing is more enjoyable than taking a young teenager to their first Broadway or Off-Broadway show experience. This past weekend hosted the daughter, of the daughter, of a dear deceased friend. The granddaughter chose to see, from the list I sent her, “39 Steps”. One of the male actors has had a full-time job for …
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Sights
Observations within minutes of each other on Park Avenue South. A dark-skinned man, dressed in a long-sleeved-buttoned-at-the-wrist-black shirt and pants, kneeling in Islamic prayer position on the-90-degrees-in-the-shade-hot-sidewalk. Immediately came to mind the Bible quote when Jesus exhorts whomever not to be demonstrative in public prayer but to do it in their room with the door …
Crazy
It was about 10:30 on Saturday night. He, a white male, in his 50’s entered the subway car carrying a gym bag. He looked like any other passenger, although he carried energy because he was already loudly talking. One becomes enured to the loud mouth attempting to gain attention for their shspeal, for money, food, …
Sprint – the Phone Company
not the race. Perhaps you already know this, but I find it so wrong on many levels. Sprint has been a difficult company over the past two years. Decided to return to AT&T because the Sprint company from the 90’s is not the Sprint company of 2015. The main issue is that I have no …
A Bird in the Hand and Then in the Bush
I was on my way to an appointment, near home, early this afternoon. It had already been a long day. I was dragging behind me my satchel, which isn’t quite a suitcase, but a sort of small container on wheels. It is used to carry what another person would put in a backpack. This method …
Sign Above a Mid-town Parking Lot
Life is what happens when you’re circling the block.
Tea for 2
It was HOT! Walking down 42nd Street away from Times Square, navigating bustling groups of tourists, I was early for my next appointment and seeing a 7-11 decided I had time to pop in to get some cooling seltzer water. As I pull on the door handle to open the door, I look to my …
Again!
Arrived in the ‘country’ early evening and guess what! Again, Nooo water! Sooo, I checked all the usual things, levers, fuses, handle on the pump in the basement etc and everything fine. Took a breath, and then went out and moved the leaden lid on the pump house and as it is still daylight, saw …
Too Classic for Words…
Dog watching: one of my least favorite activities in the City. One has to leash them, then follow up by collecting everything they ‘drop’; there are so many other dogs that have to be greeted, and so much sniffing. My god, the stops and starts. I call it dog google: every pillar and post has …
TWA
This is about the retired/empty TWA terminal at JFK airport. In between my junior and senior year of University, worked for TWA London, and flew through here, coming and going! Later, many a round trip to Europe. Oh the memories. So long ago. Wanted to post the pictures to here, but the article below is …