Alone on the bus, a few blocks from the final stop, I looked around and also alone in the passage way was a piece of kale. It had fallen out of the Trader Jo’s bag of the disembarking man at the stop from which we had just pulled away from the curb. There was tenderness …
Category Archives: Men and Machines
Man Spreading…
A quote from the article to whet your appetite. How often I have thought this very thing: Who do you think you are to take up the space of two spreading your knees. After the quote below, is a link to the article A Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) spokesman, Kevin Ortiz, described the practice thus: …
Ice Sculpting or Carving
This was taking place in a public space near Bryant Park – 43rd and Avenue of the Americas. He begins with making the pattern on the block of ice, then he carves a bit, and then he goes after the design with an electric chain saw.
Tipping the Doorman
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/news/a2535/the-truth-about-what-you-should-tip-your-doorman-this-holiday-season/ Should you have nothing better to do, and you are wondering what it’s like to be a wealthy City dweller, then this is the article for you over a cup-of-coffee.
The Saw
At Union Square Subway station, there is a large common area where the N and 4 5 6 trains and the L are all accessible. In this area different forms of entertainment showcase. Many of them are worth watching and donating towards. But there is one- a middle-aged woman ‘saw’ player who is heard the …
Country Dryer
The Race of Gentlemen
Why the ’32 hot rods were on my street. In anticipation of the Race of Gentlemen. It is I believe a[n] eu·phe·mism. http://www.theraceofgentlemen.com In the years I lived in “buttscratch” Virginia, these were known as “Tractor Pulls”. The folk there didn’t know to fancy up the name. They weren’t tractors either. It …