Tag Archives: NYC
Goosed
These geese and their young are dead now. All four-hundred of them. You see, the thing is, although this particular population of geese lived 0n Prospect Park Lake (in New York City) year ’round, never really leaving their home, they … Continue reading
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Knish Me Once, Knish Me Twice
Knish me once, And Knish me twice, And Knish me once again, It’s been a long, long time. Apologies to the great songwriter, Jule Styne. He would understand. He was a New Yorker. Allow me to tell you a story. I … Continue reading
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The Aesthete
I am funny about how stuff looks. I have repainted most of the city apartment (to be taken over by our best friends), even though I really didn’t need to. When asked why, my simple answer is most often, “Because … Continue reading
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Back to the Future
Back to the Adirondacks with a big van-full for the storage unit. Amusing story via our neighbor here in the city – When it’s a particularly nice day here on our block in Brooklyn, that means coffee on the stoop(s) … Continue reading
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Here to There
Heading out for the Adirondack sheddycabin tomorrow! Tomorrow is my last day as a church organist, and today is my last day as an adjunct teacher at my Catholic high school. Heading over to the students’ juried art show (mostly … Continue reading
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Jerks
A minor update. The first big load from the house clean-out went out to the trash last night, and I can hear the trash truck approaching. In the no-good-deed-goes-unpunished department, I had a pile of nice stuff I needed to … Continue reading
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Ghosts
I get a lot of, “How could you leave the City? I could never leave New York.” It would seem as if there’s probably a long, complicated answer to that question, but there really isn’t. It’s simple. My New York … Continue reading
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The Schedule
We’re exactly two months from being Adirondacked. And that, my friends, is moderately horrifying. You know that point where you’re getting ready to embark on something huge, and no matter how much planning you have done, it feels like you … Continue reading
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Jeeped
Wild Bill is my hero.We just bought a maroon 1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited! All is in great shape – perfect leather interior, power options all good, new injectors and fuel pump, brand new 31 snow/mud tires. It has a little … Continue reading
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Taking Requests
Plans are underway, as you know. Wild Bill has an appointment this afternoon to check out the Jeep (in the post below) … and I am super excited about that! I think I’m starting to feel the first pangs of … Continue reading
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