Relaxing Weekend
Cherry pickers A rare relaxing weekend that included a trip upstate for an afternoon of cherry picking at Lawrence Farms Orchards on Saturday, and a walk to the local branch of the NY Public Library today, an impressive facility smack in the middle of a neighborhood dealing with gang problems. Gotta love NYC, no? No? Ah, shaddup!
QotD: Grown-Up Boot Camp
What are three things you want to learn, and three things you can teach others to do? Submitted by bookishbiker. To Learn 1) Speak Spanish 2) Graphic design 3) Self-discipline To Teach 1) Write a marketing plan 2) Change a diaper 3) Play basetee ball Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Ah, Kate Walsh!
Kate Walsh and David Spade Talk About Maxim’s Hot 100 I had no idea she was funny, too! Read and post comments | Send to a friend
NYC: Love it or Leave It
Me, Self-Portrait New York City: It’s more than just a city, it’s a state of mind. Not the most original thought, but over the years, I’ve come to appreciate/realize that you don’t have to be a native New Yorker to be a New Yorker. Some transplants come here already more of a New Yorker than
Fatty No More
Viva le Difference I made a quiet resolution last December to get in better shape this year, partly spurred by the fact that I was tired of avoiding the scale in fear of finally having crossed the 200lb tickmark. Also, I wasn’t wearing more than a third of my wardrobe because I didn’t like how most of it
Short-short #2: Establishing Shot
The café is small and non-descript, on the first floor of a faux brownstone in the faceless part of Greenwich Village. A railroad space with access to the backyard, also small, where an old greenhouse roof with most of the roof panels missing, offers a quiet refuge from the outside world. The cuisine is South
When Good News is also Bad News
The Good News: According to standards, India’s early intervention and ABA therapy over the past two years have resulted in remarkable improvements in her speech and sociability, and she is ready to move on to a less restrictive environment for Kindergarten in the fall. Effectively, she is no longer considered autistic. The Bad News: According to standards, India’s early
Vox Hunt: Father’s Day 2007
Show us what Father’s Day means. Fathers Day 2007 Isaac and India’s Father’s Day project, with a little help from Mommy. 🙂 Happy Father’s Day to all my fellow Dads and Dads-to-be. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Vox Hunt: Back In The Day
Show us a photo of you from when you were in grade school. Me, No Teeth Circa 1977, ’78, I think. :-O Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Vacations, Hurricanes and Moving On
Presidente InterContinental Cancun Resort The last time Salomé and I took a real vacation (without the kids), a long weekend in New Orleans back in 2005, we missed a devastating hurricane by about six weeks. Back in 1992, when I was still in the Army, Hurricane Andrew derailed a planned Labor Day weekend trip down to Miami Beach.