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sounds of the subway
I didn't ride the subway for MANY years. I much prefer the bus. But since I currently work in Brooklyn, unless I want to try various buses and various hours of travel time, I take the subway to...
there has been a revolution here
I am NOT, I repeat NOT a good housekeeper. I am much better at filling the apartment up than clearing it away. Left to my own devices, I'll spend ALL my time reading or playing on the computer....
catching up
I have a facebook friend whom I've known since he was 8 years old. That seems weird, but he was in my elementary school classroom then - 8 and 9 years old. We seemed to have bonded very well as...
Drossie
This is the name of a sculpture I have at home. It had belonged to my mother before she even met my father. I've known her all my life. She's a little smaller than life size and starts mid-thi...
it's summer... it's HOT
I can take but so much off... the skin is stuck there. The cat, cannot. He used to stay near the window fan in the kitchen - it no longer works, so he is getting creative. I find him in the ba...
It wasn't worth the five dollars
I decided I needed to sit in the library for the air conditioning! And to check out the wonky e-mails. I figure they have a better security system. I usually go downtown about a mile or so - w...
it was a dark and stormy night
Well one was an afternoon...and there were two of them. The past two days, we've had hellish thunderstorms. During the one on Tuesday, there was a lightning strike on a nearby park. I like to ...
shopping again
The thrift shop I go to the most has a 25% discount on Mondays for everyone and an extra one on Thursdays if you have their loyalty card (I do). Since I only go when I work in the area, and I wo...
It was time
I started to use the ceiling fan in the bedroom last week, and it was time, today, to set up the fan in the kitchen. I opened the window - it'll slam down again if I am not careful - and put the...
what a NYC day!
When I noticed a facebook friend posting photos of NYC, I realized she was in the city. I got in touch with her on FB and arranged for us to meet this morning before she started on her explorati...
extra money
Even though I am retired from my regular job, and receiving my pension, I am also working part time. I am on call - filling in for someone when she is not able to work. She's had various health...
A New York City experience
Usually I try to go to a Saturday matinee on Broadway (at least when I've been working as the 1/2 price ticket booth is across the street from my job - AND ... I have the extra money), but I read...
Free music in the streets
http://makemusicny.org/ In at least a dozen areas of the city, there will be free music today. Each area is for a different type of instrument - from gongs, harps, french horns, to harmonicas, ...
Packing for work
No... not a gun!! But since I'm there "just in case" I am needed, there can be busy days and QUIET days. When it's quiet... I can hear the vending machines calling my name. I brought snacks - ...
Fairway
It's a New York store - or set of stores. They try to be somewhat like Trader Joe's/Whole Foods. Since they receive the produce before it goes to the distribution market, it's much fresher than...
What do you see in NYC
While waiting for the bus... and waiting... and waiting. I was sitting next to a man, clearly a dancer, clearly gay - he was wearing a huge engagement ring. Was it a diamond? It looked like on...
a bit of a recluse
I've discovered that I MUCH prefer my own company. I like to be alone, at home. The problem sets in when I just don't want to leave the house at all. I don't want to get the mail, bring down t...
Went overboard
at Trader Joe's I haven't been there for a few weeks (at least) and although I had a list, I kept seeing (and remembering) all sorts of other items I wanted. I actually broke down and bought on...
changed the shower curtains
I am JUST too short to do this without a ladder. The old ones were getting ratty on the bottom - no mildew, which was wonderful. I always have back ups for whatever I need since I buy what I kn...
After Midnight
This is "theater"... song, dance, MUSIC, mixed up. The lighting... amazing, the costumes ... wonderful... NO story (but so what?). It was a real Broadway extravaganza... The premise is that y...
BIG breakfast
I had oatmeal - regular: not quick, not instant - takes 3 minutes in the microwave... with dried cranberries, ground flax and chia seeds. No added sugar (except for the cranberries). I also ha...
The lunchbox
A movie from India. It seems that in India (and I've heard it's also true in NYC), workers don't go out to lunch, but lunch is delivered regularly to them in a sectioned container like a tower. ...
An amazing NYC day
I've been working a LOT this past month. Since I have to go in (and get paid) even if there's no active work for me that day, I've been doing a lot of reading... and posting the books on the exc...
Old television
In the mid 1980's I bought two televisions - one for the bedroom, the other for the living room. The one for the living room had no remote as it was a floor model... not a big deal. The living ...
On the subway
I have to take the subway to work. Sometimes I am lucky and get the train that originates at my home station ... ah, no crowds AND a seat! Generally the trains are crowded. I am amazed at how ...
Book Description
If I have a book entitled “rants”, then I should have the opposite - good times.
