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 …
Author Archives: The Chronicler
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 …
And Leave the Driving to Us
To leave the City, usually I take a ‘street bus’. These are bus lines with no overhead in waiting rooms, chairs of comfort or ticket offices. You make your reservation on line, print your ticket and show up on the designated street corner. For example, It is a great service between the City and Washington …
Delight
Thank you for reading my posts. I realize how much I like living here, by my daily determination to share with you my experiences. I feel so at home in the City and feel privileged to be able to live here. It suits my mental and physical needs in a way that only a few …
Wolfpack
The Documentary. It is here in the City. Seven children held apart from society in a 4-bedroom public housing apartment. When you watch the film, which is deeply disturbing on so many levels, you can see the exact location by the views out the window. The contents of the film have stayed with me for …
Surprise
He boarded the subway train, one stop after I did. The car was sparsely populated, but he sat opposite me. He wore a headset and had a coke can and candy bar wrapper in his hands. He sits, and immediately drops the wrapper on the floor between his feet. For 5 stops it lay there. …
July 4th
This happened in California, according to the article in the paper. A reporter on the street, asked citizens what the day was commemorating ? Too few knew. The answers ranged from Civil War victory to… having no idea. http://www.infowars.com/video-americans-have-no-idea-why-they-are-celebrating-the-4th-of-july/ The way some live is changing: Western states have pockets of cancelled fireworks due to drought. …
Another Day, Another Movie
The fun, was watching the cars circle the block time and time again, for the takes. The un-fun was the anger of some locals on being held back from walking down the sidewalk while the filming was happening. “Not my movie, not my problem” was clearly the attitude. “Let us pass”. And the reality is, …