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.
Category Archives: Eccentrics
Yet a Mystery
You can see the outfit: green body suit with a pair of outer-skivvies. Couldn’t get a closer picture because as the norm is pay to photograph, this was another !4th Street-Union Square performer I was not certain I wanted to encourage. What made his act ‘remarkable’ was there was no music, no accompanying sound from …
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 …
No Idea
This sign board has the words, ‘adult swim’ in it, but for the rest, I have no idea to what it refers. This is not the first one.
Country Dryer
Outside My Window – part 1
There were two of them, not completely identical, the front grill on the other one was different, but the squeezed cab/chassis were the same. When they drove away the sound was akin to a ‘hot rod’ raw roar, not like the purr of a Porsche. What are they?
The Man on the Train
On Amtrak Trains on the Eastern Corridor, the 2nd car in the line of cars, usually just past the business class car, is the ‘Quiet Car’. Position tells you this, as well as the signs hanging from the ceiling about every 10 feet. No conversations, no cell phone just quiet. Boarded the train in DC …
Sheridan Oregon
A digression. Remember the Blues Brothers statues along the side of the road, near the Roy Rogers turnoff? This school is also in Sheridan, [population 6, 156]. What makes this school note worthy, is it is the elite school for the Scientology belief system. The children attending here, are learning about Scientology. Apparently a famous …
Blow My Mind!
Pasted to the rear window of a van, at a high school basket ball game. Wondering what her kids are learning about responsible living. Wonder if she is the mother of a secular school child or the christian school attendees.
The Box
February 14th I wrote about Ann from the U of O and Gamma Phi Beta time [just a while back] gifting me a freesia plant in a box of antiquity that I had given her in the good ole days. So the question is, what to do with the box as I leave Portland. I …