Seated across from me on the subway, a nicely dressed and pleasant looking couple with a [approximate age] 12 year old girl between them. Girl was holding and looking at a large book that included pictures. Man and woman were having a discussion. As to the tenor of the conversation, didn’t appear to be either …
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Fabrics
Not until I find myself on 36th street do I remember that the choice of fabrics for clothing, home and you-name-it, are beyond the imagination. If one had a sewing machine, the space and the inclination, such as a design student at the School of Design, this is the place to be. These are silks …
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Anyone remember the movie Animal House? The night club? Here it is in raw daylight. Still going on after all these years. The dark night image is from the movie.
The Power of One Thought Executed
Does this fascinate anyone else? This link is to the news about the process of righting the Costa Concordia which was begun today. I am enthralled by the time consumed from the accident to today, to the future. Once it is upright, it apparently has to sit there through the winter. One human error is …
You Know It’s a Patio!
Sophisticated?
This hand-painted sign is on 14th Street, near 8th Avenue. It stops me every time I see it, it doesn’t get more ‘down home country’ than this.
The Procession
The City never ceases to amaze me; the neighborhoods contained within its boundaries. Sunday on Court St in Brooklyn. Only Italian was spoken, the crowd was dressed in black and the procession, as previously advertised, was waiting to happen. Men, women, children, the street was packed.
Atop the Buildings
Across from each other, at the tops of many lower buildings in the Village and elsewhere, are flags flying where normally one does not see a flag. 11th remembering and statement.
YES!
The City has spoken: No Weiner, No Spitzer. [I’m curious to see if their marriages last]
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The beams may also be sporadically switched off during the planned illumination, in order to accommodate passing flocks of birds that could be confused by the light. Via Gothamist