Was waiting at a traffic light behind the wheel of a car on a street in Soho, just past noon today. Noticed an Asian woman on the sidewalk to my right and ahead, pushing a baby stroller with her right hand, while taking a picture of a piece of fashion in a window with the …
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Cough, Cough
It was the subject of discussion for at least 20 minutes after I arrived and others kept arriving. The cough of a fellow passenger on the Subway. Whether they covered their mouth, how many times they coughed, were you sitting next to them, are you now feeling ill. It is amazing to watch it happen. …
Incomprehensible
A popular foreign movie: show times, 1:15, 3:30 and later. First one, half empty, the second time, filled to the gills. Wouldn’t you figure this out on a holiday, and maybe, just maybe get up and out for the first one? The line was around the corner, excluding the many disappointed wannabe attendees.
The Pianist in the Atrium
Love these pictures. Note the pianist. Bent forward, playing soothing mid-day music to a lot of people, sitting around not listening. Photo #2 shows you the context. He is there, beneath the large piece of art work, which is multi-stories tall. This is an inner courtyard in a public space. There …
Pickpocket
A description you won’t want to miss. You can see Apollo Robbins in action on youtube by putting his name in the search box. Or you can read a detailed article about his talent in the New Yorker, January 7 p 38. Either way you will not be casual the next time you are jostled …
2013 Motto
What do we live for, if not to make LIFE less difficult for each other. george eliot
IPOD
Used an ipod for the first time this week while being mobile about the City. You can see the results. Much fewer observations. That surprised me. When one is tuned into the music, there is far less, to almost no interaction with the world around. I experienced this for the first time. Gave insight into …
The Year’s End
Whatever that means to you. But best wishes for tomorrow and the dawning of a New Year. 2013.
Last Minute Gift?
This necklace at Cartier caught my eye. There are a number of jewelers on Fifth Avenue, but this piece is remarkable. Price unknown
The Best News
Congratulations to T&C on the news of their marriage. How wonderful. Never too late to tie the knot, especially when the ‘not’ was too long in place. Hugs and love