That’s how the neighbors refer to it: Jesus in a box. This stands close to the sidewalk in a former Italian-Catholic neighborhood in Brooklyn. This is a leftover in an otherwise normal front yard. By that I mean, there is no church in sight. At night the interior lights come on. [An en-light-ened Jesus.] I …
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4th of July Celebrations
Happy 4th!! The City is gearing up for the major fireworks display that takes place on the Hudson River. All the trees in the vicinity of 8th avenue and 12 street have 6 foot tall, 2×4 frames encasing them. To prevent them from being broken by the crush? Seems like overdone precautions. But perhaps this …
Escapees
from a medical facility is what we resembled. Purple plastic bands snapped on at our wrists. Can’t take them off, or we have to re-up and pay the $30 again. The bracelet is the ticket into the 14th annual Del Close Marathon. One weekend, 24 hours a day for 3 days on 7 stages, 392 …
Explanation Sought
At meetings of just about any size, why do they, the organizers, so often announce that “we will wait for the latecomers before starting”, penalizing those that arrived early or at least on time?
The Answer
to the question about what is the pot. Ann, with utmost speed, sent a link to the description of the Nippon Porcelain Condensed Milk Set. Apparently in the late Victorian era and early 1900’s condensed milk was popular and this particular set was manufactured in Japan. The can of milk drops into the jar, and …
F-451?
The restaurant is long in form, like a railroad car, and about half again as wide. One enters to a small bar on the left and then further along beyond the bar, a plush banquette along the entire right wall with tables and chairs opposite. Small tables and chairs on the left side of the …
Any Idea?
This pot was in a shop on the shelf. I picked it up, off the matching plate and turned it over to read the bottom. To my utter surprise I find a hole in the bottom. I am at a loss to know what the use of this pot is. Does anyone? The lid is removable. There …
Self Explanatory
Yes, this is a bicycle rack.
Taxi
This was also on the street last night. No one has asked, but this is for a movie being filmed.
Thank You?
Every morning since the bird incident, there has been a pigeon at my stoop. When I exit, there he is, loitering about, sometimes with another. Once I start to walk, they low fly away. I had never seen them prior to the good sam act. What is the word on pigeon street? Here lives a …