The City is quite empty. Went today from the Village to the UES. The crosstown bus was quick at arriving at Union Square as there was no traffic on the roads. Went down to the subway, and had to let three go by, I didn’t want to arrive early! I could have made the trip, …
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Merry Christmas
Rather than make a visit to Santa at Macy’s decided to visit a few of the discount stores to see what it was like on the night prior to the Eve of Christmas. Haven’t ever done that before. The lines are out of sight of the cashiers, they are so long. And why do people …
ps on Buddhist Temple
The actual posting was amended.
Passwords
You’ve all read about the Sony hack. Words said, opinions shared, salaries discussed, social security numbers breached. And you are exhorted to change your password frequently. Does anyone really think it makes a difference? It just depends how high up the ‘important scale’ you are.
What?
No longer can we in the US of A manufacture a manhole cover?
The Sandwich
Last evening on the subway, a poorly dressed, bleary-eyed man with scruffy face hair boarded the car I was in, as the doors were closing. He immediately began with his pitch that he needed help. He mentioned something about a child, housing, a place to sleep but none of it was particularly easy to follow. …
Santacon
The quote below [Time] puts it so nicely. ‘People dressed as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus celebrate in Times Square as they gather for the annual Santacon festivities on Dec. 13, 2014 in New York. Organizers had promised to tone down the annual booze-soaked event this yearUndaunted by the popular backlash against the notoriously rowdy …
My Fantasy
The following link is to a story, I find enthralling. The title is: Deathbed confession sends New York family on $4.5m treasure hunt. It is akin to my favorite joke. A wife was sitting for a portrait in her living room. At the moment her son walked in on the session, the artist was painting …
Looks like Rome
This is the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge, from the City side, at the end of the Bowery. Such a beautiful structure