Life as it unfolds with all its surprises….
As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind – every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder. ~ John Glenn***** When the white missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said ‘Let us pray.’ We closed our eyes. When we opened them …
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This City has so many wonderful deals to make it possible to attend the theatre. I had been wanting to see “Just Jim Dale’ at a discount. The only day offered by my go-to discount site was not a day I could go. On Tuesday, I was looking for Wednesday. There is a second site …
Saturday night, when the sun sets on 42nd street equally balanced between the tall buildings that line the street. A wonderful sight. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/12/manhattanhenge-new-york-rare-beautiful
This is a very touching story. Rather than attempt to retell it in my words, copy this to your browser. http://creativetimereports.org/2013/12/18/sign-of-the-times-new-york-city-homeless-andres-serrano/
These two are from the weekly magazine Time Out. Joke of the Week Michael Ian Black: So Michael Sam is the first openly gay NFL player. Big deal. I’ll be impressed when an NFL player comes out as being Jewish. Chloe Hillard: I figured out why we don’t hear about black ghosts: In order …
Much of the Chronicles of the City content is about what ‘others do’ not my own actions. But this event seems important in the annals of decision making to me. Friday, July 4th I was at Laguardia Airport for a flight to Halifax. This booking, when made months ago, seemed non-eventful. Just prior to leaving …
What appears to be water in the far view, are clouds. On the train because the rails are on the mountain ridge, I was looking down into the valley.
Time is a wonder to me. On June 30, left at 6:15 am in a taxi to the airport. At 10:00 am stepped into plane that immediately began a flight over the water. This plane did not see land for the next 11,785 kilometers until it landed at 6:30 am June 30th in L.A. Left …