Urban Gardening
We are blessed to have a garden apartment. And by “garden” I mean a 30×20 or so concrete slab. When we moved in there were edging blocks inartistically stacked in a square, minus a few made into a BBQ pit - that’s about all we had to work with. I hate renting because I’m not [...]
What is it like to commute to Manhattan?
Today we moved into our new office in Brooklyn, bringing the opportunity to reminisce…
So what is it like to commute by subway?
I walked a few blocks to the nearest station - you are always a few blocks from the nearest station in New York. I swiped my card and waited no more than 5 minutes [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from 58th and Broadway at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Here is Micah happy:
And here is Micah not so happy as the Georgia Tech band goes by:
Spirited away from stoops. Part 2
The Unabridged Mark Twain. Running Press 1976. Abandoned on 7th Avenue. Recovered to my delight on a bright Saturday morning. The book contains 22 Mark Twain tales and exists a perfect match to my Complete Short Stories volume.
Mark Twain is one of my favorite authors. In his full-length stories he captures the heart of America, [...]
On the Sidewalk
Brooklyn streets are the eager vessel of pirate bounty. Untold and unexpected plunder can be found marooned on the shores of her city stoops. Discarded books catch my eye; they tell tales of the pulse and soul of the city: Modernists, beats, philosophers.
On the sidewalk, Jack Kerouac On the Road recently fell to my possession. [...]
Why you never want a car in New York
High on my list of ‘why I love New York’ is the ability to live without a car. On the top of what I hate about New York are the occations when I’ve had a car in my care.
Last weekend we borrowed a car from a friend to drive out to New Jersey and visit [...]
