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Tag Archives: New York
The Books: Essays of E.B. White, “Good-bye to Forty-eighth Street”
Next book on my essays bookshelf: Essays of E. B. White Growing up, E.B. White’s children’s books, Charlotte’s Web, Trumpet of the Swan and Stuart Little were hugely formative influences. I read them over and over and over again. I … Continue reading
49th and 7th
A bit of an anxious day yesterday. A billboard like this one is almost visibly relaxing.
Storm
Nothing like New York when a storm approaches. Yesterday the air was muggy and thick. I walked uptown to the screening room, and started feeling whooshes of cold air careening in from the west. Storm a-coming. The light was ominous … Continue reading
The Flatiron Building
Yesterday was such a beautiful spring day. I walked downtown to meet a friend in Union Square. It was sunny and cool, with a nice spring wind. I had gotten a lot done this weekend in my writing projects. I … Continue reading
2+2=5
I know I’m reading a lot of totalitarian literature when I see the following gigantic billboard of Ray Liotta on the corner of 42nd and 8th and immediately think: I love Big Brother.
“Where the underworld can meet the elite … Forty-Second Street!”
I came out of a screening last night and it was a little past 8 p.m. It was still light out, the first time I’ve really noticed how the days are getting longer. As I walked across 42nd Street, the … Continue reading
Slush Mayhem
Unlike the South, which was just slammed by ice and snow to disastrous results, we up here in the North have an infrastructure set up ready for such moments, due to the fact that we get cold icy weather all … Continue reading
The Dying of the Light
The light was so beautiful yesterday. I am trying to make time for relaxation and NOTHING going on, which is very challenging. I am always doing-doing-doing. I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday afternoon and I was 45 minutes early. So … Continue reading