The Place to Take a Humor Break
My quite helpful not-to-do lists are generally meant to describe normal days, like when the Earth be around. But dedicated people keep telling us that our World is going to end and they can’t always […]
This is what I was feeling last week: Winter, Winter, cold and snow, Ice and slush and then some, Get out of here! Pack up and go! You’ve overstayed your welcome! (You were expecting maybe […]
They descend like swarms of bees. They cut in front of us in Starbucks.* They dawdle on Broadway and get in everybody’s way. They block crosswalks and subway exits. They take the width of a […]
Language The official language of New York is English, but you’d never know it. Spanish is everywhere, even in subway advertisements. (I pick up a lot of Spanish from reading ads on boring subway rides.) […]
New York has a bad reputation, much of it undeserved. In movies, television and newspapers New York is always dirty, crime-filled, blight-ridden and dangerous. (“There are 8 million stories in The Naked City … .”? […]
Pyongyang boasts a vibrant dining scene, according to five people who managed to gain diplomatic clearance. The New Diplo restaurant-sexy, sexy name-garnered two positive reviews from Tripadvisors. This powerful affirmation vaulted it above the four […]
How we deal with a stuck zipper can tell us about how we deal with not moving forward. Years ago, my tailor, a 6 foot elder Ukrainian woman, former ballroom dancer, scolded me, “You have […]
The Polar Vortex got bored with its usual routine of deep-freezing only the northern latitudes and decided to take advantage of global warming and take a trip south. It had never been to New York […]
For a few brief months, I lived in New York City – Queens to be exact. Like any new resident who can’t afford to take a cab, I had to learn how to use buses […]
Dear Lord, please forgive me for confusing our new snobby Manhattan neighbors. When I told them I was excited about Shark Week, her response was and I quote, “I find that very hard to believe […]