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Disclaimer: This is going to be a long blog entry.  I always regret not keeping better track of trips I take.  Hence… I always follow the same pattern in trips to NYC: the thought of spending a week in midtown seems a bit soul-sucking: no time to head to funky, less-touristy places like either of theContinueContinue reading “A midtown marathon”

At times like this, I alternate between rueful amusement and sheer frustration.It snowed last night.  A whopping 3 inches.  At most.It sleeted/snowed a little today.  Barely enough to cover the ground.  But cover it did, in a slick, greasy layer.Up north, we’d throw some salt on it, slap on our boots, downshift into first gear,ContinueContinue reading “Salt is more than a condiment”

Almost 5 years ago, I woke up in the middle of the night suddenly, slightly disoriented in that way you are when your sleep cycle is disrupted.  I blinked a few times and promptly went back to sleep.The next day, my cell phone rang as I bustled into my apartment, on a short break betweenContinueContinue reading “Thoughts that bump in the night”

I am struck, at this strangely hectic time of year, by how little I actually know the people who are close to me. Cases in point:If you asked me about my brother, I’d tell you I adore him; he’s the kind of good guy that girls would be lucky (like angels from heaven lucky) toContinueContinue reading “Can you ever really know anyone?”

I confess. I’m not sure why I like Fox’s Glee.  Don’t get me wrong, I love show stopping group numbers as much as the next person – it’s why I love musicals.  But I generally have a hard time with film/tv musicals, especially when there are numbers that attempt to blend obviously digitally enhanced music withContinueContinue reading “There’s something about Glee…”