Tag Archives: New York City

The Great Escape

Don’t worry…
It’s snowing again.
I can’t take it.

Please believe me when I tell you that there is NO ONE more sick of my snowy fire escape photos than me…or “I”. I don’t know, man. I got up way too early..and I am cranky..and I hate February…and I really don’t want to go to work today. [...]

Walloped

In case you haven’t heard, New York City is being “pummeled, battered, and walloped” by our first snowstorm of the year. Schools are closed. Flights are grounded. I haven’t left my apartment to buy breakfast.
it’s the end of the world.

If you have ever been to New York City during a snowstorm, you may have [...]

The Sriracha-Cha

It has been a week…
…A week of mayhem and miracles.
Mayhem first.

Between re-entry into the workforce and the pressure of major 2010 resolutions which involve a timeline and a checklist, I was this close (pinch fingers together here, please) to doing a perfect pencil off of the 59th Street Bridge. Monday through Wednesday was [...]

In Defense of Donuts

Wait… I didn’t tell you about Donut Dude!
So I’m waiting for the train on my way to work, listening to Jay-Z because I have a problem, when this guy sidles up next to me with a half-dozen Dunkin Donuts. He was probably about my age, relatively good looking and trim. A typical Queens [...]

Traipsing

I have a strict NYC anti-traipsing policy.
As sure as my friends know that I will disappear from the Christmas party, they know the first question I will ask when they present a social plan to me is, “Look, I don’t care if this joint is in Timbuktu. You just better know EXACTLY [...]