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Tag Archives: nyc
Seizures
As the subway doors unlatch, someone shoves me in the back, hard. This is more than the usual L train jostle. It is especially aggressive even for the Union Square stop, where the “I’m ignoring your humanity to make my … Read on! —->
Posted in NYC, Pointless Nostalgia
Tagged Drunks, epilepsy, l train, nyc, union square
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Respect the Baritone
I live in a Bus Neighborhood. All subway lines are too far away to make walking an option, so if you want to get anywhere and you don’t want the trip to last 3 hours, the bus is mandatory. The … Read on! —->
Baby’s First Brooklyn Moment
On Sunday morning, me and the family took a brief trip into Greenpoint to pick up some gardening supplies and to stroll. I lived in Greenpoint for six pre-kid years and I still love it there, though I don’t find … Read on! —->
Posted in NYC, Parental Guidance
Tagged brooklyn, greenpoint, hipsters, kickball, nyc, nyc queens, parenting, williamsburg
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The Style Dad Council
I’ve been working out for a couple of months, with a consistency and determination I haven’t shown in many moons. I’ve also been trying to eat better, or at least not eat such enormous portions of things. My problem has … Read on! —->
Posted in Parental Guidance
Tagged mommy bloggers, nyc, parenting, style dads, tyrannical kids
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Christmas Minus 10
At Christmastime 2001, I’d been out of work for over a year. When I was first laid off, I got a number of interviews. I even turned down a job offer for a position that sounded painfully uninteresting, foolishly thinking … Read on! —->
Posted in Pointless Nostalgia, Seasonal Fare
Tagged chinatown, christmas, manhattan, nyc, unemployment
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Ethnic Envy and the Case of the Misidentified Holiday Decoration
This weekend, my daughter presented me with two questions I wasn’t sure how to answer. The first came during a trip to a diner, after I insisted we wrap up the uneaten portion of her meal to bring home. “My … Read on! —->
Posted in Parental Guidance, Seasonal Fare
Tagged christmas, ethnic envy, hannukkah, ireland, nyc, queens
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If You See Something
Earlier this year, on one of the first nice weekends of the spring, me and my family decided to venture out of the house so we would hopefully no longer be tempted to murder one another. It was that kind … Read on! —->
Documenting the Unworthy
Yesterday, while walking up Sixth Avenue near 8th Street, I chanced upon a specimen I thought had been left behind in the 1990s: Summer Homeless. It was a girl who appeared to be in her early 20s, with crunchy hair, … Read on! —->
The Return of the Fashion Ninjas!
About a month ago, I wrote about seeing a young lady in the 14th Street subway tunnel between the L and the 1-2-3, who wore a t-shirt with a fashionistia/fascist slogan: THOSE WHO SACRIFICE BEAUTY FOR EFFICIENCY GET WHAT THEY … Read on! —->
Beauty Knows No Pain
Part of my morning commute usually involves trekking through the tunnel between the Sixth Avenue L train station and the 14th Street 1-2-3 station. It’s like a supercollider powered by anger, all the individual particles seeing just how fast they … Read on! —->