It was so foggy. How foggy was it? It was so foggy the ducks were bumping into the piers. You couldn’t see the tugboats and barges just beyond the end of the piers, much less the coast of New Jersey across the Hudson. JAM wanted to take pictures in the fog, so we bundled... Continue Reading →
Stardust
For those of you who are planning to visit New York City, we have found a touristy thing we think you will enjoy. Near Times Square sits a diner that looks like a movie set from Happy Days. It’s the Stardust Diner. There are two ways to spot it. One, it looks like something from... Continue Reading →
Once Upon a Springtime
The Snow Queen has locked Dagny, the flower breathing dragon in the dungeon and trapped Princess Spring in her quarters to rule all four seasons. Sir, Dillon, the knight in shining armor, riding his trusty green steed comes, to the rescue to release Dagny and melt the snow so Spring Princess can rule her season.... Continue Reading →
The Buzz About Bansky
Everyone is talking about it, Bansky has been back in town. His most prolific contributions in NYC since 2013, it seems to have everyone watching for the next appearance. Evidence of Bansky is hard to come by, finding it is like finding the golden Easter Egg at the local picnic. Recently presenting in grand style... Continue Reading →
For What It’s Worth
There’s something happening here... What it is ain’t exactly clear. It’s time we stopped, children What’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down. Battle lines being drawn. Young people speaking their minds, Getting so much resistance from behind. A thousand people in the street... Singing songs and carrying signs, Mostly saying “Hooray for... Continue Reading →
Spring Arrives?
Wednesday was the first day of spring, but Old Man Winter was not leaving without a fight! Winter claimed the day, bringing our 4th Nor’easter, and dictated that we would spend the 1st day of spring watching the world from our window. Today the sun arrived and brought with her spring winds. So, we... Continue Reading →
The Pride of a Guardian Angel
We had been looking forward to Friday for quite some time, a women's basketball game between Columbia University and Dartmouth College, an Ivy League matchup. As the day arrived, a Nor’easter blew in and and shut down the town and the basketball game. My thoughts? I figured there must be a Slagle in town. There... Continue Reading →
Should We Stay or Should We Go?
Tip: We need to get ready to go. JAM: What? Go where? Tip: You know, our plan was to just be here for a year. JAM: Yeah, I know Tip: The year is up. JAM: Yeah, well. Tip: We should be getting ready to go back to Texas. Are you ready to get packed up... Continue Reading →
Dragons and Dogs – 从唐人街新年快乐
Celebrating Dragons and Dogs
The Skinny on Slenders
Nothing in New York City is accomplished without much debate. Whether it is rent control, garbage pickup, halting the subways to perform maintenance or changing the skyline, New Yorkers have a lot to say on the subject. Lately I have been interested in the discussion on “skinnies”, or more properly, Super Slenders. It isn’t that... Continue Reading →