three on thursday
What goes up must come down
Spinning wheel got to go 'round
Talking 'bout your troubles it's a crying sin
Ride a painted pony let the Spinning wheel spin
Someone is waiting just for you
Spinning wheel, Spinning true
Drop all your troubles by the riverside
Catch a painted pony on the spinning wheel ride
props to David Clayton Thomas
water tower wednesday
a foggy day
in
New York town
flags flying
the Empire State Building
standing tall
satellite dishes
stairs
roof tops
and
a
water tower!!!
toonsday - when ... and where ...
Apologies!
I posted the wrong toon
THIS
is the new one
oy,
see what happens
when I don't wake up on time/over sleep
(is it really possible to oversleep?)
hurry rush make mistakes
sorry
monday monologue - a penny for your thoughts
I spent
most of weekend
schlepping an umbrella
which
thankfully
I never needed
Nevertheless
the
Green Flea
Green Flea
was under populated
as the predicted rain
kept many vendors away
We didnt walk
again
again
Toonman walked by himself
when I was off
beautifying™
Saturday
Sunday
I read
he watched football
he watched football
We lead such an exciting life
Anyway
the point
as
always
made
long-windedly
is
I was thinking
what can I post about
what can I post about
into my head
popped
the expression
popped
the expression
'a penny for your thoughts'
who may be my favorite sculptor evah
populated
a small park
along the river
waaaay downtown
with some greedy bankers
and
lowly but hard workers
Officially
I believe its called
Nelson Rockefeller Park
after the billionaire and late Governor of New York
but the
'locals'
call it
See
it all goes back
to
paying for thoughts
and
a topic/photo to share!
Thanks for visiting its always appreciated!
waiting patiently
Oh
I was sure
we were going to get up
and
go
but
she's got
that thing
in her hands
again
so
I guess
we're just gonna
hang here
might
as well lay
down
overcast
the skies
and
my heart
are
heavy
this day
silly
maybe
but
today
at 1 p.m. EDT
the last network televised episode of
will air.
41 years
of
new episodes daily
except
for major holidays
when they re-ran some episode that maybe sort of or not tied into what the current storyline was
a show
that was once great
it
dealt with social issues
as well as the
soapy absurd
but
suffered in recent years
due to the arrogance
of the not so brilliant head of something or other
at
ABCDisney
a man, Brian Frons, who
decided
perhaps as soon as he got the job
that no one wanted to watch soaps.
Whatever.
I am sad
I wont come home
after a long day dealing with reality
to an escape
albeit for only 45 minutes
(without commercials, that's what the Fast Forward button is for)
it was something
I counted
on to let me
forget
whatever
upset
or
bugged me.
Pine Valley with all its wacky citizens:
"The Great and the Least,
The Rich and The Poor,
The Weak and The Strong,
In Sickness and in Health,
In Joy and Sorrow
In Tragedy and Triumph
You are
ALL MY CHILDREN"
thank you
Agnes Nixon
for some of the
best
silliest
out there
soapy
characters and story lines
evah.
three on thursday
I thought
maybe
this guy
needed
to exhibit a bit more energy
if
he was
going
to get
business away from his two competitors
... wait ...
upon
further
investigation
I discovered
they're all
hawking
for the same
rental/tour group
talk about
cornering
the
market
monday monologue
Weekend walks
(and accompanying photo ops)
pre-empted
by
major restorative post Los Angeles weekend beautification™
Saturday
By football
Sunday
(and Saturday to be fair honest and a be-ach)
thus
goes
the weekdend
days of our lives
until
whenever
the 'season' ends
no
I dont really care when it is
Yes
I really
dont
care
about
football
So here's what I did
since as we all know
its always about
me
When I got off the bus on the Eastside early Saturday morning
I hoped when my
massage at exhale
on 77th and Madison
on 77th and Madison
was
done
I could get back across town
done
I could get back across town
HA
Traffic
intense
bumper to bumper
traffic
(due to a parade down Fifth Avenue)
on
Madison
crawled uptown
I had missed the crosstown bus by seconds
so
when this normal looking woman
suggested
we share the cost of a cab 'crosstown
I said sure
As the cab crept up Madison it was turned away from every major crosstown street
until we got to 96th St
where we were forced to go right to Park
and
back
around
to come across 97th St!
If you drive in this city you know this was just insane
Meanwhile
my companion
is in pain
her back is out
she was on the way to her doctor
on the Westside
when
she
missed the bus
every bounce, every bump
every stop, every start
every stop, every start
made her cry out
In between
she heckled the cab driver's lack of aggressiveness
and
filled me in on her overall deteriorating health
I was just as relieved as she
when we got to
Columbus and 80th St
and
she got out
sort of crab-walking
I was going
to say no to her
when she handed me half the fare
but
decided to save the random act of kindness for another day
The rest of the weekend pales
in comparison
so
I leave you
with this photo
Its the peeling wrought iron window guard outside our front window
often
when I've indulged in adult substances
I take out the macro lens
this
was actually taken
with
my fairly new
28-300mm 1:3:5-5.6 lens
(I have no idea what those numbers mean after the mm and dont care)
camera was set on Program
because
I like that setting
flea market finds
a little dust off
some
clever
electricianing™
(I just made that word up: copyright!)
you've got
a lamp for the den
or
maybe
the bedroom
I'll let you think about it
I
covet
this box
its fabulous
alas
no where to keep it
its not tall
enough
for an end table
too tall
for a foot stool
Chipso,
I never heard of this,
which
in itself
is amazing
once
for a long time
I
worked
on Mad Ave
and
I am old
waiting patiently
this is Sadie,
she turned six this past week.
she keeps
my friends F and S
from missing
their
two
semi adult children
one of which is graduating law school this May
the
other
is a talented musician and film/video editor.
finally! los angeles recappage
After the long weekend away and return to a busy office
I've gotten my photos together to share.
I know you cant contain your excitement.
Go ahead, hit the loo, get some coffee, tea.
A comfy chair
and
away we go!
I flew out later than I usually like to travel
but
had upgraded to
Even More Room on jetBlue
which comes with the perk of
Even More Speed
supposedly
this gets you on a shorter faster security check in.
However,
someone
forgot
to tell the TSA
- wait, is it the TSA?-
Whoever runs the airport security clearly didnt get the memo
There were perhaps
two dozen people
waiting for body
scans
Every suitcase,
every one of those silly little bins
was put in and out of the scanners at least 3 times,
there were several
'please step over here'
requests
and
then its my turn
I said:
'I'd like two 8x10 and 6 wallet sized prints, please'
No reaction.
After the body scan a female TSA
(I've decided it is the TSA)
agent asked
'Ma'am, may I see your arm?"
I gracefully extend my left arm,
she looks at my watch and says thank you.
I think if she had just asked for the time
Once through security I had about 90 minutes before boarding.
I grabbed a sandwich and a bagel,
one cannot have too many carbs is my theory,
and went to wait for the boarding call.
It was an uneventful flight.
The flight attendant up front was called Amber and she was indeed a gem.
Having someone pleasant and funny
- when she announced we had to put away our electronic toys
she started listing the brands
paused
and made this sort of inclusive arm gesture
saying
'anything the glows' -
made the 4 hours and 45 minutes fly by.
Landing in L.A.
the mother of my god-daughter,
someone I hadnt seen in a
really really long time
so
of course
we spent the entire ride to lunch,
all of lunch
and then the rest of the afternoon
catching up.
She and her husband 'S' have a fabulous house in 'the Valley' with a patio and pool
If I ever in another life live in L.A.
that is how I want to live.
Friday we decided to go to
I am not a museum person.
Its not
that
I am uncultured
its that it takes me back to my school days
and
mandatory art museum visits
however
The Getty
is like
Versailles
out shine
the
sculptures
although
some
really
were
fun
some
really
were
fun
I was in awe
amazing blocks of travertine
riddled
with fossils
Meier's design
made me imagine
Yul Brenner's commanding the Jews to schlep stones for the pyramids.
There was a
Walker Evans photo exhibit on Cuba.
it made me miss
The Aunt
who as a pre-teen had traveled there with her parents
and saw
Cugat at a nightclub
a story she told many times.
amazing blocks of travertine
riddled
with fossils
Meier's design
made me imagine
Yul Brenner's commanding the Jews to schlep stones for the pyramids.
There was a
Walker Evans photo exhibit on Cuba.
it made me miss
The Aunt
who as a pre-teen had traveled there with her parents
and saw
Cugat at a nightclub
a story she told many times.
I was told not to take photos of art
I dont think Art noticed
But back to The Getty ..
we opted
not to have lunch there
tho many do
they picnic,
they nap,
they dine in
charming patio/terrace
cafes.
not to have lunch there
tho many do
they picnic,
they nap,
they dine in
charming patio/terrace
cafes.
We headed to Little Tokyo
having a fabulous lunch of curry
followed by
That evening we had dinner on the patio,
dining a fresco was a delight after all the rain back in NYC
a balmy late summer evening
with
good friends and good food
cant be beat.
dining a fresco was a delight after all the rain back in NYC
a balmy late summer evening
with
good friends and good food
cant be beat.
Saturday we decided to take it easy.
S went running
and
we were to meet him for breakfast.
S went running
and
we were to meet him for breakfast.
On the way
the skies were bright blue
with little puffs of white clouds
so
it was very odd to hear
thunder
really really
loud
thunder.
As we pulled into the parking lot
the skies opened up.
It poured for the hour we were there
the skies were bright blue
with little puffs of white clouds
so
it was very odd to hear
thunder
really really
loud
thunder.
As we pulled into the parking lot
the skies opened up.
It poured for the hour we were there
when it let up
we were entertained
by a meter maid tagging cars across the street
we were entertained
by a meter maid tagging cars across the street
no one can say Angelinos dont have a sense of humor
S's family was in show business
when his mother was no longer able to live alone
care center which has several levels of living facilities.
Photos are not permitted indoors
but
I was allowed to take photos of the property
its an amazing place.
F is very involved as a volunteer,
she knows everyone,
everyone loves her.
I can totally understand why.
a very youthful
Roddy McDowell
tends a pool
Roddy McDowell
tends a pool
this herd of topiary cattle
makes everyone smile
makes everyone smile
When we got home
S and I spent some time floating in the pool
relaxing
S and I spent some time floating in the pool
relaxing
That evening F and S hosted a dinner party for me.
Friends I hadnt seen in over 20 years,
I dont understand how they've aged while I have not
- are you laughing? -
we dined indoors
the rain made the already cool
- its the desert you know -
evening even cooler.
We ate
we drank
we talked
and
after the company left
amid a lot of laughter
we cleaned up before retiring for the night.
Friends I hadnt seen in over 20 years,
I dont understand how they've aged while I have not
- are you laughing? -
we dined indoors
the rain made the already cool
- its the desert you know -
evening even cooler.
We ate
we drank
we talked
and
after the company left
amid a lot of laughter
we cleaned up before retiring for the night.
Sunday I was heading home,
since it was Sept 11
there was bound to be heightened security
even longer waits to get through scanners
F took me to the airport extra early.
There was no additional security
or
long lines
I got to spend 2+ hrs waiting to board my 5.5 hr flight home.
I hoped to watch NetFlix on my iPad
using LAX's
'free public WiFi'
except
it wasnt working.
Flight home was uneventful.
I slept most of the way thanks to my pal Xanax.
The End.
I think this might be the longest post ever ... stretch a bit you'll be fine!
since it was Sept 11
there was bound to be heightened security
even longer waits to get through scanners
F took me to the airport extra early.
There was no additional security
or
long lines
I got to spend 2+ hrs waiting to board my 5.5 hr flight home.
I hoped to watch NetFlix on my iPad
using LAX's
'free public WiFi'
except
it wasnt working.
Flight home was uneventful.
I slept most of the way thanks to my pal Xanax.
The End.
I think this might be the longest post ever ... stretch a bit you'll be fine!
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