This is the oldest lion head in NYC, up on a wall in the secret association. It weighs about three times as much as the new heads, which are mostly paper and epoxy. The old ones were steel wire, lots … Continue reading
The walk in to work was damn near paradisal. It’s sunny and about 45. Hoody weather. Bounce-in-your-step brightness, the mind filled with the hope and excitement of somehow still being alive. By the way, The Perfect Hoody is so named … Continue reading
Unconscious in a timely manner last night, and up with plenty of time to be fairly alert for a staff meeting. This time I was just an attendee, but I actually paid attention to everything that was presented. What a … Continue reading
One tricky thing is when you’re given a project to manage that you don’t particularly believe in. All of the minutia of project management– the record keeping, the ticket items, the milestones and assignments, the check-ins and the monitoring– it all becomes … Continue reading
02/12/13 In my dream last night, I was leaving a giant supermarket, alone, and I watched a woman in front of me dig into her purse and drop something on the ground as she walked ahead. I went to where … Continue reading
We had a snowstorm on Friday, 2/8/13, and it was great. I stayed in, listening to the plows run up and down my hill, clanking and scraping, their chained wheels grinding and chunking. Few things relax me as much. The … Continue reading
The fire marshal called a couple hours later and explained that he couldn’t make it that night but was hoping to come “have a look” on Sunday morning, if that was possible. I said it was and he said until … Continue reading
So I stood at the sliding glass window that used to open to a balcony that, while nice, was in fact filled with stuff that shouldn’t have been out there. Prior to Friday, there were pots of dead plants there, … Continue reading
Minor major stress fest this morning, taking care of business for you guys now.
A long stretch there, so thanks for bearing with. I’m back on the usual routine now. I hope I didn’t lose too many of you. I’ll catch you up slowly, but first something of priority. I had a talk I … Continue reading
