A Tree Grows in Jackson Heights

Perhaps no one else but myself cares about this, but Bette, the tree planted in December, 2007 outside my window as an early holiday present (okay, it was actually part of the million tree plan initiated in NYC by Mayor Bloomberg and Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project) deserves an update. Here, the before, middle…

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Ya spins the wheel, ya takes your chances

The view from a broad So, Las Vegas was Las Vegas. Or, as the hipsters and kids say, Vegas was Vegas. We went to treat Mom to a Bette Midler show — she's been the fan of fans for decades, and when my brother and I were in elementary school she yanked us out one…

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The tree fairy!

At this time of year, everyone's thinking about what might get left under their tree. Me, I actually got a tree! Well, me and the rest of the Jackson Heights neighborhood. I heard this tremendous drilling sound outside this morning while getting ready for work and discovered they were digging up the sidewalk. Who knows…

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