Posts Tagged ‘queens’
Make me donate to libraries!
Home for books! So, I'm carrying this over from LiveJournal, though I'm sure it's spreading all over the universe. Consider this a kind of sponsorship, the way people sponsor walkers when they hoof it for a good cause. Only neither one of us actually has to do anything — you just have to comment, I…
Read MoreTrain Pie!
Train Pie! So last night, Rose had a birthday. And she had a gathering of friends – slash – party – slash – jaunt out to deepest Queens to the most amazing spa place in the world. But before that, there was pie. A whole group of us got together at Grand Central Terminal for…
Read MoreShave and a haircut, too hot
Arrr, she is a fine tradition we have here in Jackson Heights: The cutting of the hair of the dog. Just in time for the temps to hit 100, Ciara got herself all shaved off on Friday after almost a year without a groom. (I know, I know, but it's more than I pay for…
Read MoreA momentary pause between centuries
For a moment, I was back in the 19th Century. Just sitting at the computer, checking mail, this morning. No traffic sounds, no people sounds, just a nice quiet Queens morning. (For those who don't visit Queens, I promise, it happens.) And then … the distinct sound of clop-clop, clop-clop. A pleasant, easy sound ……
Read MoreTrial by jury
Queenscourthouse I watch a lot of "Law & Order" — or, at least, at one time I did. It got repetitive, and after 10 years watching a show, it got a little old. I also got myself a paralegal degree when I was certain I would never get a full-time job with a magazine. And…
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