Monthly Archives: February 2011

Could this be any tinier of a good deed? Maybe not. But it’s something that bugs me. I was on a long-distance bus — they would cal it a luxury liner, but that’s their opinion — and it was a … Continue reading →

I had a meeting today in a section of town I’m not very familiar with. New York has been walloped with snow this winter, but today it was an anomaly: sunny and 60 degrees. I checked my directions and was … Continue reading →

My back was killing me. Standing in the bookstore for 8 1/2 hours usually doesn’t take too much of a toll, I’m happy to say, but today, for some reason, Ow. So I couldn’t wait to get home. I suited … Continue reading →

I went to the gift shop in my favorite local museum the other day and found that my membership had just expired. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my credit card with me, so couldn’t re-up on the spot. Dang. Now a … Continue reading →

From “The Gothamist” today… After developing a loyal following on the Upper East Side over the past three years, Paty’s Taco Truck was forced out of its usual spot last November because of a food truck ticket blitz. But the … Continue reading →

I was livid. So livid that I wanted to sign the petition I heard was going around. Signing a petition is a great Good Deed, because it means you’re really standing up for something you believe in. Literally putting your … Continue reading →

Somehow I got in my head recently a picture of the old-fashioned valentines that came in a cellophane package that we got as kids. You gave them out at school to your classmates mostly. You could give them to your … Continue reading →

This place bugs me. But I actually wanted something I knew this store carried, so I headed over and was met by the usual BIG SALE signs, including, this time, “Lost our lease.” What bugs me about it is that … Continue reading →