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Tag Archives: New York
The Event at the Plaza Hotel
A few weeks ago, blogging friend Marinka invited me to attend this mommyblogger-type PR event that was going to happen in the Oak Room at the famous Plaza Hotel in New York. The event was a promotion for an international … Continue reading
The Top Ten New York Desserts, According to Me
Today, James Dobson of the Christian-oriented “Focus on the Family” will make a radio address attacking Barack Obama. The AP was already given an advance copy of the speech. In it, Dobson hammers Obama’s views of religion, and says the … Continue reading
What Would Sophia Do?
Is it being in New York, with all the tough-talking characters? Is it being on my own? Is it out of necessity? Whatever the reason, I seem to be growing some balls here in New York. I think I can … Continue reading
The Slummification of Kissena Boulevard
This is where I grew up and where my mother still lives. It may not look like much, but it is one of the nicer apartment buildings in my Queens neighborhood. My grandmother lived a few blocks away, in a … Continue reading
Posted in Life with My Parents, New York City
Tagged Flushing, Flushing Meadows, Kew Garden Hills, KISS, Kissena Boulevard, life, New York, New York City, Pelcorp, Queens, real estate, shopping areas
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The Two Sisters
After writing a post about me finding my fifth grade diary, someone told me about Cringe, a monthly reading series held at a Brooklyn bar. On the first Wednesday of each month, brave souls come forward and read aloud … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Life with Sophia, New York City
Tagged Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Little Odessa, New York, Russian food
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Off to Visit Mom
How many suitcases are we bringing to New York? (Remember, Sophia is coming with me. And she is a woman. A woman with a lot of shoes. A woman who isn’t sure what shoes to wear in the snow. … Continue reading
Los Angeles Times to New York City: Drop Dead
In a calllous show of one-upmanship, the Los Angeles Times contrasts bundled-up New Yorkers freezing their asses off with nubile young Angelenos in Santa Monica enjoying a carefree afternoon having lesbian sex with popular LA-produced “Rabbit” brand strap-on.
Posted in Los Angeles, New York City
Tagged cold, lesbians, Los Angeles, New York, Southland, weather
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Overheard in New York in December
“Have you seen The Tree in Rockefeller Center?” “Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?” “How much do you tip YOUR nanny?” “I hate all the tourists who come in from Ohio.” “My parents are taking me skiing in italy! … Continue reading
Dressing for the Cold (Before and After)
Neil Current Los Angeles Resident New York City, December 4th, 2006