Tuesday, September 28, 2010

OK, so I have done the Cloisters

But somehow I always have missed seeing her. Didn't shoot the identifier info, but isn't she wonderful.
She looks like she belongs in a book by Jane Austen, doesn't she?
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Monday, September 20, 2010

I have VISITORS

And I have been doing this:

and many versions of this:


Till I felt like doing THIS:
But I didn't. Folks, we are walking our legs off and sometimes we just have to sit and stare at the views. A long list of where we have been and where we have EATEN!!! is coming, and different versions of what you can see here. Because some of us are better about blogging daily than others.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

New York Voted today -- Sort of

I went to vote today and I was absolutely embarrassed about the state of voting in New York City..   Going to the polls I had to wade through about 10 people who were trying to shove campaign literature into my hands.  If I had not made up my mind, what was I doing there was the big question, but not to them.  so I found the "table" for my precinct and was told to sit down to have the ballot explained to me.  Ballot was awful, rows of names grouped vaguely into groups but you really had to look to see who went with which office.

That, however was the least of the problems,   I was sent to a table with wings so that in theory no one could see what I was doing. I was instructed to mark the circles very darkly with a pen.  I did that.   The ballot was about 8 inches by 16 inches, not a tiny thing, and once the marks were made they were visible as I looked around for what to DO with the ballot.  I finally walked back to the table and saw the same woman who sent me to someone else, all the while I was trailing a totally visible ballot.

The next woman had a file folder into which she inserted my ballot after perusing it to be sure I had filled the dots in dark enough... so much for private ballots.  Then we went on a walk to another part of the building where there was a scanning station.  Only one for at least 4 voting precincts!  I got to flap my ballot around again but at 1 pm I was the 202nd voter, so not much was going on.  If there had been a lot of people voting this process would have taken at least an hour.   Then I get to feed the ballot into a scanner and stand there to wait to see if it had been accepted.

This was, without question, the DUMBEST thing I have ever participated in. Something has to be done -- if this is the wave of the future we are doomed.  No voting of consequence could take place with this process. OK,  rant over, we shall see if this is going to continue to the "real" election since this was a primary.  Anyone want to place a bet?  I think we are stuck til after the November election no matter how stupid this is.

Normal Sunset behind the GWB

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Monday, September 13, 2010

Tabla



When I get to Madison Square Park I usually go to the Shake Shack.  But the other day I sprang for Tabla. It was a real treat.  This place always amazes me because somehow I forget how good it is between visits.  I LOVE Tabla.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Cloisters



I went to The Cloisters last week and took a million pictures (more or less).  Most of them were design focused and I am posting a half million of them over on the photo blog because I don't want to lose track of them.  I had never really looked this way before at The Cloisters and I love it even  more now.  I think it is partly because it is just up the hill from me that has made me sort of ignore it, but not any more.  I won't bother you here with the million pics, but if you want to see them take a look at the photo blog.  I am going to do them one a day, so they will be entertaining over there for a while.

As for the bench .. they are scattered throughout the museum and are such a perfect fit for the place that I can't resist them.  
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September 11, 2010

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Friday, September 10, 2010

Etaly Humor



This was the only picture I could take that showed anything of the interior of Eataly, but it does give you an idea of the "flavor" of the place.  Any other picture would just have been wall to wall people.
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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Eataly Opened in Manhattan this weekend


This was the line to get into Eataly on Saturday. I went in for a bit when there was NO line outside but the lines for food inside were HUGE already . I can't imagine what it was like in there with all these people. Is it worth the hype? I think so. There were a lot of brands of food I haven't seen elsewhere here, the food being served looked great and Mario rarely disappoints so I will bet it tasted as good as it looked. However, my next trip is going to be in the middle of the afternoon in the middle of the week. At least until the new wears off.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Look!!!!!


A public toilet on the streets of New York near Madison Square Park. Who Knew????
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