Illustration
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Surviving Snowmageddon 2016
I’m from Minneapolis. “Wow, it’s cold there!” people chuckle with a wide-eyed expression and clearly no idea where that is. They’ve heard it’s cold. Its close to Canada – it’s not in Indiana. Minneapolis gets cold, and it gets snow. Sometimes lots of it. If you grew up in the ‘50s and ’60s, you remember…
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The Gallery Opening
A night in Chelsea with hundreds of art lovers (and those who came for the free wine) The Chelsea neighborhood in New York boasts many art galleries. The openings can be big events and are a fun way to see several in one evening, with wine, snacks and plenty of socializing. Many of the buildings…
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A Halal Christmas
Christmas in New York. My first one, and I would be alone, family would be in other parts of the country. But it’s New York – no one is ever alone. In preparation for the big day, I checked out places guaranteed to host a swarm of tourists and fellow New Yorkers where I…
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No Gifts, Please
I know I’ve said it before but dang, New Yorkers wait in lots of lines. If you move to New York with an attitude that your time is precious, you can give that up. Because it takes an hour just to get where you’re going where you will wait in a line for 20 minutes.…
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No Job…But Still Love NY
I haven’t written anything on here in two months. Embarrassed, ashamed, how can I call myself a writer? Anyway, I’m drinking a tequila as I’m writing this because I heard it’s very healthy. That, and it’s really tasty. Agave and stuff, supposed to kill bad bacteria. Unparalleled health benefits AND a slight buzz? Of course.…
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The NY subway: your evening’s entertainment
Early evening on the F train last week, a very cute and happy looking 20-something black man in a Hawaiian shirt was sitting alone taking selfies. Smile. Flash. Smirk smile with head tilt. Flash. Smile with teeth. Flash. He was leaning his head on the window, thus his phone was pointing at the darkened window…
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