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Category: Life in the City

  • A Clean Well-Lighted Place

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    While I wouldn’t say I have a full-blown phobia of sewage, I have spent an uncomfortable amount of time thinking about it. There are just so many of us! What happens to all the poop once we flush the toilet? This thought bubbles up regularly and sometimes I just can’t stop thinking about it. This…

  • Downtown Manhattan: Five Days Post Sandy

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    I ran over the bridge today and into downtown Manhattan. This is my usual running route, but my goodness are things ever different down there right now. I did a 10 mile run and stopped along the way to take some pictures. These aren’t the best pictures as I was using my phone, but they…

  • New Jersey: Morgan Marina, Lacey Township, and Barnegat Bay.

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    Hurricane Sandy blasted New Jersey. I feel terrible for the coast. My parents will be without power for a while, but that’s nothing compared to what many people along the coast are dealing with today. Anyway, here are a few pictures we took while down there. This is Morgan Marina right off the Garden State…

  • Hurricane Sandy. Pictures.

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    We had to evacuate our building in Williamsburg due to flooding. We live in Zone A. The irony here is that we’re now in South Jersey, right by the shore, which is supposed to get nailed in a few hours. I love storms. My mom feels the same way. So at 11:15 AM, 45 minutes…

  • City Kid Calls 87 Percent Of Americans “Crazy”

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    Twice a week Emory, Elliot and I head into the city for classes at Chelsea Piers. It’s the only time we drive, except for when we visit grandma and grandpa. Elliot hates driving and has since the day he was born. He screams uncontrollably. It’s gotten better. But he still has a limit, and a lot…

  • Elliot’s First Yankee Game (Em’s too!)

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    You know how at big events they have people walking around, taking your picture and handing you a card telling you to go online and buy said picture later? Yes? No? Well, that happened a lot at the baseball game. Sadly, I can’t find a record of the shots they took of all of us.…

  • The Brooklyn Half (and a request).

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    I ran the Brooklyn half last weekend. I really had no business running it. I was injured from running two races the weekend before. But I’m stubborn. Most runners are. So, I ran it. And I loved it. I’m proud of myself for finishing at all. Due to injury, I was betting against myself. And…

  • P.S. B.S.

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    My son is four. He’ll be attending kindergarten in the fall. That’s crazy and awesome and strange. It’s true what they say that time flies. I can’t believe he’ll be 5 in August. In New York City, the public school thing is brutal. I am sure you’ve heard it all before, so I won’t bore…

  • Floating In Brooklyn

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  • A Cake That Says…

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    CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST PROSTITUTE! My friend Mikal came up with that one. For what occasion would one use this cake? A Sweet Sixteen birthday party? A cake for your son (or gay daughter!) celebrating the loss of his virginity (or your gay daughter’s!) after paying a prostitute to sleep with him (or your gay…