Category Archives: My Life

NYC Marathon 2009

Anyone who knows me is aware that Marathon Sunday is my absolute favorite day of the year to be in NYC.  The city is inevitably at its autumn peak, the weather seems to always cooperate, the residents seem to all come out to enjoy their city and the marathon creates a sense of excitement unrivaled...

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Brooklyn Sunset

I love autumn in NYC.  I really, REALLY love autumn in NYC.  I love everything about it – the gorgeous leaves, the crispness in the air, the smells, the way the whole city seems to just glow, everything.  I especially love the sunsets.  I shot this outside my window a few moments ago.  Stunning,...

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Stella

This has become Stella’s favorite spot in the whole apartment. Curled up on this chair, right in front of the A/C.

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Back Forty

The ongoing construction behind my apartment. It’s fascinating to see an old garment manufacturing facility turn into something else (presumably all office spaces) right before my eyes.  This isn’t the same neighborhood I moved into 7+ years ago.  Not at all.

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When the lights go out in the city

Or, at least when they burn out in my apartment.  My ceilings are very high, so changing a lightbulb requires bringing in the heavy artillery – the tall ladder.  From the scary, scary basement.  And I have to climb to the very top of the tall ladder to reach this fixture (which is original to...

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