I am in here.
New York City is, as I had thought it would be, busy being New York City. As the plane passed over Manhattan on its way to LGA, I could see even that its wound is healing: the WTC site, from the air, looks much less like the site of a disaster, and rather now the … Continue reading nyc
To NYC this morning for turkey days… but what to do before/after turkey has been consumed? Maybe I’ll go to the MMA and see my favorite tea cups. I haven’t visited them in over 20 years. They are Chinese, from the Sung dynasty (about 1100 or 1200). One has Rabbit’s Fur glaze, and one has … Continue reading morning travel
This is the kind of day that requires one to cough up a memory. It used to be that you could ask anyone that you met, “Where were you when Kennedy was shot?” And you would get an answer. It was the most common cultural milestone. Now, however, it is rarer and rarer — 40 … Continue reading Where I was when…
OK, I should know more about Brian Eno other than that he makes non-normal music (this is a good thing, by the way). Just got his Music for Airports, which rumor assures me is a classic. Tis an ambient set of music, chilly and slow, with a real piano coupled with electronic effects. It would … Continue reading music for airports
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