Archive for 'NYC' Category
Taking Bin Laden’s Side
Nick Kristoff, award winning jounalist from the New York Times has writtn a brilliant article on the proposed “Near Ground Zero Mosque”. The article an be found here – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/opinion/22kristof.html?_r=1#
Nine Eleven 9/11
I’ve almost never spoken about it. I certainly never spoke about it publicly. Personally, that day was a mile-marker. It marked the beginning of a massive spiral downward. My life hit it’s lowest point ever nearly a year and many substantial events later. I gave up – on myself and everybody else too… and I [...]
Singer in the Subway
Musicians in the subway are pretty common. I see them every day. Some are impressive, some not. Last night I was leaving the gym after an especially tiring workout. My legs felt like rubber and I just didn’t feel like going down into the hot subway right away – so I caught an uptown M104 [...]
Passing Judgment In The Subway
I write a lot about the subway. I spend a lot of time there. It can be a depressing place. It can be a fascinating place. The train was not full today. I left for work quite a bit later than usual and missed all the rush. I sat down in my favorite seat on [...]
Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect? MY ASS…
Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect… That’s the motto of the New York City Police Department—painted on the side of every squad car. Well I’ve got a different story to tell tonight about one of New York City’s most un-civil servants. I often leave work after seven which means I have to cross 42nd street at Lexington Avenue [...]
Thinking About Music and The Ghosts of Past, Present and Future
I’ve been thinking about music a lot lately—playing music. If you’ve seen my main site, www.socci.com then you probably know I started out my adult life as a musician. Indeed from the time I was eleven or twelve years old it became my life’s main mission. Somewhere along the way I got lost. I lost [...]
Information Technology – Under Water
I’ve yet to write anything here concerning the thing that consumes most of my time, IT. I can’t think of much that is more dry or uninteresting to talk about than IT, so I don’t. I love the challenge of it, all the little puzzles and the problem solving; it engages a huge part of my [...]
I GOT THE JOB!!!
I haven’t written about it, partly out of superstition, but I’ve been waiting over the past 10+ days to hear back from a potential employer regarding a possible job offer. Today they called and offered me the position and I’m absolutely thrilled. I’ve been out of the workforce for a while. Family illnesses, my Father’s [...]
First Manhattan Bike Ride of the Season
I went out for my first NYC bike ride of the season. I can’t store my bike in the hall or the basement; so it has to be parked inside my apartment – my 365 square foot piece of New York City heaven. My wife Kristin bought a wall mount bike rack that is now [...]
An Afternoon at the Fort Tryon Dog Run
Today was my first opportunity to get out of the house and welcome spring which has finally arrived in New York. Kristin and I took our two dogs, Thelma and Louise – two Jack Russell/Chihauhau mixes, up to Fort Tryon park which is about a 20 minute up-hill walk. The girls (that’s Thelma and Louise) [...]