2013 in Review; The Year of the Snake
What a year! Some years seem to come and go with with nothing more than another candle on the cake ; maybe it is middle age, maybe it is the comfort of two kids, a dog and a 30-year mortgage, or maybe...
View ArticleDay 118: Taxi!
Anyone who has visited NYC recently will know that many taxi drivers are of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage. Ethnic groups gravitating toward specific jobs and industries is a common pattern...
View ArticleDay 121: Bocce in the Park
Located behind the main branch of the New York Public Library, Bryant Park was once barren, a drug-filled wasteland (don’t ask me how I know, I just do) of questionable value, but today it is a vibrant...
View ArticleDay 124: Chelsea Market
Sunday, last morning in NYC, afternoon flight to Boise, Idaho via Salt Lake City. Time to meet my granddaughter, but first, a trip to the Chelsea market to look for another pair of vintage eyeglass...
View ArticleDay 246: Every Day is Laundry Day
Apartments in China can be small and appliances such as clothes dryers rare, so it is quite common to see clothing hanging outside to dry. In fact, I had to argue with our Ayi when we first got here...
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