Child and I went to NYC yesterday.

Because we could.  Because it was Tuesday.  Because he didnt have school and it was a beautiful day.  Because soon he'll be in school during the day and I won't be able to do stuff like that.

But mostly because we could.

We took the train in.  The ride on the West Side of the Hudson River is probably one of the most ( Read more... )

I heard the news today, oh boy..." -- Beatles, A Day In the Life

Its been over a week since an earthquake struck Haiti.  The dead number in the hundreds of thousands.  News coverage has turned from the need for assistance....to how relief agencies are bungling that assistance.

After another particularly depressing story, the NPR announcer came on ( Read more... )