I can't even remember the last time. Nothing big has happened, or rather lots of things have happened ( Read more... )

Power is back in at least some of lower Manhattan, which may reduce some of the tension, but things are kind of grim around here. Well, maybe people will stop being quite so grump-ish now that the marathon's been cancelled ( Read more... )

This vertigo thing is totally kicking my ass. I just sleep, sleep, go to work, and complain about being dizzy. I can't really get anything done. I am dizzy as I type this ( Read more... )

In addition to my latent parenting angst, an old & good & amazing friend died suddenly over the weekend. He had a heart attack. He always joked that he was going to die of an early heart attack because of his overflowing spleen (he was a crusader for justice and a man of integrity, but also a bit of a queen) and it turned out not to be a joke. We ( Read more... )

So, you all know I have a stupid job, right? It is kind of a fun job ( Read more... )

I have been thinking a lot about what I want to say about 9/11. I think  for people who've lived in NYC for a while (I've been here since 1982,
over half my life) and who grew up here it has a different flavor.

I wasn't physically affected by 9/11 the way some New Yorkers have been. I didn't see the planes hit in person (or even on TV) or get caught ( Read more... )

( Back from his adventures )

Well, it's better than it was, but it still hurts all the time--a throbbing pain ( Read more... )