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Missing Brooklyn

I’ve been missing Brooklyn this weekend in a serious way.
In looking at Brooklyn blogs tonight, I found this one, talking about Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where I worked. There’s a photo and a short blurb about a 70 year old man who loves BBG and loves Facebook. It then talks about BBG’s Facebook Group, which I [...]

दिस्कोवेरिएस!

I’m not sure why my Title is showing up in a foreign language. (Hindi, apparently.)
The funky title can’t rain on my parade though. I just had an exciting hour-and-a-half phone meeting with our web designer, who is bright and knowledgeable, and living in the St. Louis neighborhood I didn’t know existed (but that I’m head-over-heels [...]

Milk and Cookies

My friend Factor has kindly shared the following photo with me of another New York City cow. This one lives in Manhattan, not Brooklyn.

Clearly, I was incorrect in my assumption that MO would have one up on New York were cattle are concerned.
New York City has some darn fine cow (butts). I have cow pictures [...]

Grantsville, PA

Dad pulled in to Brooklyn just before 2 p.m., and after finding a parking space and exchanging a bear hug, we headed to La Bagel Delight for a sandwich.
Bellies full, and drizzly rainy grossness falling from the sky, we opted out of staying the night in New York, and opted in to packing the van to [...]

The Final Seventy-Two

I’m counting my time in Brooklyn down by the hours now.

At T-Minus 72 Hours…

I was touched by my coworker Kate’s toast to me during the office farewell party. We sipped Yellow Tail Shiraz and Merlot, and I was given more hugs, compliments, thanks, and well-wishes than I can count or than I deserve.

I moved the last [...]

The 'Staches

Zogsports 2009 Dodgeball
Bohb’s Kabobs (a.k.a. The ‘Staches)

Meet Bohb’s Kabobs. i.e. my dodgeball teammates and I. We like mustaches, and we like Bohb (seated, far left). Our official team name is Bohb’s Kabobs, though everyone in the league knows us as The ‘Staches.

I’m a big fan of Zogsports, which is a charity league (i.e. we play [...]

Exes, cows, and Almondine

Almondine
DUMBO, Brooklyn
Photo by smalltowngirl

Among Brooklyn’s most well-known eateries is Almondine, a patisserie in DUMBO known for it’s baguettes and pastries.
When the ex-boy called to see if I wanted to get together one last time before my move, it seemed like a good opportunity to check out Almondine.
(@andrearosen gets a mini-credit for unintentionally inspiring this trip [...]

The Golden Hour

I walked into the Metropolitan Ave. station to catch the G train at 4:05 a.m. after two Belgium beers, some delightful cheese, a cup of coffee, and great conversation.
In my pocket was a list of books, movies, and music to check out. On the opposite side of the platform, Marcus was catching the G back [...]

The I’ll Miss (or Not) List

It’s time to begin documenting the journey back to the big M.O.

I guess that it makes sense that I’d eventually make my way back to the place where I grew up. The difference between here and there are so fully complementary that it’s hard to quantify one place as better than the other.

What, [...]

Too Many Tears for Chinese New Year

I sat with Jeff on a park bench in Chinatown watching teenagers in t-shirts toss a football to one another. It was nearly fifty degrees today after weeks of temperatures that hovered around zero, so warm sunshine and the lunar new year brought a sense of lightness to the park around us.

My hope when he [...]

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