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I’ve been walking the same four blocks every day for more than a week in order to describe them for this proposal I’m writing.  This is all for what is going to amount to four paragraphs probably!  But they will be my favorite four paragraphs I’ve ever written.  I’m trying to do something I’ve always wanted to do, which is show New York City through my crazy-colored-glasses.

Everyone is understandably talking about Neda Agha Sultan, the Iranian woman who was shot to death during the recent protests, but Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a former vice president of Iran, who was on the Daily Show on Monday night, really got to me.  He was just so sweet and dignified and generous of spirit, and his son … actually I’m reading his bio and he says he has three daughters. Maybe that was a son-in-law?

Anyway, Mohammad Ali Abtahi was arrested on June 16th.  If you see the interview he’s just so gentle and manages to remain poised and kind while Jason Jones does his Jason Jones/Daily Show thing.  It’s horrible to think that someone so gentle has been arrested and, as someone said, based on the arrests during the last large protest in Iran, things do not go well for people who are arrested during protests in Iran.

And one bird.  I’m describing something for this proposal I’m working on and I’d like to identify at least a few of these plants.  I can’t believe how few growing things I can name.  Dogwoods and gingkos, that’s about it. I even think that some of these are the same type of plant over and over. Thank you in advance!

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And this bird.

It’s been out there ignored for so long it has sprouted plant life.

My book presentation that was originally scheduled for this Sunday, June 28, had to be rescheduled for Sunday, September 27, due to an emergency re-wiring of the theatre where the presentation will take place.

I hope people can make the new date!

Meanwhile it’s Monday.

I think I might go to a Mozart Requiem sing at St. Luke’s tonight.

Oh!  That reminds me, they are shooting a movie called Date Night on Hudson Street near me tonight.  I just googled it, it stars Steve Carell and Tina Fey.  I love them!!  We’ll see if I make it to the Requiem.