A blog about New York City, my books, and my cats. Mostly.
At first I thought there must have been more to it, like this is half a building, but then I saw that this roof line extends over three distinct buildings, and one is like a floor shorter. Did all three owners get together and say, “Let’s do something crazy with our roof lines?”
Someone posted this part of one of Obama’s weekly addresses on Echo:
“Because it represents real and dramatic change, it also represents a threat to the status quo in Washington. I know that the insurance industry won’t like the idea that they’ll have to bid competitively to continue offering Medicare coverage, but that’s how we’ll help preserve and protect Medicare and lower health care costs for American families. I know that banks and big student lenders won’t like the idea that we’re ending their huge taxpayer subsidies, but that’s how we’ll save taxpayers nearly $50 billion and make college more affordable. I know that oil and gas companies won’t like us ending nearly $30 billion in tax breaks, but that’s how we’ll help fund a renewable energy economy that will create new jobs and new industries. In other words, I know these steps won’t sit well with the special interests and lobbyists who are invested in the old way of doing business, and I know they’re gearing up for a fight as we speak. My message to them is this:
So am I.”
The picture is the lastest addition to my series: A Dress I Can’t Possess.
Which I believe I’ve mentioned. It just feels intrusive. People try to go on, acting normal, pretending like you’re not taking pictures, but they know you are. You know you are.
I took this last night at the birthday party my brother Douglas threw for his most wonderful wife Robin. Somehow it turned out black and white when I tried to correct the red eye.
At a certain point/almost immediately, I turned my camera-attention to the glasses on the table.
Jackie fixed my favorite shot of ME as best she could! Thank you, Jackie. She also made thumbnails of the rest, taken by Josh Karpf. Thank you, Josh! I like this shot because I’m smiling. I’m finally relaxed and starting to enjoy myself.
Thank God Josh Karpf didn’t. I’m waiting for someone to color correct my favorite one of ME, but in the meantime, here’s a long view shot of my standing room only crowd!! I have to apologize to my friends. More people showed up than I expected. Also, I have to apologize everywhere about the wine. At the end of the event I saw a ton of bottles of un-drunk wine and I couldn’t figure out why no one drank. Then I realized people may not have spotted the two cases of wine waiting for them. I opened a few bottles and figured people could open the rest for themselves, but I don’t think they realized there were cases of wine sitting there behind the table waiting to be opened. I’m such an idiot!
