Stacy Horn

I was out all day yesterday at Mt. Sinai, where they’re tracking the health of the WTC workers and volunteers. On the way there I got a few pictures of the parade.  (Below.)  Later today I hope to post a bunch of “Dresses I Cannot Possess” pictures.  I walked to Mt. Sinai on Madison, which hits a significant pocket of “Dresses I Cannot Possess” territory.

These boys were heading over to line up for their parade march.  So young.

These girls, who look even younger, were warming up by yelling out one of those marching call and response things they do.

And this is looking up Fifth Avenue.  One guy started complaining to me about how few people were watching the parade.  “The whole city comes out for the Gay Pride Parade!”  I agreed with him, but said it was still nice that the whole city game out for the Gay Pride Parade.  He said that wasn’t what he meant, and I believed him.  He changed his example to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

I can remember a couple of years, after 9/11, when the City made a bigger deal about Veteran’s Day, otherwise it’s usually the saddest, most ignored holiday of the year. Is holiday the right word?  It can’t be.

I was just looking at the website for the New York City Vietnam Memorial, a very well designed memorial in my opinion.  You can click on the different sections online.  Here, just look at one.

My feelings about war are complex, but could probably be summed up with: I wish when armies were deployed they were sent to places like Darfur, and not Iraq.

How does it look?  Thank you my handy (handsome) friend, you know who you are.

It’s Monday, back to work, although when you work at home the days kinda blend together and weekends don’t carry the same punch.  What am I working on this week?  Oh!  A meeting about marketing at my publisher later this week!  Love these.  They stoke those fires of hope.  Maybe this book will be the one.  

These guys were in front of Balducci’s the other day. I don’t know breed they are, but they were adorable and three of an adorable thing is cause to stop and take a picture.  Now I want three dogs.

I bought three plants, and three pretty pots to put them in to get ready for the shelf my friend is going to put up for me tomorrow.  I put them on a high shelf so Buddy can’t reach them, except they look really great there!  

So what do I do?  Get three more plants? Except, maybe these plants won’t get enough light there?  They’re in the middle, on the top shelf. I don’t think this picture is conveying how good they look there.  The issue is light.  And $$$.