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PROGRAMMING NOTE from the Author and Archivist


So obviously I just stopped blogging on this platform. I'll get back to it eventually. Or not. I'm taking a break from all social media. It seemed necessary for my mental health.

The last few years have been busy and … challenging:

- 2015 Happened.
- 2016 Let's call it The Lost Year. (Obviously words failed me.)
- 2017 about broke me. Literally. Mentally.
- 2018 was ridiculous, proving 2017 was just a warm up. (Good thing I was already broken so it couldn't hurt as much.#2018TrashCanFire I thought things were going okay, but maybe not?)

- 2019 was such a blur. I know there were highlights, but then stuff happened and carried into the next year...

- And then in March#2020 really took a turn. Who can even categorize 2020? Do we dare?


I kinda want a do-over of some of the last few years. But life doesn’t work that way.


So for now, I'm hunkering down. Regrouping. Trying to stay safe and sort some stuff out.


Stay safe everyone. Stay well.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Views on a Birthday

I recently spent my natal day wandering around New York with a dear friend Jane. It was blustery, frigid, and snow covered, but it was good to go

over the river
and through the woods
to spend time on Jane Street with Jane.
We ate, talked, and wandered over and up to the new High Line Park, with its view of the Hudson River and various New York landmarks.
Winter in the park Winter graffiti
If only it were warmer ... of course, then we couldn't get seats.
The park is not done yet, but this is what is up at the fence until it is,
a public art project by Valerie Hegarty.
Skylines, old and new
Lady in the Harbor
I didn't realize this was part of another public arts project, but it is ... Spencer Finch's THE RIVER THAT FLOWS BOTH WAYS and apparently "700 individually crafted panes of glass [were matched to represent] water conditions on the Hudson River over a single day."
After freezing our selves, we headed into the Chelsea Market to thaw out.
I was taking everything with a grain of ... well, grain,
while trying not to read too much into the signs.
It was a weekend for lovers, so I'm glad I managed to capture this moment. There really is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Thanks again Jane, for a perfect day!
With friends like you, I hope the next 38 years are just as fun.

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