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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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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tourist Advisories

I don't care if this is a joke. This is brilliant.

To quote the Grey Lady's blog:
"everyone seems to agree that dividing the sidewalk into separate lanes for fast-moving locals and lollygagging tourists would definitely be the way to go, if such a thing were feasible. It is a new solution to an age-old problem, one not at all limited to New Yorkers."
If other cities would institute this, I would willingly stay on my side of the sidewalk. Plus, it would keep me from entertaining thoughts of pushing people out of my way. I'm usually a gentle creature, but OY!

Don't get me started on people who HAVE to text and walk, or can't talk and walk on their cells, or have to stop HALF WAY DOWN OR UP THE STAIRS in order to deal with their electronic devices. Really!? You have to stop in the middle of the stairs?!

And then there were these spoofs of MTA Advisory signs, as created by the artist Jason Shelowitz.He might be being sarcastic, but it's still true. I'd say the MTA should spend the money and buy the rights to these and put them up. Especially this one ....
Texters and pervs beware. Don't annoy me. You'll see commuter-rage!

1 comment:

CRBosco said...

LOL - I agree that these signs need to be posted immediately.