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Henderson Place
Henderson Place Historic District sign on E. 86th St. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve walked past these buildings on E. 87th or East End and wondered what relic they were… and then I...
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Invisalign is the new Weight Watchers?
Over the weekend I was kicking myself for missing my Weight Watchers anniversary, but then on the way home today I realized that I got my Invisalign very close to my WWversary. Now what on earth do...
View Article#GoTheDist Q1 in the books
while I hit my official #GoTheDist goal (2 a few days early, I did not hit my personal goal. My personal Q1 2014 goals were: 700,000 steps 300 miles walked and 75 miles on the bike. Totals for March:...
View ArticleOverthinking Tourism in the South
“The crowds continue to visit the dead. They walk through the gates at Auschwitz. They take the boats to the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor. They hike through battlefields and slave auction sites.” ~...
View ArticleReview: Jeneration X
So I realized something sad when I started to read Jeneration X, Jen Lancaster’s 2012 “chapter” of her non-fiction series: I think I’ve outgrown it. This is equal parts sad and odd because a) I used to...
View Article#GoTheDist 2.1, Went!
Totals for April: 298,822 steps 123.44 miles walked Personal Q2 goals, you are well in sight. As is the official #GoTheDist goal of 350 miles walked. If I’d realized how close I was to 300K steps or...
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9/11 Remembered
The new museum must help those unborn or unaware on 9/11/01 to understand an awful time. That means telling stories. ” ~ Rick Hampson (with audio) Reflections of WFC in the South Tower pool...
View ArticleLower East Side Then and Now
for all the tours I’ve done with the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy, I had only done a mini tour of the Lower East Side. It was time to fix that, so I joined this weekend’s tour, the Lower East...
View Article#GoTheDist 2.2
About halfway through May I realized that 300,000 steps for the month was doable after just missing it. And then I became a woman on a mission to make it happen. I wasn’t sure if I had since I was away...
View Article99 places to go
well at least that’s the challenge I saw upon reading Daniel Smith’s 100 Places You Will Never Visit, one of the titles I’ve finished in a recent reading marathon that is bringing my 2014 total toward...
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Then and now: Eldridge Street Synagogue
Interior: Museum at Eldridge Street “I made a couple of calls and believe the sign will be safe,” she said. And so, for the moment, would be one other vestige of the Jewish Lower East Side. In reading...
View Article#GoTheDist? Pfft Bridge The Dist
after a renewed interest in bridges of late, I have been on a mission. By borough I have crossed as follows: Bronx to Manhattan: Macombs Dam Bridge in May 2013 Manhattan to Brooklyn: Brooklyn Bridge:...
View Article#GoTheDist Q2 nearly went
because I know if I wait until tomorrow, this won’t happen. With two days left in Q2, the numbers are great. June: 328,083 steps 134,89 miles walked 14.24 miles biked Final June (they got better)...
View Article2014 revisits 2004
while looking for something else on my ancient LiveJournal, I found this “travel itinerary” from August 18, 2004. Nearly ten years on, time to revisit it. Walk El Camino de Santiago in Spain. Still on...
View Article#GoTheDist 3.2
or nearly… I’ve finally found the sweet spot between my #GoTheDist goal being a challenge, but an attainable one. I knew that July would be bad, and it was. But I set two goals and I made one of two....
View Article#GoTheDist 2014: Q3 down
where on earth has 2014 gone. Seriously. Q3 goals: 850,000 steps 375 miles walked 35 miles biked September totals 316,214 steps 136.02 miles walked 4.4 miles biked Q3 totals: 887,280 steps 370.75...
View ArticleReview: The Hotel: A Week in the Life of the Plaza
An at one point travel and tourism blog with a look at a hospitality book. What is this world coming to? In truth, this book is equal parts tourism/hospitality and NYC history. The opening of the Plaza...
View Article#GoTheDist: October 2014
sometimes I swear 31-day months are harder to get steps in than 30 day months. I think it definitely has to do with the perceived cushion of the extra day. Final numbers: 301,135 steps 124.04 miles...
View Article#GoTheDist 2014: November
Skin of my teeth. My tiered goals for November were: 250/275/300K steps and 100 miles. November totals*? 255,599 steps and 105.71 miles. Never stressed so hard for 250, although July was close. But I...
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2015 Alphabet Soup Challenge
2015 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge 43 books read as of December 12, 2014 and with a week’s vacation to come, I’ll do well by my 2014 goal, even if I cheated with fiction. Liz’s post got me thinking...
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