Last time Paul and I went to New York, the 9/11 Memorial didn’t exist. It was still Ground Zero. With construction fences and an eerie feeling all around it. Certainly not much to look at. It’s amazing what they’ve done in the last 5 years. I think the design is smart. It’s calming and heartbreaking.…
OK, it was actually called Camp Nubar. But if you imagine a bald, mustached Moroccan with a thick French accent yelling out “Camp Magoooo!!” every so often, it’s so much more funny. Pretty place, lots of rain, nice lake, especially loved when the huz showed me around and shared some of his childhood memories. I could…
Traveling with so many people, there were only a handful of times where we all wanted to do the same thing and could get our schedules to match. One of those times was in Central Park. I get a little smitten with the view from Central Park. Just all that beautiful cheerful green surrounded by…
These are just some shots from around the city on our second day. I’ll be posting more from Central Park and the 9/11 Memorial in their own post. Because then it’s just too many pictures in one blog entry, and you’d be scrolling for days. Ain’t nobody got time for that. One of my favorite…
I am so mean to telemarketers. They just have a job to do, but when they make the phone ring during Stevie’s nap? Believe me, if I could reach through the phone and slap someone, I would do it. Just yesterday I got a call for Paul Peletelkelian and I said in a hushed voice “Listen,…
Don’t worry, Gadoo had a fantastic cat-sitter. And I’m sure he was happy to have a break from defending his life against the 2 year old. Our trip started with a red eye flight into Newark and we finally arrived in the actual New York City around 7am. Which is 4am California time! You betta…