Category: Stories
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The New York Daily News and Legendary Cartoonist, Bill Gallo
Last month, Robert and I visited the New York Daily News to get a behind-the-scenes look and to meet the legendary cartoonist, Bill Gallo. We were first greeted by Serge, a decorated war veteran who is now the paper’s office manager. Serge took us through a long hallway lined with many of the paper’s famous…
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Goodbye Forbes Galleries
Last Thursday I traveled around Manhattan with the hope that I could let you know about something free and interesting to go to in this rather costly city. I thought that I had struck pay dirt when I came across the familiar Forbes Building at 62 Fifth Avenue at 12th Street. Located in Greenwich Village,…
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Enjoyable Trip To Ithaca, NY
A couple of weeks ago, Robert, Alex, Sarah and I traveled to Ithaca, NY to visit my stepson, Eric, a student at Cornell University. While there, we stayed at La Tourelle. About three miles away from the campus, we definitely needed our car to travel around. But the accommodations were luxurious, and Robert and I…
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Babies on Planes-What Do You Think?
The New York Times had an interesting article asking “Babies on Planes. Should They Get their Own Flight?” The piece, written by Douglas Quenqua, notes that sitting next to a screaming , kicking, uncontrollable child is the second biggest fear of flying. Some travelers are calling for child-free flights or designating family-only sections. Let us…
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Time Travel: After 49 Years New Lyrics to Song from “The Sound Of Music”
Here’s something that I received from my wonderful mother-in-law about Julie Andrews’ special appearance at a benefit for AARP. Thanks Bea! Julie Andrews turned 69 and to commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan ‘s Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of…
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Manhattan House Tour a Bargain
Did anyone go to the full day Manhattan House Tour that was given by the NYC Junior League on October 23rd? What a great deal for $80.00! My friends and I first registered at the NYC Junior League Headquarters which is located in Manhattan at the Astor House on 80th Street between Lexington and Park…
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Meeting John Grisham
John Grisham’s new book is The Confession and word of its upcoming release brings back memories of meeting this terrific author at Book Expo America ( BEA) in Manhattan last May. Considered the top book convention of North America, the BEA used to travel around the country, was open to the public, and lasted for…
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Favorite Boat Sightings From Around the World
It’s that time of year again. Along with the beautiful fall foliage comes the sad reality that our little speed boat must be taken out of the Hudson River and put back into storage until next year. Here are some of my more memorable pictures of boats from around the world:
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Lost My Camera On Amtrak
I have to keep this in proper perspective-I wasn’t hurt or robbed when I was in NYC last Monday night and Tuesday. But on the 3:15 pm train from NY Penn Station to the Albany train station, I lost my camera. Nothing extra extra fancy-a black Nikon Coolpix S8000. It was just written up in…
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Traveling Through The Land Of The Hobbits
I ‘m a big Lord of the Rings fan, in part, because I admire the three films’ beautiful locations. So you can imagine during our New Zealand vacation last August how happy I was to travel from Auckland to Rotorura, the heart of the Maori culture, by driving through one of the areas that Peter…
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