Month: January 2007
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A Sign of the coming Gentrification…
So a few days ago we stopped into our local Taqueria for some food to go, and while we were waiting, we saw, not one, not two, but three anglos in the taqueiria as well. Stephanie and i have both taken it as an omen of the coming Gentrification (although we also have taken into…
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A Musical About a House In Disrepair
Stephanie’s Dad & Step-mom are in town (attending a large convention), and they took us to see one of the new musicals. The show was called Grey Gardens— it’s a musical story about an eccentric woman Edith Bouvier Beale and her eccentric daughter Little Edie “Body Beautiful” Beale, They were related to Jackie Kennedy Onassis,…
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The Season of Confounded Resolutions.
The Holidays and Bright Night and January and Life have knocked out a lot of the wind beneath our blogs sails– I am going to make a more concerted effort to write more often. Of course, it is the season of confounded resolutions. In the meantime, here’s the book that I wish our blog had…
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Just to get something clear…
I’ve been making my trek back and forth to Providence for the last couple of weeks, getting Bright Night ready (and now doing all the necessary clean up for the festival) I often stop at the Stop-n-shop for Gas, but usually I pay by credit card. This time, I decided to pay by cash—. Fortunately,…
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Yonkers Recycling Schedule
Hi everybody– Just to let you know that the Yonkers Recycling schedule for 2007 is now available, so if you happened to be relying on this image (versus the cityofyonkers.com pdf, then this is the one you should be looking at. Click the image to make it larger.