UMTravels

Another full day. After wondering around Penn Station looking for a) information booth, or b) M4 bus stop — finally read the directions (again) to the Cloisters and decide to just take the train. Turns out there is an express, and it’s only a 10 minute walk at the other end to get to the [...]

Well — miracles happen. Spring Awakenings is on! The strike settled last night. Talk about a close call. Of course I’d already booked the Circle Line Tour with the group — meaning I’ll be breaking my rule of not doing more than one “big thing” a day when I’m travelling. Hopefully we’ll find a liquor [...]

Yet another hectic day here in the city. But not until later. Rousted out of bed this morning my my phone ringing – so rare that I actually answered it. Andy McCormick was on the line — and old college roommate of Davey and I that I haven’t seen for thirty years. He’s Vice-President for [...]

What a day today. Up at 7:00am so we can get a car and go to the woods. Enterprise is where we end up after a short bus ride (handy to have that Metro Card from yesterday!) Davey and MJ bought 11 acres of land about three hours north of their place on the lower [...]

Here is the link to the pictures so far: http://www.twango.com/channel/markso.EastCoast2007

Greetings from the train. EVDO has been working the entire time and there is a power plug at my feet. Mind you, this is the first class cabin on the Acela. Before lunch a glass of Merlot, an amazingly good lunch of Punang Chicken over a bed of rice with snow peas and red bell [...]

Here is the link to the pictures so = far: http://www.twango.com/channel/markso.EastCoast2007

Greetings from the train. EVDO has been working the = entire time and there is a power plug at my feet. Mind you, this is the first class cabin on the Acela. = Before lunch a glass of Merlot, an amazingly good lunch of Punang Chicken over = a bed of rice with snow peas [...]

This afternoon I met up with Pucci at the new = Institute of = Contemporary Arts. First order = of business was lunch – a wonderful roast beef wrap from the Wolfgang = Puck caf=E9 located on the first floor. I also scored a free admission by picking up someone’s dropped entrance tag. This may [...]

This afternoon I met up with Pucci at the new Institute of Contemporary Arts. First order of business was lunch – a wonderful roast beef wrap from the Wolfgang Puck café located on the first floor. I also scored a free admission by picking up someone’s dropped entrance tag. This may be a new way [...]

Under the topic of modern miracles comes soda pop machines that take credit cards in addition to the dollar bills and traditional coins. Today is up in the air. Was thinking maybe of the JFK Presidential Museum since I’ve never been there. That would add another presidential museum to the collection of Harry S Truman, [...]

All the flights were early — early leaving, early arriving. And empty. I mean REALLY empty. Seats in First Class available (at least half a dozen on each flight). People back in coach could have an entire 6 seat row to themselves. I haven’t seen flights this empty since October 2001 (that would be a month [...]

Lemons into lemonade. Councilman Curt had to take me to the airport early: lemon. Lemonade: Got me there early enough to have three cocktails at the Board Room (closes at 2pm on Turkey Day — a change from last year when they weren’t open at all), a couple of cups of chicken chili, and some [...]

It doesn’t really feel like Thanksgiving, it feels more like … Thursday. Maybe it’s the absence of eating plans for today. It will be nice to fly out this evening, maybe I’ll get a turkey sandwich on the plane. And speaking of planes (which I always am)… here it the graphic from yesterday’s link. In [...]

Today was errand day — I did the trifecta of IKEA, Boeing Surplus, and Harbor Freight — and all I came home with is a catalog from IKEA. The “As-Is” section had nothing. In my dreams there would have been an ottoman in black leather to go with the reading chair (and as a spare [...]

Today was just a day of eating leftovers, and putting around, and making a plumbing parts run. Damn, new water heaters are expensive! I got the 20 gallon because it was only $10 more than the 10 gallon, and $20 more than the 5 gallon — I was paying no matter what. Guess that means [...]

After the demolition of yesterday, it was time for cleaning and getting the house ready for the turkey day weekend guest who’s coming on a composing retreat (RandyInAllWorlds). Pack away all the shower stall parts and tools up in the attic, load up the reading chair in the van along with all the SOTT and [...]

Up at 7, to MoonSong’s by 9am — and headed north to Lopez for the 12:35pm ferry. We are a little over an hour early for the ferry, even with a stop at Safeway for dinner stuff. The whole purpose of this trip (other than to get an out-gassing fiberglass shower stall out of the [...]

Got to get all the tools and other junk in the car, now that the shower stall is already in there. I really want a shower in the bathroom of the church by the New Year’s Gathering. Dinner keeps going from 3 to 4 to 5 to 4 to 5 with people adding themselves (Mick), [...]

What is it about shopping lists that always leaves them on the counter when you are in the store. Item forgotten: salad dressing (can make from scratch in a pinch) Item remembered that aren’t standard: long stemmed lighter for the stove and BBQ, dishwasher detergent New computer is almost configured — I can’t keep doing [...]