Yesterday I began celebrating my birthday doing several of my favorite things around the city that I love so much. It began with delicious coffee and croissants from Joyce Bakeshop on Vanderbilt Avenue. It's a great neighborhood bakery that always tempts on the way to the subway to work. Their full-bodied and rich Stumptown coffee…
Who is Preparing Kids to Respond to Bullying, Online and Off?
The New York Times has an interesting article on how schools are responding to incidents of "cyber-bullying" (what a 90s term) that happen among their students, whether or not it occurs on school grounds. It's obviously a difficult issue for educators, parents and youth workers to deal with, since it involves actions that can occur…
“Street Dance” the Movie… coming to the States? (video)
My friend Lynn sends me info about "Street Dance" a UK-produced movie which opened in May all over Europe, but doesn't appear to be schedule to appear on these shores anytime soon. Presumably they are still looking for a US distributor. Or test marketing to see how an English street…
Quakers March for Justice & Equality in Pride Parade! (video)
I was proud to march with a group of about a dozen New York Quakers in the Gay Pride Parade yesterday in Manhattan, along with hundreds of other groups and tens of thousands of onlookers. It was a glorious, if hot, day in the city, and everyone seemed to be in good spirits. Local Quakers…
Syncopated Sweethearts performing at Fram (video)
Here's those four cuties Eve, Gina, Lisa and Shana, aka the "Syncopated Sweethearts", performing a solo jazz & charleston routine at Frim Fram last week. So cute! It was somewhat bittersweet since Lisa C. is moving this week to live in New Orleans! Lisa is so much fun to dance with and to watch dance…
Photo Shoot: Me and the Bike on the Manhattan Bridge (pics)
For the past three years, I've been biking across the Manhattan Bridge to get my job — enjoying the view, the breeze off the river, and zooming down the incline. I've been wanting to get dressed up and take a bunch of pics of myself with my bike on the bridge for awhile, and finally…
Comparison of iPhone 1 and iPhone 4 Cameras (pic)
Here's a quick comparison I did of the cameras in the 1st generation iPhone and the 4th generation. Both photos are unmodified, other than that they were re-sized and put together in Photoshop. The main difference you aren't seeing is the size of the images, since the 1st gen has only a 2 megapixel camera,…
Winners of the 2010 Mermaid Parade Announced: Brooklyn Bombshells Win Again!
The Chief Justice of the 2010 Coney Island Mermaid Parade has just announced the winners in the various divisions of the Mermaid Parade. I’m excited to announce that my group the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue has again won first place in the Marching Group division! The full results after the jump…. Winners of the…
Yet Another Smug iPhone 4 User
After only 1 hour and 19 minutes on line at the Soho Apple Store, I am now the proud owner of an iPhone 4. Don't hate! As someone who for the past three years has been rocking the original iPhone, with a measly 4 gigs of space, I'm more than due for an upgrade.
Marching with the Quakers in the Gay Pride Parade This Sunday!
This Sunday, June 27, is the LGBT Pride Parade, happening in cities around the world. I will be proudly marching with the Quaker contingent in New York City. Other Quakers tell me that our association with the Parade goes back to its roots, the Stonewall Riots that took place on June 28, 1969 in Greenwich…