Pier 40

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

We live in crowded NYC, so where do we go for space? I used to go a garden, until a park guard scolded me for stepping too close to a flower. The search for space can be very frustrating here in the city. Then, one gloriously sunny afternoon, I turned a ...

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Showing Promise and Keeping Promises

Friday, August 29th, 2008

If a child is good in school, his parents think their child is showing great promise and is destined for a brilliant career. But here we are speaking of the expectations, wishes, and dreams of the parents, not promises made by children. If the parents are later disappointed, this ...

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Your Expected Wait Time Is

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

I was in heaven the whole time I was talking to the man from Skylink with the deep, resonant voice, because I don’t think it gets any better than that. For example, he said: “Enter this in your browser: 155.656.1.1, and then press Enter.” I stroked the numbers. ...

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