Gargoyles!

I found these lovely gargoyles at 527 W 110th Street (near the Hungarian Pastry Shop!)

My Harvard degree!

Just reminiscing .....


Several years ago, I attended the Harvard Bartending course for one day and got a signed certificate of completion:

http://www.harvardstudentagencies.com/hbc/bartending/default.asp

You can get one at Columbia too:

columbiabartending.com

MJ memorials around NYC --- June 26 - July 3

This T-shirt has been in the display of Alphabet T-shirts across the street from Tompkins Square Park for years. I love it --- it captures all that I love (humor, creativity) and hate (rats) about this great city all at the same time.

Why do dogs do that?

I was at the dog run in Tompkins Square Park (East Village) the other day with my friend WRB. Dogs of every breed and size were running together, playing and getting along.

WRB asked me, "How come all these different dogs get along so well in here, but when 2 dogs on leashes pass each other on the street, they bark at each other?"

My guess it's the safety of the leashes, but I truly do not know the answer to that very good question.

A damn fine neighbor!

I saw the coolest thing on the Upper East Side (around 3rd and 91st).

A man was walking his dog, and using a squirt gun to dispel the pee on the sidewal so it ran into the sewer and didn't cause stank.

What a great neighbor!!!

Lady Liberty's crown reopens. Happy 4th of July!

Today, people will be able to access the crown of the Statue of Liberty for the first time since September 11, 2001.

I went up there on a class trip in 1983 (when I was in the 5th grade). I remember having to trudge up about 300 winding steps (the elevator only went up to the base, after that you hoofed it), and spending about 5 minutes looking out into the ocean.

Despite being a personal trainer and really loving New York, i doubt I would ever put myself through that again.

Happy 4th of July, y'all!!!!

Something to think about!

On Columbia University's campus in Morningside Hieghts (W 116ht Street), there is a copy of Rodin's sculpture The Thinker outside their Philosophy building. Gorgeous!

From Wikipedia:

The Thinker (French: Le Penseur) is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the Musée Rodin in Paris, France. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle.[1] It is often used to represent philosophy.