Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
We Need A Diner
There was a family owned grocery store in the hood that closed the other day...
They ran their business here for decades, but like so many others,
they just can't afford the rent anymore...
They were emptying the place out for the last week, selling every last can of soup and
loaf of bread they could...
The completely unexplainable world of Brooklyn real estate had claimed another casualty, making way for some new venture that would inhabit their space...
I wondered what it would be...
A diner?
A salad place?
A sneaker shop?
And I found out...it's a...drumroll please...a...a...a what?
A fucking bank?
Great, just what we need...another bank to go along with the other 3 within a few blocks...
Bummer.
They ran their business here for decades, but like so many others,
they just can't afford the rent anymore...
They were emptying the place out for the last week, selling every last can of soup and
loaf of bread they could...
The completely unexplainable world of Brooklyn real estate had claimed another casualty, making way for some new venture that would inhabit their space...
I wondered what it would be...
A diner?
A salad place?
A sneaker shop?
And I found out...it's a...drumroll please...a...a...a what?
A fucking bank?
Great, just what we need...another bank to go along with the other 3 within a few blocks...
Bummer.
Friday, March 29, 2013
A Simpler Time
Last weekend I was fascinated by a retro REAL WORLD marathon on MTV...
I watched the early episodes of the '92 NYC and '94 SF seasons, and it was so surreal to be transported back to that time...
There were so many things that were strange to witness again...rolled up jean shorts, a young Bill Clinton and early, early hip hop...
But the strangest part of seeing the early 90's again was being reminded of a time with no real mainstream technology...no internet, no cell phones, and only 2 beepers made brief appearances...
It was funny to see young tweeters on the crawl below commenting on their disbelief of how we all survived without cell phones back then...
I know, I know...the internet is freakin' amazing, but I just got nostalgic for a day when people weren't being distracted by the shiniest tech object in the room like super hyper puppies with ADD...
It just seems like it was easier back then to be present with each other, listen to each other, enjoy the company of each other...
And I'm as guilty as the next person...
Sometimes it's really challenging while I'm on the phone not to check out The Huff Post or write an email that can wait...awhile...
I guess my generation's version of these distractions was TV...
Parents would say to us, "It's a nice day, why don't you go outside and play!"
And we did go outside a lot, but we also got in our share of Family Ties
But that's the genius of the REAL WORLD...no TVs in the house...
And it was so refreshing to see the early casts interact with each other without a cell phone in their hand or
a URL to look up...
At the risk of sounding real fucking old, there was just an innocence and simplicity about those days...
In one of the episodes, 3 of the girl roommates hang out by the beach with a couple of local guys...
They ride bikes, do skateboard tricks and just enjoy themselves without a single text being sent...
They even do cartwheels across the sand...
It's a simpler time to remember as we get more and more caught up in these...uh...hold on...
these times of...sorry...just checkin' my iphone...um...yeah...what was I saying?
I watched the early episodes of the '92 NYC and '94 SF seasons, and it was so surreal to be transported back to that time...
There were so many things that were strange to witness again...rolled up jean shorts, a young Bill Clinton and early, early hip hop...
But the strangest part of seeing the early 90's again was being reminded of a time with no real mainstream technology...no internet, no cell phones, and only 2 beepers made brief appearances...
It was funny to see young tweeters on the crawl below commenting on their disbelief of how we all survived without cell phones back then...
I know, I know...the internet is freakin' amazing, but I just got nostalgic for a day when people weren't being distracted by the shiniest tech object in the room like super hyper puppies with ADD...
It just seems like it was easier back then to be present with each other, listen to each other, enjoy the company of each other...
And I'm as guilty as the next person...
Sometimes it's really challenging while I'm on the phone not to check out The Huff Post or write an email that can wait...awhile...
I guess my generation's version of these distractions was TV...
Parents would say to us, "It's a nice day, why don't you go outside and play!"
And we did go outside a lot, but we also got in our share of Family Ties
But that's the genius of the REAL WORLD...no TVs in the house...
And it was so refreshing to see the early casts interact with each other without a cell phone in their hand or
a URL to look up...
At the risk of sounding real fucking old, there was just an innocence and simplicity about those days...
In one of the episodes, 3 of the girl roommates hang out by the beach with a couple of local guys...
They ride bikes, do skateboard tricks and just enjoy themselves without a single text being sent...
They even do cartwheels across the sand...
It's a simpler time to remember as we get more and more caught up in these...uh...hold on...
these times of...sorry...just checkin' my iphone...um...yeah...what was I saying?
Monday, March 11, 2013
You Go Girl
I've always thought the next stage of the sexual revolution is going to be a time where women are accepted for being strong yet still feminine and men are accepted for being sensitive yet still strong...
We're already seeing this with a lot more women becoming the sole breadwinners of the house and more dudes being Mr. Mom...
Even President Obama shows his sensitive side...
He's the first President I've ever seen who openly shows emotion but will also battle in a debate
Obama gets emotional
And I'm not even talking about John Boehner who probably owns stock in Kleenex...
Hillary is a great example of the new empowered woman...
She's had some tough days, still has a big heart but knows when to stand her ground
Hillary confronts senator
And she's going to be the first female POTUS
I love her quote, "I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century."
The future looks bright with Kristen, Tina, Amy, Lena, Mindy and Zooey all creating their own projects...
As Dylan said, the times are changin'...
The old white men and their ways are dying off...
And women are leading more than ever...
You go girl.
We're already seeing this with a lot more women becoming the sole breadwinners of the house and more dudes being Mr. Mom...
Even President Obama shows his sensitive side...
He's the first President I've ever seen who openly shows emotion but will also battle in a debate
Obama gets emotional
And I'm not even talking about John Boehner who probably owns stock in Kleenex...
Hillary is a great example of the new empowered woman...
She's had some tough days, still has a big heart but knows when to stand her ground
Hillary confronts senator
And she's going to be the first female POTUS
I love her quote, "I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century."
The future looks bright with Kristen, Tina, Amy, Lena, Mindy and Zooey all creating their own projects...
As Dylan said, the times are changin'...
The old white men and their ways are dying off...
And women are leading more than ever...
You go girl.
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