One day I was walking to the Whitehall MTA Station and I thought I saw a turkey in Battery Park. Little did I know that it was Zelda the Turkey a well known denizen of the park. I can confirm that Zelda made it through Superstorm Sandy. The photos below predate the storm but I […]
Month: January 2013
Around BK: TWC and the Rifi Gallery
Last weekend I was pressed into service to return Traveler Nell’s cable converter. Opting for the 5th Ave Brooklyn location I had a delightful time. As I hustled my way back to the R train the Rifi Gallery caught my eye. I was not in any real hurry other than to get back to Traveler […]
WABAC Wednesday: The G Train Conductor
Sherman, set the WABAC Machine to February 2011 in Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Today we are going to learn about the how to be a great conductor for the Metropolitan Transit Authority. There was a time when Traveler Nell and I would ride public transportation as a lark. Imagine us…with the regular Joes that commute […]
My Ties with Lunch: Jan. 16, 2013
I like neckties and I try to wear one every day. Lets see if I can make a swing through my entire collection. Today is a bronze Adolfo silk tie tied in a Windsor knot. And yes, today’s knot IS a Windsor knot…I double checked.
Sweet Rome, Italia: Parte Quarta
Last year Traveler Nell and I visited Europe starting in Rome. Before we had even left Lazio we had agreed that we had to return someday to the Eternal City. And so we are…only ten months later. Leading up to our return trip I am posting some of the things I love about Rome. Numero […]
My Ties with Lunch: Jan. 15, 2013
I like neckties and I try to wear one every day. Lets see if I can make a swing through my entire collection. Today I am wearing a predominantly navy blue tie with a cross-hatch checked pattern of green/greenish-yellow. The knot of the day is the Pratt.
My Ties with Lunch: Jan. 14, 2013
I like neckties and I try to wear one every day. Lets see if I can make a swing through my entire collection. Today is a Jos. A. Bank navy and red repp tie with white and gold pinstripes. UPDATE: I am wearing a Full Windsor knot. SECOND UPDATE: it is actually a variant of […]
Traveler Bill Test Kitchen: Skillet Cookie
My sweetie Traveler Nell and I love to cook, and we also love quirky kitchen items and kitschy foods. All these things came together with the Skillet Cookie! I can’t even remember where we got this thing it was in our cabinet so long. (Update: In searching for the instructions online I found that it […]
My Ties with Brunch: Jan. 13, 2013
I like neckties and I try to wear one every day. Lets see if I can make a swing through my entire collection. Here is a light blue and white wide stripe Merona (Target) tie that I wore to Mass and would have worn to brunch had Traveler Nell not fallen ill. UPDATE: I am […]
Nellie Loves Drama: NYPD Edition
Nobody, and I mean nobody loves “Drama” more than my beloved Traveler Nell. And by drama I mean something that involved Flashing Lights and the occasional Siren. I mentioned this in my post from last week Fire Truck Drama. Typically though it presents itself either when we are not together, or it is out of […]