Tales of New York City

Fancy schmancy health care. And the orchids are real. 

I was concerned leaving Boston and transferring my healthcare to New York City because I’ve been a Massachusetts General Hospital patient for years and I thought they’re the best. MGH. Man’s GREATEST Hospital. And then there’s New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. So far, they’re beating the pants off Mass General and their facilities are amazing and damn, look at the waiting room. Not … Continue reading Fancy schmancy health care. And the orchids are real. 

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The day I met an opera singer on my roof deck in New York City

I live in the same building as a performer with the Metropolitan Opera. I met her on the roof deck during our badly attended, building wide eclipse watching party. She is an opera singer. She is a very sweet and kind and beautiful and immensely talented young woman and how lucky am I to live in HER building. One of the many reasons I moved … Continue reading The day I met an opera singer on my roof deck in New York City

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What do you get when you add a 4.0 aftershock, a bunch of cranky, hungry Upper West Side Jews and me?

Six hours after the gut wrenching, history book writing Great Tri-State-Area Earthquake of April 5, 2024, I mustered the courage to venture into the street.  And even the subway.  I had an appointment and some errands to run and found myself on the Upper West Side. Such a beautiful day and very few people on the street. Did people expect a building to come crashing down on … Continue reading What do you get when you add a 4.0 aftershock, a bunch of cranky, hungry Upper West Side Jews and me?

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THIS IS MADNESS! Back-to- back earthquakes on Friday and earlier this week, Amazon delivered a bag of Tide pods now urgently recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.   THIS IS MADNESS!

  Problem solved. And I’m dead serious on this one. I can’t find the bag of Tide pods. I believe the rumblings of the earthquake jostled the Tide pods over and down the back of the washer/dryer.   The media is already asking “where were you during the great earthquake of 2024?” My response? I’m not sure but I know where I was when my … Continue reading THIS IS MADNESS! Back-to- back earthquakes on Friday and earlier this week, Amazon delivered a bag of Tide pods now urgently recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.   THIS IS MADNESS!

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OMG! STFU! WTF! It’s just an earthquake. Toughen Up New York!

New Yorkers are not as tough as they used to be. This is New York City goddamn it. The top of the heap. The City that never sleeps. The City so nice they named it twice. The earthquake happened several hours ago, and people are still freaking out. You would’ve thought Godzilla took a massive dump in front of Sephora on Fifth Avenue. But he … Continue reading OMG! STFU! WTF! It’s just an earthquake. Toughen Up New York!

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This past Wednesday night at the Imperial Theater…

…I stopped looking at the stage and observed everything around me. Sometimes I forget to do this when I attend a performance but try hard to remember. I look around at the theater in the dark. The ceilings, the columns, the arches, the cherubs, the friezes. The murals. The frescoes.  The chandeliers. The proscenium arch. The sound board.  The seats, the carpet, the boxes. The … Continue reading This past Wednesday night at the Imperial Theater…

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Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

Happy First Day of Spring! One day late. I got busy, hence the late post. Spring is in the air. And so are the birds. And we might get snow tonight in New York City. So much for spring. In any case, time for a lovely musical interlude. A beautiful song soaked in melancholy written by Fran Landesman (no idea) and marvelously sung by Norah … Continue reading Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

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