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Reading a book about Steinway history (my wife’s father works there). Henry Steinway is writing a letter after immigrating to America : “I cannot advise you to come here if you are able, by diligence...
View ArticleEven Swans Are Tough In NYC
posted a link to an article about a dog-eating catfish that died in the German city of Moenchengladbach. This kind of reminded me about a family of swans that used to live in a lake in Central Park....
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Tally Me Banana
My wife owns a copy of “The Art Book“. I do not remember which one of us noticed the following brilliant example of art criticism: Female torso, bananas, arcade that looks like two tunnels, train....
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A Pineapple Grows In Brooklyn
There’s one piece of Americana that I do not like. Lawns. Suburban grass lawns. Keeping a good looking lawn is difficult and expensive. The amount of watering and cutting and fertilizing is mind...
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Muji-Shmuji
Yesterday I went to see the new Muji store in SoHO. I’ve never seen so many hipsters and so many $800 baby strollers concentrated in such a small space outside of Williamsburg. Spent about half an hour...
View ArticleSuper Dwarf Patio Banana Plant -Musa- SALE*
MUSA ACUMINATA SUPER DWARF CAVENDISH BANANA Forget about huge banana plants that need a lot of room. This unique super dwarf allows for growing inside the home, on the porch, or close confines of a...
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Kintsugi: Beautiful Repair
The legend goes like this: a Japanese shogun broke his favorite Chinese tea bowl, and sent it back to the same artisans who made it for repair. The bowl came back properly repaired with glue and metal...
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Reading a book about Steinway history (my wife’s father works there). Henry Steinway is writing a letter after immigrating to America : “I cannot advise you to come here if you are able, by diligence...
View ArticleEven Swans Are Tough In NYC
posted a link to an article about a dog-eating catfish that died in the German city of Moenchengladbach. This kind of reminded me about a family of swans that used to live in a lake in Central Park....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tally Me Banana
My wife owns a copy of “The Art Book“. I do not remember which one of us noticed the following brilliant example of art criticism: Female torso, bananas, arcade that looks like two tunnels, train....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Pineapple Grows In Brooklyn
There’s one piece of Americana that I do not like. Lawns. Suburban grass lawns. Keeping a good looking lawn is difficult and expensive. The amount of watering and cutting and fertilizing is mind...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Muji-Shmuji
Yesterday I went to see the new Muji store in SoHO. I’ve never seen so many hipsters and so many $800 baby strollers concentrated in such a small space outside of Williamsburg. Spent about half an hour...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kintsugi: Beautiful Repair
The legend goes like this: a Japanese shogun broke his favorite Chinese tea bowl, and sent it back to the same artisans who made it for repair. The bowl came back properly repaired with glue and metal...
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