We get an e-mail informing us that it's the 40th birthday of the Union Square Cafe in Manhattan. Back then we used to be regular visitors. In those distant days NY was ( alongside SF ) a foodie haven in a land of overcooked pork chops. We toyed with the idea of an apartment in the Flatiron building opposite but decided the druggies in Union Square would never leave and it wouldn't be a good family investment. How wrong could you be ? Today the neighbourhood is much changed and decidedly more chi chi....and expensive :https://madisonsquarepark.org/art/exhibitions/larry-bell-improvisations-in-the-park/
Thursday afternoon. Some hearty youngsters race onto the beach, tear off their clothes and charge -laughing- into the water. An end of exams celebration. Their immersion in the North Sea lasts all of two minutes before the water temperature makes them think better of it. They retrace their steps and head off to find warmer ways to mark the event.
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Christmas song #9 :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GZ47sSy5HY
A sensible response without descending into TDS :https://samf.substack.com/p/the-enemy-within
Routines are important :https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/why-your-brain-needs-everyday-rituals
Latin America :https://uvamillercenter.substack.com/p/the-new-monroe-doctrine
Good croissants in Edinburgh :https://www.lannanbakery.com/
Glass bottles are best :https://theconversation.com/the-hidden-health-risks-of-bottled-water-268513
Another example of 'civilizational erasure ? 'The Font' observes that of all the embassies in DC the Norwegian has the most popular Instagram page. It is very popular with young ladies who work in the State Department :https://www.instagram.com/p/DPCeCSpkjh0/?hl=en
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Hari Om
Considering there was no sign of the grill being used, those 'grilled cheese' fried sangers looked pretty tasty; variation on croque monsieur? YAM xx
Went to the Lannan bakery Facebook page and was startled to read their plea for civilized behavior from their customers. There's also an ad/offer for a new position of "host security" at their door. Those must be some kind of delicious croissants and how sad they need to post such a request.
Enjoying your night photos of the very quiet town this year. Wondering if the weirdly lovely creche is out of the box yet.
Electric bikes are fun. I had one about 15 years ago. It was very heavy. It's now been donated to my eldest daughter.
There are some nice wide tire E-bikes out there. I bought my first car in the fall of 77, I paid about $1,800 for a slightly abused massive Oldsmobile. I ran across the bill of sale for it recently.
In 1988 I had a brand new Peugeot 205 GTI - so about ten years after you had yours. Fortunately I didn't take it along any bumpy farmtracks, so never found out if the switches jumped out! It was a great fun car and really did motor!
That's Coppa's Girl!
I associate the Union Square Cafe with law firm interviews, so my associations probably don't do justice to the place. There's also an OKish branch in Tokyo, which I associate with business dinners. I thought I might get an electric bike before I moved here, but the roads are much too narrow and scary. The main road has a beautiful bike lane that no one every uses, as the main road is the only road safe for biking. The sports bar looks pretty awful, just like the popcorn counter at a cinema. This post by Sam Freedman is what finally pushed me into subscribing for their Substack this week. Maybe the optimal outcome is that Europe takes the strategy plan seriously and the US forgets about it?
I can see why the young ladies at the State Department have such an active interest in Norway’s Instagram.
I've been wondering about the creche, too!
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