Monday, August 16th, 2010
Remember that video I linked to last week? Today, little m got a message from her favorite uncle: a welcome message.
Welcome to the United States. We have received your immigrant visa packet from the Port of Entry where you entered the United States.
This letter represents the first step ...
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
We had a visit from a team of early intervention specialists today. The state of New York offers a free program for children ages birth to three years and who have developmental delays or disabilities. I called for an evaluation into the program the first week we were home and ...
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Thankfully, in a late night deal, management and workers reached an agreement. The workers would get a 10% pay rise and would not see any cut in health benefits, but they would help management cut the $70 million health care budget by 2012. It's a victory for the workers, and ...
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
It's hard not to get caught up in the magic of Shakespeare's The Tempest, currently at the Harvey Theatre at BAM. The show is part of the Bridge Project, a cross-Atlantic production by BAM, The Old Vic and Neal Street. This play was produced in conjunction with As You Like ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
I ran yesterday through snowy Central Park, filled with the laughter of children sledding down white capped hills, parents milling about, talking, fathers joining their children on round sleds or fancy toboggans. I had planned on a short trip to the park and home again, but when I got there, ...
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
The music is snappy, jazzy. The dancers, inspiring. Karen Olivo as Anita will blow you away. The scenery for the rumble under the bridge is one of the most amazing I've ever seen. As the bridge itself sank onto the stage, I thought I was watching a real bridge being ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Empire State Of Mind (Part II)...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
I was scouring Google maps looking for a particular building whose address I couldn't remember but whose plaza I knew I'd recognize if I saw it. After I found what I was looking for, I found this:
Some guy taking a picture of the Google van taking a picture of the ...
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
While M was away visiting her family in CT, I stayed behind to get in a final weekend of long training runs and write. Last month I gave myself a deadline of the end of September to finish novel(2). At the time, I didn't think about the fact that this ...
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