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Handled one or two chores; visited various sites:
New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central - Architects of the New York City Subway, Part II: Squire Vickers and the Subway’s Modern Age (on exhibit from July 30 through October 28, 2007) - cool stuff. Architect Squire Vickers worked as an architect of the [...]

Asian American International Festival
Taking a few days away from the office - much needed, frankly, considering the latest oh-great-what’s-else-is-next in the land of Dysfunction…
Friday afternoon - spent at the Cloisters in Manhattan. Never been there before, so it was great. Too bad about the humidity, but it was worth it - [...]

This week’s recap:
Narrowly avoided Wednesday’s Grand Central Explosion. Was supposed to be at a meeting at 45 and Lex at 6:30; instead was stuck on a 4 train at Bowling Green. Later met up. with P at Times Square.
Food this week:
Sunday: Bastille Day on Smith street with Costa Rican food. Loved the ceviche.
Wed: Go!G!o! Curry [...]

The passing of Lady Bird Johnson. The passing of an era, indeed.
The passing of editorial cartoonist Doug Marlette. Sad and sudden. I remembered reading his cartoons when he was in Newsday and when I was a Newsday reader. I never quite knew what to make of his comic strip “Kudzu,” but [...]

Friday the 13th - the bunch of us said goodbye after work to a departing colleague by going to Centrico in Tribeca. I had a variation of fried green tomato (tasty); wine (red Sauvignon Cabernet from Chile - some year that I don’t remember; only one glass, ’cause I’m cheap and I don’t drink [...]