tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400900639439915036.post2155935390303714854..comments2024-03-02T02:31:34.667-08:00Comments on 2 OR 3 THINGS I KNOW: Cerréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00680803301796438809noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400900639439915036.post-3462131588084480742009-04-05T15:28:00.000-07:002009-04-05T15:28:00.000-07:00I just got back from a trip to Paris, which includ...I just got back from a trip to Paris, which included, thanks to your NPR link, a trip to Jim Haynes' Sunday dinner party. He was the definition of a character, with a big, bushy moustache and a striped apron with his name stitched on top. He flirted with all the young girls, told obscene jokes, and made me feel like I belong to the wrong generation. An Irishman served us mashed potatoes and meatloaf. Heaven. Thank you.Jenny G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400900639439915036.post-3538825478797608242009-01-15T22:05:00.000-08:002009-01-15T22:05:00.000-08:00and i have dinners in my community garden...but as...and i have <A HREF="http://www.danyelle.org/2008/08/friendsflowersfood.html" REL="nofollow">dinners</A> in my community garden...<BR/><BR/>but as i walked many blocks from a misguided subway ride to the brooklyn flea for pupusas with my fellow manhattanite friend awhile back (we knew we were headed in the right direction as we passed an increasing number of gentrifiers) i turned to her and said... if we were 10 years younger we'd be living in brooklyn... she said... i know.<BR/><BR/>yes, things have changed here on the island. i still love to walk home through downtown manhattan on a summer night, just now i don't have any junkies to step over and can't go to SAVE THE ROBOTS from 4 a.m. til dawn.<BR/><BR/>see also...<BR/>http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=2736&page=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400900639439915036.post-22747236879716722132009-01-15T14:49:00.000-08:002009-01-15T14:49:00.000-08:00I'm reminded of Debord and his idea of the dérive....I'm reminded of Debord and his idea of the dérive...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400900639439915036.post-73352730949438984572009-01-15T14:06:00.000-08:002009-01-15T14:06:00.000-08:00Perfect. These photos are making me nostalgic for ...Perfect. These photos are making me nostalgic for warm golden afternoon summer light.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328323190253898990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400900639439915036.post-57009424660886268612009-01-15T12:47:00.000-08:002009-01-15T12:47:00.000-08:00I also heard that on NPR. Loved it, and what it ...I also heard that on NPR. Loved it, and what it inspires. "I believe we should all know each other. After all, our lives are all connected. Also reminds me of the best of the world of blogging.<BR/><BR/>GGGretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905664184623062550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5400900639439915036.post-23738997287697775152009-01-15T10:07:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:07:00.000-08:00While I can think of a few things I miss about NY,...While I can think of a few things I miss about NY, the one single outstanding thing that I miss more than anything else is the walking just to walk...just to see. And there is always something to see in NY. Never have I known a walking city like that one.Maiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com