<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564</id><updated>2012-02-10T17:02:56.567-08:00</updated><category term='So you Think you can Dance'/><category term='flowers of NYC'/><category term='Logos bookstore'/><category term='upper east side'/><category term='gift ideas'/><category term='UES'/><category term='stimuluspackage'/><category term='afterxmassales'/><category term='flashers'/><category term='barnum Bailey Circus'/><category term='specials by zip'/><category term='Penn Station'/><category term='henryhall'/><category term='Animal Care and Control'/><category term='thanksgiving'/><category term='nikkidenner'/><category term='RTD Reality'/><category term='stilettos'/><category term='campells tomato soup recipe'/><category term='liquor'/><category term='marlee matlin'/><category term='60 minutes'/><category term='savethechimps'/><category term='petergpereira'/><category term='Celebrity Apprentice'/><category term='Oprah debt diet'/><category term='union square'/><category term='artist'/><category term='weinergate'/><category term='U.E.S. upper east side'/><category term='house of the redeemer'/><category term='TheamazingjourneyofJuandiego'/><category term='WAMU'/><category term='Peter G. 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Carl Shurz Park'/><category term='gardening'/><category term='why the economy is bad'/><category term='christian science'/><category term='nip/tuck'/><category term='money saving tips'/><category term='michaelrabinowitz'/><category term='rape on lower east side'/><category term='a solution to rush hour jams'/><category term='Michael Kosta'/><category term='Senator'/><category term='86th street'/><category term='holilday Mystic Conneticut'/><title type='text'>Ms. Obs HER Vation</title><subtitle type='html'>This is a blog about my personal lifestyle observations living in Manhattan.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>158</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4896396907902013903</id><published>2012-02-10T16:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T17:02:56.586-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='a solution to rush hour jams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='subway sexual crimes'/><title type='text'>Subway Sexual Crimes Increase and My Solution</title><content type='html'>I believe that sexual crimes against women in the subway will increase dramatically over the next year and let me explain why.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have had the unfortunate experience lately of riding the subway on a regular bases especially during rush hour. It is a humiliating and degrading experience for me. I am routinely jammed in so tight that I had my hip in one guys crotch, my breasts up against another's back, my shoulders against a foreign body. I am packed so tight that I can smell the breath of ten different people, I know which woman are menstruating and the smell of body gas make me want to puke. Can you imagine that mothers are letting their young daughters experience this as a normal subway scenario? I will no longer let any daughter of mine ride the subway period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a definitively disgusting way to journey to and from work on a daily bases. On top of that, this scenario has pervert plastered all over it. Where else can a good perv get a little touchy feely action without being caught? I am absolutely sure that pervs take the train at rush hours purposely just to enjoy a little harmless action and yes they get worked up enough to attempt a rape.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The SOLUTION? Well yes... I actually have one. Two cars at the back of the train should be reserved. One for men and one for women. That way I can have a choice of which way I want to experience my commute. Not only that women caught with infant that need to be fed can do it comfortably in the Women Only car.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4896396907902013903?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4896396907902013903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4896396907902013903' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4896396907902013903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4896396907902013903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2012/02/subway-sexual-crimes-will-increase.html' title='Subway Sexual Crimes Increase and My Solution'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-3925196966642087673</id><published>2012-02-10T16:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T16:43:31.170-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rape on lower east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bowery subway station'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rape in subway'/><title type='text'>Rape at Bowery Station on Lower East Side</title><content type='html'>Mr Torres was arrested yesterday for the rape of a 29 year old woman at the Bowery subway station on the lower east side. With a screwdriver in hand he threw the woman onto the tracks and began raping her. Thankfully due to the surveillance cameras Mr. Torres did not get far. Actually he was on his way back to the homeless shelter in the area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel this is just a series of attacks on woman in the subway system that is going to continue to grow and if you read my next blog you will find out why.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-3925196966642087673?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/3925196966642087673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=3925196966642087673' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3925196966642087673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3925196966642087673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2012/02/rape-at-bowery-station-on-lower-east.html' title='Rape at Bowery Station on Lower East Side'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8030989588509760106</id><published>2012-02-06T12:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-06T12:36:17.865-08:00</updated><title type='text'>SuperBowl Congratulations NYC</title><content type='html'>I am not a big sports fan but the finals of anything are exciting. I'd like to give a big shout out to NY. Congratulations!!&lt;br /&gt;This wouldn't be a super bowl blog without however commenting on the commercials. Sadly the quality of this years Superbowl commercials has taken a big step back. Through a plethora of average car commercials to some really tasteless 30 second spots.&lt;br /&gt;Even Jerry Seinfield got into the game&amp;nbsp;selling an Accura. &lt;br /&gt;By far the worst&amp;nbsp;car commercial was for the Fiat 500, which was immature and insulting. &lt;br /&gt;The car commercial I liked the best was for the Mustang. Not so much for the commercial but I really liked that car. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The two top commercials go to E-trade and Sketchers. E-trade didn't reinvent the wheel here. They stuck to what has been tired and true- those adorable little babies taking stock shop. Sketchers had this really cute French Bulldog named Quigly running around. I guess you just can't loose with dogs and babies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The worst commercial really stood out for me. Tax Act.com told a story of a little boy who while in his swimming pool&amp;nbsp;needs to urinate. Consequently, he runs inside the house to&amp;nbsp;discover&amp;nbsp;that there are no bathrooms available. What is his solution? Well, he jumps back into the pool where his sister is frolicking and lets it rip. I was absolutely disgusted. What does this have to do with filing taxes? Whoever wrote this one was a suppressed golden shower fetishist. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other commercial that absolutely disgusted me was CarreerBuilding.com. I actually like this company and know many people that have had great success with their website. The commercial however was inhumane and irresponsible and showed many chimp babies walking around. Do you know what happens to most of these animals when they reach maturity and can no longer be managed?&amp;nbsp;The majority suffer greatly.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Some are caged, sold as roadside spectacles and chained up&amp;nbsp;for the rest of their lives. Some are sold as lab animals and will be housed in 3 x 4ft cages in which they can barely stand and most likely be isolated from all contact with their own kind.&amp;nbsp; I was disgusted by the lack of education that some of use have strived so hard to impart. You might want to check out a great organization called &lt;a href="http://savethechimps/"&gt;savethechimps&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;if you want to get involved. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And there we have it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kay Hall signing off.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8030989588509760106?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8030989588509760106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8030989588509760106' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8030989588509760106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8030989588509760106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2012/02/superbowl-congradulations-nyc.html' title='SuperBowl Congratulations NYC'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4483507535920731173</id><published>2012-02-03T16:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-06T12:36:47.056-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Stephanie Madoff says Bernie Riuned my Life</title><content type='html'>There is no question in my mind that when you come home so find your husband hanging from a dog leash in the living room your life is changed forever. No family should have to go through&amp;nbsp;that.&amp;nbsp;But according to&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Bazaar magazine&amp;nbsp;Stephanie Madoff has moved on, changed her name and vows that her father-in law Bernie Madoff has ruined her life. In fact in the article&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;vows that she won't allow him to continue to do so. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A6a4LbJPMLU/Tyx5RPmXd7I/AAAAAAAAAug/Moq1O_p3_BE/s1600/bernbiemadoff's+daughterin+law.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A6a4LbJPMLU/Tyx5RPmXd7I/AAAAAAAAAug/Moq1O_p3_BE/s320/bernbiemadoff's+daughterin+law.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Funny, however, I'm not sure how exactly Bernie has ruined her life. Seems he ruined it by the very nature of getting caught. Before that happened&amp;nbsp;Stephanie, lived in the lap of luxury enjoying all the spoils that Bernie had to offer. I wonder if it ever occurred to her to even asked how such a fortune was amassed.&amp;nbsp;Did she wonder where her diamonds came from or how that yacht&amp;nbsp;got funded?. Come on Stephanie... Bernie didn't ruin your life. You loved&amp;nbsp;Bernie, you&amp;nbsp;loved his status and you loved&amp;nbsp;the lifestyle afforded to you.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;And if he hadn't been caught you'd still be enjoying his fortune.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4483507535920731173?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4483507535920731173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4483507535920731173' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4483507535920731173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4483507535920731173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2012/02/stephanie-madoff-says-benie-riuned-my.html' title='Stephanie Madoff says Bernie Riuned my Life'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A6a4LbJPMLU/Tyx5RPmXd7I/AAAAAAAAAug/Moq1O_p3_BE/s72-c/bernbiemadoff&apos;s+daughterin+law.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5887750199720242424</id><published>2012-01-05T12:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T13:09:28.440-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kosbel Realty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Orrin Fiengold'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Michael Kosta'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Allison Furman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='RTD Reality'/><title type='text'>Happy New Year Where Have I Been?</title><content type='html'>Welcome back my dear friends and Happy New Year. My husband had a really bad accident and my landlord Kosbel Reality managed by RTD reality decided somewhere along the line that they wanted me out of my rent stabilized apartment. Well somehow this has turned into an ugly battle and every month papers come to my home from the office of Allison Furman to drag me back to court. I have endured over 54 court appearances over the last three years. And get this. The landlord Michael Kosta and the managing Agent Orrin Fiengold have not appeared even once in court not even once.&lt;br /&gt;As you can imagine this had caused great stress in my life and continues to cause I go back to court tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was personally told by Michael Kosta himself that, "he does not care how much it cost him, his attorney Allison Furman will continue to harrass me". So there you have it in a nutshell. Oh and last January Orrin Fiengold threw a hard rubber dog toy as I walked away from him. The attack was so violent that two strangers called the police for me and a harassment report was filed.&lt;br /&gt;I know right? This should be a movie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So this has put a great damper on my blog time but I'm back now ande ready to rock and roll.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5887750199720242424?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5887750199720242424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5887750199720242424' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5887750199720242424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5887750199720242424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-new-year-where-have-i-been.html' title='Happy New Year Where Have I Been?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5824649624899782741</id><published>2011-07-28T12:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T13:27:48.097-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the disposable generation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why the economy does not work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the united state economy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kay Hall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='state of the economy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='technological rape'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why the economy is bad'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the disposable generations'/><title type='text'>Technology Rape  The Disposable Generations</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0xydisKB53M/TjHEmK7bRXI/AAAAAAAAAuU/LGOTyu7pxeY/s1600/computer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634500768864879986" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0xydisKB53M/TjHEmK7bRXI/AAAAAAAAAuU/LGOTyu7pxeY/s320/computer.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;You want to know why this country is in debt? Well, let me present this theory to you. We have a technologically based disposable culture that is in a feeding frenzy that has put this country and this economy in the dumps. Not to mention the huge increase in landfill pollution something never been experienced before. How ironic for a culture that prides itself on protecting the environment. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Where did we go wrong? First we took the manufacturing base from the economy and gave it to China. Then we were sold a bill of goods. It goes like this... give it to us cheap and new and make us buy the same item over and over again. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;So what happens here? Why don't you have any money? You have a good job you make ok money why don't you have a downpayment saved on your house? Why don't you have a savings account?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Let me tell you why. Fifty years ago a family bought a television that lasted around 10 or 15 years. Now let me break this down for you. This is how we purchases items now. The companies that sell techonogy based products look at you as a customer over a lifetime. In this exapmle of where your money is going I am going to be very conservative in my numbers, but you will get the picture. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you start having purchasing power at 25 years old and continue to 75 that is 50 (FIFTY) years of purchasing power. These days you have to buy at least one television set every three years to keep up with the technology so over the course of FIFTY years you will have bought about 17 television sets. ( Don't forget that most people have two or three sets in their homes) OK, so that's 17 televisions at about $2000.00 each makes a total of $32,000 dollars over your lifetime to purchase televisions. And you know, this is a very conservative number.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;You will have thrown out 17 televisions and put out $32,000.00 in buying televisions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;But that's not all lets factor in the cell phone. You've got to replace that thing every 2 years at a cost of say $200.00? So thats 25 cell phones over your lifetime and that's another $5000.00.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;So far on just two technological items you have spent about $40,000.00 over your lifetime and I know and you know that is a very, very lowball number. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now let's take the computer under consideration. . You need a new one of those every 3 (three years). That is 17 (seventeen computers) at $1500.00 each. Thats another $25,500.00. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then there's the internet at about $40.00 a month for 50 years is $24,000.00.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;With only those four items you have spent $85,0000.00 over your lifetime. That's the downpayment for your house. Ripped right out from underneath you. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is where all our disposable income is going. WE MUST look for ways to stop this frenzy, we must demand that technological items are made to last. Not only for our pocket book but for our landfills. Can you imagine how may teckno gadgets are thrown away? There is no such thing as repairing. When you get a new something please keep in mind that the old something has to go somewhere. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;So let's stop the rape. Americans make make good money and work hard we can't let this continue to happen. We can't let corporate America sell us this bills of goods or we are going to literally bury ourselves in technology.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5824649624899782741?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5824649624899782741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5824649624899782741' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5824649624899782741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5824649624899782741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2011/07/technology-rape-disposable-generations.html' title='Technology Rape  The Disposable Generations'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0xydisKB53M/TjHEmK7bRXI/AAAAAAAAAuU/LGOTyu7pxeY/s72-c/computer.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-119006487717649520</id><published>2011-06-10T13:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-10T13:29:59.621-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='So you Think you can Dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racist Slur'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cat Deely'/><title type='text'>Cat Deely Racist Slur</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dJbUZKaDrGI/TfJ8x9BFXDI/AAAAAAAAAuM/e0aaVIYaSIY/s1600/images.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 60px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 78px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616688882918972466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dJbUZKaDrGI/TfJ8x9BFXDI/AAAAAAAAAuM/e0aaVIYaSIY/s200/images.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Did anyone hear what I heard on the show So you Think You can Dance Last Night.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was brief but to the point. Cat Deely actually refered to a pair of sister dancers as "the other half of the Oreo Cookie". I tjink that Cat Deely should be called out on this obviously racist slur. African american siblings are not Oreo cookies Cat.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-119006487717649520?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/119006487717649520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=119006487717649520' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/119006487717649520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/119006487717649520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2011/06/cat-deely-racist-slur.html' title='Cat Deely Racist Slur'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dJbUZKaDrGI/TfJ8x9BFXDI/AAAAAAAAAuM/e0aaVIYaSIY/s72-c/images.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8913924875868582291</id><published>2011-06-05T10:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-05T10:19:47.422-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flashers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Day Trips New York City'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kay Hall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weinergate'/><title type='text'>Weinergate? Where have all the flashers gone?</title><content type='html'>Have you ever wondered where all the flashers of late have gone. We don't see them on subways anymore or lurking in the dark waiting for a woman. In fact it has occured to me that we don't see them at all. So where did they go? It is hard to believe that this age old fetish would just disappear from our very visual culture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well Weiner has answered this question for me. The flashers have changed their forum. The flashers have flocked to the internet. Weiner is an internet flasher. Merely one amoung hundreds of other flashing folk. In fact I think that maybe the internet has increased the numbers of people who partake in this fetish. I think internet flashers have become the norm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, people let's get off this guys back ok. So he flashed his stuff to a girl. Covered stuff I may add which is better than uncovered stuff. Could be he was working his way up to the real thing and just got caught. Let's have a laugh first and then figure out what to do. Enjoy the moment.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8913924875868582291?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8913924875868582291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8913924875868582291' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8913924875868582291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8913924875868582291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2011/06/weinergate-where-have-all-flashers-gone.html' title='Weinergate? Where have all the flashers gone?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8692794343207399235</id><published>2011-05-23T12:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-23T13:07:59.570-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Andrea Peyser'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New York Pose'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arnold Schwarzenegger'/><title type='text'>Arnold Schwarzenegger and his main Squeeze</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5A0xnq_0MrI/Tdq97xcaBlI/AAAAAAAAAuA/y9z3lIO5Yc0/s1600/mildred_baena_photos001--500x380.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610005120425789010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5A0xnq_0MrI/Tdq97xcaBlI/AAAAAAAAAuA/y9z3lIO5Yc0/s200/mildred_baena_photos001--500x380.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I picked up the New York Post today and could not believe what I was reading. Apparently the media is up in arms calling Arnold's girlfriend ugly. What gives anyone the right to label this woman as ugly. What makes a woman beautiful these days? Skinny and sickly and white?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This discrimiation should not be tolerated. Men love women of all types of shapes and sizes and apparently the feeling was mutual ten years later and a baby. Even my main girl Andrea Peyser can't seem to fathom why a big guy would love a thick gal. Maybe she's been handing around too many white folks.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Women in American unite no woman deserves to be labelled as ugly or unattractive because she is not stick thin and white. I cannot believe this name calling is being tolerated. What's more important here is Arnold's behaviour not whether the media thinks his mistress is attractive or not. Obviously she turned his crank so leave the woman alone. She is a beautiful classy and full bodied gal. Here's one for the big gals!!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;PS. I predict that he will marry her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8692794343207399235?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8692794343207399235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8692794343207399235' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8692794343207399235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8692794343207399235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2011/05/arnold-schwarzenegger-and-his-main.html' title='Arnold Schwarzenegger and his main Squeeze'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5A0xnq_0MrI/Tdq97xcaBlI/AAAAAAAAAuA/y9z3lIO5Yc0/s72-c/mildred_baena_photos001--500x380.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8759747622590509490</id><published>2011-04-04T14:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-04T14:56:00.944-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='marlee matlin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the celebrity apprentice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bad deisions'/><title type='text'>Marlee Matlin Makes Fatal Apprentice Decision</title><content type='html'>Celebrity Apprentice on Sunday night was WOW! The money raised for the charities was over the top. I sat home with warm and fuzzy feelings, the generosity the giving the true American "can do" spirit was alive and well. Then jnfortunately, the shit hit the fan, my world was erased. All goodwill trashed all faith smashed. And the catalyst of it all? Well Star Jones could be expected to do this diry work but Marlee Matlin made the fatal mistake. When Trump turned to her and asked "You can made the decision if I should fire the men," Marlee riding high on her win and obvious ego rush said unequivically "yes.".I believe her statement was ,"We went through hell so they should to". (Come on Marlee do you know what this message sends to young girls and women and aspiring business people? Well let me tell you it's a really shitty one). Basically Marlee believes that because she went through hell she should pass it on to others. Great message Marlee. That's right...if get shit on I should shit on someone else. And with that disgusting decision you brought anger and chaos and hate and conflict to what could have been a perfect evening. You are no business woman Marlee, heart is what it takes and you have none. And yes while you might be able to earn big bucks for charity there is no charity in your heart. You ruined my evening and thousands of other people who were watching and hoping you'd do the right thing. What was required was to follow the good feeling the sense of charity and of love. YOU DID NOT and this karma is going to come back and bite you in the ass. I personally can't wait.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8759747622590509490?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8759747622590509490/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8759747622590509490' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8759747622590509490'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8759747622590509490'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2011/04/marlee-matlin-makes-fatal-apprentice.html' title='Marlee Matlin Makes Fatal Apprentice Decision'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-2556585688208357045</id><published>2010-09-24T12:05:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-24T12:13:34.118-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Holiday gift ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='artistic gift ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gift ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peter. G.Pereira'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter G. Pereira'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unique holiday gift idea'/><title type='text'>Unique Holiday Gift Idea</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TJz4TT_1tJI/AAAAAAAAAs8/LkZ1IZ7YYSM/s1600/final10final.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520560253918622866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TJz4TT_1tJI/AAAAAAAAAs8/LkZ1IZ7YYSM/s400/final10final.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Artist Peter G. Pereira has just released a limited edition wine bottle for your special occasion this holiday. Each bottle is hand signed and numbered by the artist. A rich and sexy Cabernet from California has been paired with the artists piece. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you looking for a unique gift this is it! You know your going to some holiday party somewhere this year so why pull a bottle off the shelve when you can get something exclusive, unique and memorable! This edition is moving quickly so reserve yours today at a special pre-order price of around $30.00. You can put it on your credit card which will be charged through Diplomat Wines here in Manhattan. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Call Kay to reserve yours. 646 932 2388&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This will be a gift that will create memories for your family and friends. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-2556585688208357045?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/2556585688208357045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=2556585688208357045' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2556585688208357045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2556585688208357045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/09/unique-holiday-gift-idea.html' title='Unique Holiday Gift Idea'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TJz4TT_1tJI/AAAAAAAAAs8/LkZ1IZ7YYSM/s72-c/final10final.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5138818876155639775</id><published>2010-09-24T11:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-24T11:49:39.641-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='U.E.S. upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter G. Pereira'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='yorkvillecreperie'/><title type='text'>See Original Pereira's</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TJzxyZtG3KI/AAAAAAAAAss/K_5fIXzyqmY/s1600/CapricornInvite2010back.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TJzxovcotVI/AAAAAAAAAsk/E356KT9YRK8/s1600/CapricornInvite2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520552925483021650" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TJzxovcotVI/AAAAAAAAAsk/E356KT9YRK8/s400/CapricornInvite2010.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Peter G. Pereira will be showing original oils at the Yorkville Creperie on the Upper east side, for the months of September and late October. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The location is 1584 York Av. between 83rd and 84th. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is a picture of "Capricorn" one of our best sellers. You can get an original lithography on fine Arches paper that is numbered and signed by the artist for around $850.00.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Be sure to follow Peter on TWITTER&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Contact: Kay Hall- #646 932 2388&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5138818876155639775?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5138818876155639775/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5138818876155639775' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5138818876155639775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5138818876155639775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/09/see-original-pereiras.html' title='See Original Pereira&apos;s'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TJzxovcotVI/AAAAAAAAAsk/E356KT9YRK8/s72-c/CapricornInvite2010.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-987765996714199133</id><published>2010-08-24T13:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-24T13:16:57.181-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='uppereast side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter G. Pereira'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='artist'/><title type='text'>Peter G. Pereira suffers terrible fall.</title><content type='html'>Xray of Peter's knee.&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/THQnkyLODDI/AAAAAAAAAsE/MM6jkXD5hmw/s1600/Photo0275.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509071757078563890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/THQnkyLODDI/AAAAAAAAAsE/MM6jkXD5hmw/s400/Photo0275.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/THQnce8hrbI/AAAAAAAAAr8/eVNqRIcNjPI/s1600/peterinbed2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509071614477708722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/THQnce8hrbI/AAAAAAAAAr8/eVNqRIcNjPI/s400/peterinbed2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Over the weekend artist Peter G. Pereira suffered a terrible fall. He broke his kneecap in three places. His spirits are up and we all wish him a speedy recovery. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-987765996714199133?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/987765996714199133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=987765996714199133' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/987765996714199133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/987765996714199133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/08/peter-g-pereira-suffers-terrible-fall.html' title='Peter G. Pereira suffers terrible fall.'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/THQnkyLODDI/AAAAAAAAAsE/MM6jkXD5hmw/s72-c/Photo0275.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5210952075630424681</id><published>2010-08-05T13:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-05T13:14:57.454-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kay Hall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NYC Subway sightings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='karina holosko'/><title type='text'>NYC Subway Sightings</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TFsbERyrg-I/AAAAAAAAAr0/jgXCmxjtml4/s1600/myblogsubwaysightings.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502021130072589282" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TFsbERyrg-I/AAAAAAAAAr0/jgXCmxjtml4/s400/myblogsubwaysightings.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yes, that's a beer can in her ear LOL. It's a beer can earring!  You can get yours at the local beer store. Drink your jewelery accessory and kill two birds with one stone. I suggest you drink the beer before you attempt this at home. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Who knows it might catch on. Send me pics of your beer can jewelery.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5210952075630424681?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5210952075630424681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5210952075630424681' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5210952075630424681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5210952075630424681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/08/nyc-subway-sightings.html' title='NYC Subway Sightings'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TFsbERyrg-I/AAAAAAAAAr0/jgXCmxjtml4/s72-c/myblogsubwaysightings.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8164649272213267237</id><published>2010-08-02T12:57:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-02T13:09:43.233-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='savethechimpr'/><title type='text'>Day of Loss</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TFclBo-qXVI/AAAAAAAAArs/47iTLZ2Hx2U/s1600/Juan_10-0002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500906179966688594" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TFclBo-qXVI/AAAAAAAAArs/47iTLZ2Hx2U/s320/Juan_10-0002.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TFcjsaqMF_I/AAAAAAAAArk/0Br9hdsJqMo/s1600/myblogmybird.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500904715833841650" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TFcjsaqMF_I/AAAAAAAAArk/0Br9hdsJqMo/s200/myblogmybird.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today I lost two friends. First my little bird  Hiccup that has been with me for five years and Juan a chimp at  a facility in  Florida called Save the Chimpe.  &lt;a href="http://savethechimips.org/"&gt;http://savethechimips.org/&lt;/a&gt;. I'm just posting a little pick of my bird and Juan. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Juan spent fifteen years in solitary confinement in a research center before he was found by Save the Chimps. Please take the time to donate to this wonderful organization. I will be taking a volunteer vacation there this winter and will keep you posted. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8164649272213267237?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8164649272213267237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8164649272213267237' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8164649272213267237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8164649272213267237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/08/day-of-loss.html' title='Day of Loss'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TFclBo-qXVI/AAAAAAAAArs/47iTLZ2Hx2U/s72-c/Juan_10-0002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4650478398485509359</id><published>2010-07-23T13:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-23T13:12:35.271-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holilday Mystic Conneticut'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='henry hall manhattan mutt'/><title type='text'>Henry in the Hydrangea's by Kay Hall</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn3loRCwOI/AAAAAAAAArc/2Jbg5v6StuA/s1600/myblogholiday2010six.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497197046018523362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn3loRCwOI/AAAAAAAAArc/2Jbg5v6StuA/s320/myblogholiday2010six.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn3ZHklmaI/AAAAAAAAArU/_AE_UskOank/s1600/myblogholiday2010five.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497196831083698594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn3ZHklmaI/AAAAAAAAArU/_AE_UskOank/s320/myblogholiday2010five.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I went to Mystic Conneticut for my summer vacation. Here are my pics. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4650478398485509359?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4650478398485509359/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4650478398485509359' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4650478398485509359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4650478398485509359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/07/henry-in-hydrangeas-by-kay-hall.html' title='Henry in the Hydrangea&apos;s by Kay Hall'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn3loRCwOI/AAAAAAAAArc/2Jbg5v6StuA/s72-c/myblogholiday2010six.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-9092967372317005967</id><published>2010-07-23T12:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-23T13:08:31.135-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kay Hall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holilday Mystic Conneticut'/><title type='text'>My Summer Vacation Mystic Conneticut 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn1ZQXIWJI/AAAAAAAAArM/KZDvVCyrd5A/s1600/myblogholiday2010five.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497194634419918994" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn1ZQXIWJI/AAAAAAAAArM/KZDvVCyrd5A/s320/myblogholiday2010five.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn086S03YI/AAAAAAAAArE/JW_PxTxAA5E/s1600/myblogholiday2010two.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497194147459947906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn086S03YI/AAAAAAAAArE/JW_PxTxAA5E/s320/myblogholiday2010two.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEnysN-A7cI/AAAAAAAAAqU/Kvnq5IzOjBU/s1600/myblogholiday2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497191661660335554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEnysN-A7cI/AAAAAAAAAqU/Kvnq5IzOjBU/s320/myblogholiday2010.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn0ro2txhI/AAAAAAAAAq8/y4Q07yxxqIk/s1600/myblogholiday2010one.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497193850720863762" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn0ro2txhI/AAAAAAAAAq8/y4Q07yxxqIk/s320/myblogholiday2010one.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEnzhZ6FfpI/AAAAAAAAAqk/oi914ifHrEw/s1600/myblogholiday2010three.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497192575398149778" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEnzhZ6FfpI/AAAAAAAAAqk/oi914ifHrEw/s320/myblogholiday2010three.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEnzqlPudEI/AAAAAAAAAqs/8JC2iqEd-Fs/s1600/myblogholidayfour.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497192733060527170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEnzqlPudEI/AAAAAAAAAqs/8JC2iqEd-Fs/s320/myblogholidayfour.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I had a great time in Mystic Connecticut. We went to an exclusive area called Lord's Point. That means that you can't buy your way in... you have to be invited. Peter and I and Henry had an amazing time. We were surrounded by Hollywood royalty. Our fabulous hostess had a famous mom who was the agent of Marlene Dietrich and Charlton Heston just to name a few. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here are some of our pics. And yes that's the real color of the the hydrangea's. By the way it was lobster season and we bought them fresh and cooked right off a roadside fisherman! As you can see the house was built on stilts right in the water the ocean was at my feet . I woke every morning at dawn to let the mist greet me. Definitely mystical and magical!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We were also invited to a private fireworks show at the mansion across the bay ( can't tell you who) but it was awesom.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-9092967372317005967?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/9092967372317005967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=9092967372317005967' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/9092967372317005967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/9092967372317005967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-summer-vacation-mystic-conneticut.html' title='My Summer Vacation Mystic Conneticut 2010'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TEn1ZQXIWJI/AAAAAAAAArM/KZDvVCyrd5A/s72-c/myblogholiday2010five.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-2957489666096678371</id><published>2010-06-30T13:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-30T13:34:08.372-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ophra Winfrey Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Financial Advice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oprah debt diet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Financial commentary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='transferring your credit card debt.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oprah&apos;s Debt Diet'/><title type='text'>Debt Diet Oprah Transferring Credit Payments</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Transferring&lt;/span&gt; your credit card balance to another credit card company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SITUATION&lt;/strong&gt;:    Your credit card company will not lower your interest rates so you are looking&lt;br /&gt;for another credit card company to assume your debt. This means that the "new company" will pay the old company-- in full --for you and take over your loan. You pay them from now on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is like a second &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;mortgage&lt;/span&gt;. Not a good idea for some...but maybe for others. The "new credit card company" that wants your business, expects you to be in bad financial trouble which means you might be late one payment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And. if the small print of the contract reads &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;something&lt;/span&gt; like this, "should you be late your offer for a zero A.P.R is null and void and your new interest rate will be set  by the company". &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then you must ask yourself one serious questions that will save your butt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Question 1.&lt;/strong&gt;  Are you completely confident that you will never be late, never just pay the minimum, and use it for small purchases?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the answer is no, then do not transfer your debt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the answer is yes then this is a good option for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-2957489666096678371?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/2957489666096678371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=2957489666096678371' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2957489666096678371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2957489666096678371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/06/debt-diet-oprah-transferring-credit.html' title='Debt Diet Oprah Transferring Credit Payments'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-3545981318469817817</id><published>2010-06-20T13:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T13:28:59.493-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='money saving tips'/><title type='text'>Money Saving Tips</title><content type='html'>I've got three great money saving tips for you. First call your credit card company and ask them to put a cap on your credit line. That way charges will NOT go through if your just a dollar over which can cost you an overpayment fee of at least $30.00.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second tip isn't brought up much but will save you bundle. Technology is costing us a fortune. Take the web off your phone. With most plans you'll still be able to text and get your email but no web. That will save you upwards of five hundred dollars a year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third get an old TV set and a pair of bunny ears and get rid of the cable.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-3545981318469817817?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/3545981318469817817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=3545981318469817817' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3545981318469817817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3545981318469817817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/06/money-saving-tips.html' title='Money Saving Tips'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-163512975972437628</id><published>2010-06-16T16:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-16T16:22:19.675-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Day Trips New York City'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Governors Island.'/><title type='text'>Best Day Trip in New York City</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBlchmV8kvI/AAAAAAAAAqM/fGlLfTMg_-Y/s1600/the+view.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483515753598325490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBlchmV8kvI/AAAAAAAAAqM/fGlLfTMg_-Y/s400/the+view.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have a treat for you! There is nowhere in the city where you can get this view of Manhattan, enjoy a cold draft and wiggle your toes in the sand. Visit Governor's Island this weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;To get there, take the 4 subway line to Bowling Green and walk toward the Staten Island Ferry. The ferry to Governor's it to the left. The boats leave every half hour on the hour and it's free and open to the public. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This Saturday the Island is hosting a Beer Garden Party with over 300 micro breweries from around the country. There will be live music and it all starts at 3:00. Don't miss this sunset!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-163512975972437628?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/163512975972437628/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=163512975972437628' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/163512975972437628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/163512975972437628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/06/best-day-trip-in-new-york-city.html' title='Best Day Trip in New York City'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBlchmV8kvI/AAAAAAAAAqM/fGlLfTMg_-Y/s72-c/the+view.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6622836335381121380</id><published>2010-06-14T15:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-14T15:24:26.023-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Art Installation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Governors Island.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='petergpereira'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Figment 2010'/><title type='text'>Peter G. Pereira Art Installation</title><content type='html'>This is the "Tress of Life" art installation by artist Peter G. Pereira. He wraps the trees to tell their story, the time they have been here, and reveals their soul with his lines. This was a special exhibit through the Figment organization. I highly recommend that you take a trip to the island. Just go to the Bowling Green subway and walk to the ferry. It's all free and open to the public a great NYC getaway!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBarN8a-3pI/AAAAAAAAAp8/3NaAVMcK9q0/s1600/Photo0178_001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482757852416106130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBarN8a-3pI/AAAAAAAAAp8/3NaAVMcK9q0/s320/Photo0178_001.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaq-QodB3I/AAAAAAAAAp0/_WMqzKprKck/s1600/Photo0196.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482757582963410802" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaq-QodB3I/AAAAAAAAAp0/_WMqzKprKck/s320/Photo0196.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaqycrEpGI/AAAAAAAAAps/8P9z9ZkHzjA/s1600/Photo0200.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482757380037190754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaqycrEpGI/AAAAAAAAAps/8P9z9ZkHzjA/s320/Photo0200.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaqSrjOEYI/AAAAAAAAApk/Azt-ovmEIdg/s1600/Photo0211.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482756834274972034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaqSrjOEYI/AAAAAAAAApk/Azt-ovmEIdg/s320/Photo0211.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBap9oD7H2I/AAAAAAAAApc/bZCqk3vfS7w/s1600/Photo0213.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482756472561147746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBap9oD7H2I/AAAAAAAAApc/bZCqk3vfS7w/s320/Photo0213.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBapjLRM4eI/AAAAAAAAApU/19F4Ro3kATU/s1600/Photo0218.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482756018155610594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBapjLRM4eI/AAAAAAAAApU/19F4Ro3kATU/s320/Photo0218.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBapLP4WG5I/AAAAAAAAApM/VBCPDFCyxDE/s1600/Photo0219.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482755607076674450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBapLP4WG5I/AAAAAAAAApM/VBCPDFCyxDE/s320/Photo0219.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaol3XTQwI/AAAAAAAAApE/jR98EWUKLMo/s1600/Photo0222.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482754964840465154" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaol3XTQwI/AAAAAAAAApE/jR98EWUKLMo/s320/Photo0222.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaoNogxFWI/AAAAAAAAAo8/QHaFO2UZFXM/s1600/Photo0223.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482754548536776034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBaoNogxFWI/AAAAAAAAAo8/QHaFO2UZFXM/s320/Photo0223.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBan7rwoqKI/AAAAAAAAAo0/cP7DrGgOEN8/s1600/Photo0228.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482754240170993826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBan7rwoqKI/AAAAAAAAAo0/cP7DrGgOEN8/s320/Photo0228.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6622836335381121380?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6622836335381121380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6622836335381121380' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6622836335381121380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6622836335381121380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/06/peter-g-pereira-art-installation.html' title='Peter G. Pereira Art Installation'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TBarN8a-3pI/AAAAAAAAAp8/3NaAVMcK9q0/s72-c/Photo0178_001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5462907559576682321</id><published>2010-05-28T12:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-28T12:49:37.097-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Light's Out!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TAAeNWvKJLI/AAAAAAAAAos/JH7UXm-EKZM/s1600/myblogsecondavenue.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476410361673032882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TAAeNWvKJLI/AAAAAAAAAos/JH7UXm-EKZM/s400/myblogsecondavenue.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The walk lights are out on 86th and second avenue. This is an incredibly busy intersection and if they don't fix this it's just a matter of time before someone has an accident. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5462907559576682321?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5462907559576682321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5462907559576682321' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5462907559576682321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5462907559576682321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/05/lights-out.html' title='Light&apos;s Out!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/TAAeNWvKJLI/AAAAAAAAAos/JH7UXm-EKZM/s72-c/myblogsecondavenue.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4779934336651280471</id><published>2010-05-24T11:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-24T12:02:06.596-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bret Michaels'/><title type='text'>Congradulations Bret!!!</title><content type='html'>I'd like to congratulate Bret Michaels not only for his miraculous recovery but for winning Celebrity Apprentice! Bret made a great step forward for hard working artists everywhere. He  proved that the creative types while engaged in their own methods of p&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_rL1kAY2UI/AAAAAAAAAok/h1e-fxrHRdI/s1600/bret+michaels.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 392px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474912418081069378" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_rL1kAY2UI/AAAAAAAAAok/h1e-fxrHRdI/s400/bret+michaels.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;roblem solving can rise above Wall Street and hang their heads high.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've worked on corporate projects many times and the "wall of silence" I've encountered because I'm a creative problem solver has been overwhelming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe now corporate American will stand up, take notice and start to hire the right people for the job. I defy any wallstreeter to walk a week as an artist, feed yourself and pay the rent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bravo Bret!!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4779934336651280471?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4779934336651280471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4779934336651280471' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4779934336651280471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4779934336651280471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/05/congradulations-bret.html' title='Congradulations Bret!!!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_rL1kAY2UI/AAAAAAAAAok/h1e-fxrHRdI/s72-c/bret+michaels.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7123034008156434786</id><published>2010-05-23T15:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-23T15:23:20.020-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter G. Pereira'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='church of the epiphany'/><title type='text'>Great Charity Event and Peter G. Pereira</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mqFrU9-KI/AAAAAAAAAoc/aQa1nX2FSYE/s1600/emailgovA.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474593836552288418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mqFrU9-KI/AAAAAAAAAoc/aQa1nX2FSYE/s400/emailgovA.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Did you know that the church of the Epiphany on 74th and York Ave. feeds over a hundred people a week in a homeless dinner program that serves three courses?? Did you know that the food is healthy and cooked from scratch ? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Did you know that you could go to a fabulous event to support this program. That's right for a mere $40.00 ( all of which goes to the program) will be held on Friday June 4th from 6:30-10:00. There will be gourmet endless appetizers, great wine.  This is an awesome place to meet new friends. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And don't forget about the live auction with, blow-you -away trips, and Yankees tickets. Call 212-737-2720 to reserve!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Also artist Peter G. Pereira will be creating an original art installation by wrapping the church pillars which are 15 feet tall and 9 feet wide!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7123034008156434786?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7123034008156434786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7123034008156434786' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7123034008156434786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7123034008156434786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/05/great-charity-event-and-peter-g-pereira.html' title='Great Charity Event and Peter G. Pereira'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mqFrU9-KI/AAAAAAAAAoc/aQa1nX2FSYE/s72-c/emailgovA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5788157597188273855</id><published>2010-05-23T15:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-23T15:24:03.599-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='house of the redeemer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter G. Pereira'/><title type='text'>House of the Redeemer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mmY0Y2xOI/AAAAAAAAAoU/BKcpmFEgB08/s1600/myblognuns2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474589767355516130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mmY0Y2xOI/AAAAAAAAAoU/BKcpmFEgB08/s400/myblognuns2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Every year Peter G. Pereira donates a piece of art to the House of the Redeemer located at 5 East 95th street. They host a garden party and silent auction in early June. And what my ask is this place? Well, this is the home of the Episcopalian nuns in NYC. It's also a wonderful place for a retreat in NYC. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5788157597188273855?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5788157597188273855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5788157597188273855' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5788157597188273855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5788157597188273855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/05/house-of-redeemer.html' title='House of the Redeemer'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mmY0Y2xOI/AAAAAAAAAoU/BKcpmFEgB08/s72-c/myblognuns2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4332702862559978707</id><published>2010-05-23T14:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-23T14:56:43.697-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rhodendron'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flowers on the upper east side'/><title type='text'>My most favorite Bush</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mkhRq5znI/AAAAAAAAAoM/mT4CMtAEW_A/s1600/myblogrodandra1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474587713631538802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mkhRq5znI/AAAAAAAAAoM/mT4CMtAEW_A/s400/myblogrodandra1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mkTIkrigI/AAAAAAAAAoE/9aO4H9lfMkY/s1600/myblogrodandra.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474587470671350274" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mkTIkrigI/AAAAAAAAAoE/9aO4H9lfMkY/s400/myblogrodandra.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is my most favorite bush EVER!! It blooms these beautiful pink flowers, and seems to last forever. A friend told me its the Rodendron bush. But I just call it the Rhode Island. You can see this beauty on York avenue, east side between 84th and 85th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4332702862559978707?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4332702862559978707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4332702862559978707' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4332702862559978707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4332702862559978707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-most-favorite-bush.html' title='My most favorite Bush'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S_mkhRq5znI/AAAAAAAAAoM/mT4CMtAEW_A/s72-c/myblogrodandra1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-1891813353801874845</id><published>2010-05-17T17:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-17T17:37:33.350-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='arizona immigration law'/><title type='text'>Arizona Immigration Law</title><content type='html'>So you what to know what the problem is with this horrific law? Let me illuminate you.&lt;br /&gt;First, it is a standard fact that the police and immigration do not mix. If you get arrested for something the police have no business &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;investigating&lt;/span&gt; your immigration status. Now that's all changed under the law. The police can pull anyone over at anytime and report their status.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second and most disgusting part about this law is a little more complicated. Say for example you are a refugee who came here twenty years ago and you've never applied for Citizenship although you are legally a landed resident.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Under the previous federal immigration law you have to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;commit&lt;/span&gt; a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;felony&lt;/span&gt; in order to be deported. A felony as we all know is a serious crime of car theft, bank theft, murder, and rape. And this is where the new immigration law in Arizona get nuts.   The &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;definition&lt;/span&gt; of a felony under the law in  not what you'd think.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The unbelievable fact is that under the immigration law a felony is defined as any crime that comes with a maximum sentence of a year or more. So in effect a small &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;misdemeanor&lt;/span&gt; charge in criminal court becomes a felony in immigration court and basically you can piss on the street get arrested and get deported for a felony! Now got it? Now fight it!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-1891813353801874845?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/1891813353801874845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=1891813353801874845' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1891813353801874845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1891813353801874845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/05/arizona-immigration-law.html' title='Arizona Immigration Law'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6120401790938520623</id><published>2010-05-14T13:45:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-14T13:47:30.816-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carl schurz park'/><title type='text'>Irises in Carl Schurz Park</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-221bxfmvI/AAAAAAAAAns/iYi64ZDqhYE/s1600/myblogirises4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471230151429692146" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-221bxfmvI/AAAAAAAAAns/iYi64ZDqhYE/s400/myblogirises4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6120401790938520623?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6120401790938520623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6120401790938520623' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6120401790938520623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6120401790938520623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/05/irises-in-carl-schurz-park_14.html' title='Irises in Carl Schurz Park'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-221bxfmvI/AAAAAAAAAns/iYi64ZDqhYE/s72-c/myblogirises4.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8400234367608424821</id><published>2010-05-14T13:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-14T13:45:16.855-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Irises'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carl schurz park'/><title type='text'>Irises in Carl Schurz Park</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-212Zkc36I/AAAAAAAAAnk/xm4yJs0YA9A/s1600/myblogirises3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471229068506357666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-212Zkc36I/AAAAAAAAAnk/xm4yJs0YA9A/s400/myblogirises3.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-21g8Ica6I/AAAAAAAAAnc/P-FXZwtzmb4/s1600/MyblogIrises1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471228699827006370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-21g8Ica6I/AAAAAAAAAnc/P-FXZwtzmb4/s400/MyblogIrises1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-21NWKfJ3I/AAAAAAAAAnU/JZLwvrXh4SQ/s1600/myblogirises2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471228363217512306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-21NWKfJ3I/AAAAAAAAAnU/JZLwvrXh4SQ/s400/myblogirises2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8400234367608424821?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8400234367608424821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8400234367608424821' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8400234367608424821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8400234367608424821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/05/irises-in-carl-schurz-park.html' title='Irises in Carl Schurz Park'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S-212Zkc36I/AAAAAAAAAnk/xm4yJs0YA9A/s72-c/myblogirises3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7210506640152624238</id><published>2010-04-07T15:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-07T16:07:53.408-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carl schurz park'/><title type='text'>Gardening at the Carl Schurz Park</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S70QGfo1WyI/AAAAAAAAAnE/9Bl5zEfwqXY/s1600/myblogflowers1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457536027200936738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S70QGfo1WyI/AAAAAAAAAnE/9Bl5zEfwqXY/s400/myblogflowers1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;These beauties can be found right at the entrance of the park. I'm not sure what they are so I'll need your help.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The purple flowers at the rear seem to be part of a bush tree thing. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7210506640152624238?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7210506640152624238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7210506640152624238' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7210506640152624238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7210506640152624238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/04/gardening-at-carl-schurz-park_07.html' title='Gardening at the Carl Schurz Park'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S70QGfo1WyI/AAAAAAAAAnE/9Bl5zEfwqXY/s72-c/myblogflowers1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4679538089794105901</id><published>2010-04-06T10:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-06T10:07:05.344-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gristedes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flowers on the upper east side'/><title type='text'>Flowers on the Upper East Side</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7tqLP0oUlI/AAAAAAAAAms/n5JYyfiVbok/s1600/myblogflowerson86.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457072114947871314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7tqLP0oUlI/AAAAAAAAAms/n5JYyfiVbok/s400/myblogflowerson86.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;By far the Gristedes on 86th and 1st have the best fresh flowers at incredible prices. Who new there were so many flowers on the Upper East Side. I'm keeping my eyes open for you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4679538089794105901?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4679538089794105901/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4679538089794105901' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4679538089794105901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4679538089794105901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/04/flowers-on-upper-east-side_06.html' title='Flowers on the Upper East Side'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7tqLP0oUlI/AAAAAAAAAms/n5JYyfiVbok/s72-c/myblogflowerson86.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8857374220839042884</id><published>2010-04-06T10:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-06T10:04:11.408-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flowers on the upper east side'/><title type='text'>Flowers on the Upper East Side</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7tpgMcxgHI/AAAAAAAAAmk/OmsoDI_BTLk/s1600/myblogflowerson86thand1st.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457071375308128370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7tpgMcxgHI/AAAAAAAAAmk/OmsoDI_BTLk/s400/myblogflowerson86thand1st.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm not sure what these are but it's sure worth a walk up there to check it out. You can find them on 86th and first on the north side of the street.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8857374220839042884?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8857374220839042884/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8857374220839042884' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8857374220839042884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8857374220839042884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/04/flowers-on-upper-east-side.html' title='Flowers on the Upper East Side'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7tpgMcxgHI/AAAAAAAAAmk/OmsoDI_BTLk/s72-c/myblogflowerson86thand1st.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4795708491670386129</id><published>2010-04-06T09:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-06T10:01:27.964-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carl schurz park'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='planting trees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Gardening at Carl Schurz Park</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7to25TYbYI/AAAAAAAAAmc/H5C2qJ3FoAU/s1600/myblogdafffodilsatcarlshurtz.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457070665793826178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7to25TYbYI/AAAAAAAAAmc/H5C2qJ3FoAU/s400/myblogdafffodilsatcarlshurtz.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Did I mention that the daffodils have been planted and are blooming at the Carl Schurz Park?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4795708491670386129?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4795708491670386129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4795708491670386129' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4795708491670386129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4795708491670386129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/04/gardening-at-carl-schurz-park.html' title='Gardening at Carl Schurz Park'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S7to25TYbYI/AAAAAAAAAmc/H5C2qJ3FoAU/s72-c/myblogdafffodilsatcarlshurtz.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4956335366122154629</id><published>2010-03-27T14:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-27T14:58:39.084-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Planting Flowers Carl Schurz Park</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S65_TR03W_I/AAAAAAAAAmM/iVszLEOy3ac/s1600/myblogflowers12.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453436167971625970" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S65_TR03W_I/AAAAAAAAAmM/iVszLEOy3ac/s320/myblogflowers12.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S65_IDwTmhI/AAAAAAAAAmE/_wSmLIuYFsk/s1600/myblogflowers11.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453435975215847954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S65_IDwTmhI/AAAAAAAAAmE/_wSmLIuYFsk/s320/myblogflowers11.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S65-0BFJUVI/AAAAAAAAAl8/sKpvc3Dqsyo/s1600/myblogflowers10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453435630900564306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S65-0BFJUVI/AAAAAAAAAl8/sKpvc3Dqsyo/s320/myblogflowers10.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This year (since I know nothing about gardening) I have decided to follow the experts. The gardeners at the Carl Schurz Park create a magical place in the summer and I have decided to follow them along to see what to plant and when. The problem is I can't identify these flowers so I'll need your help. If you know what they are give me a shout. &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are three flowers have have been planted so far. Please see the pics. I know one is the Petunia but the rest? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4956335366122154629?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4956335366122154629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4956335366122154629' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4956335366122154629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4956335366122154629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/03/planting-flowers-carl-schurz-park.html' title='Planting Flowers Carl Schurz Park'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S65_TR03W_I/AAAAAAAAAmM/iVszLEOy3ac/s72-c/myblogflowers12.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7204438703876884596</id><published>2010-03-26T14:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-26T14:29:24.655-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='McDonalds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Easter Bunny on crack'/><title type='text'>Easter Nightmare at McDonalds</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S60nG31IDdI/AAAAAAAAAl0/eq8TH76iQbE/s1600/myblogeasternightmare.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453057722835013074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S60nG31IDdI/AAAAAAAAAl0/eq8TH76iQbE/s400/myblogeasternightmare.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S60m5FPsVbI/AAAAAAAAAls/H_10lIkv44U/s1600/myblogeasternightmare.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm not sure who decided to decorate the McDonald's on 23rd and Park like an Easter holiday on crack but this really takes the cake. Notice the anemic bunny hanging from it's neck from the ceiling scarring the kids? I could hardly finish my burger LOL&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7204438703876884596?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7204438703876884596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7204438703876884596' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7204438703876884596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7204438703876884596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/03/easter-nightmare-at-mcdonalds.html' title='Easter Nightmare at McDonalds'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S60nG31IDdI/AAAAAAAAAl0/eq8TH76iQbE/s72-c/myblogeasternightmare.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4172002936099576673</id><published>2010-02-05T11:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-05T11:20:06.444-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter G. Pereira'/><title type='text'>DO NOT MISS U.E.S. "Special Event"</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S2xvTeu6DeI/AAAAAAAAAlk/hiHginbeLIE/s1600-h/final+front3+finalwthtext.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434841230787349986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S2xvTeu6DeI/AAAAAAAAAlk/hiHginbeLIE/s400/final+front3+finalwthtext.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please mark your calenders for March 10th at 7:30 at the Yorkville Creperie on York ave, between 83rd and 84th. Artist Peter G. Pereira will be having an art show and Live performance art piece at the Saloon stage next door. That's right performance art on the Upper East Side. And he had been sponsored by some of the local businesses, including Dorian's Fish Market, Mansion restaurant, Logos Bookstore, Pintale's Pizza and Ciao Bella Napoli.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's about time this dynamic community took it's place in the art world! And I urge you to be there, this is going to be fun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;PLEASE note however this is an RSVP event and space it limited. You can put as many people as you want on the guest list but they have to be on to enjoy free admission and a free beverage or glass of wine! Email &lt;a href="mailto:kayhallny@yahoo.com"&gt;kayhallny@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt; to get on the list or call me at 646 932 2388.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4172002936099576673?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4172002936099576673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4172002936099576673' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4172002936099576673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4172002936099576673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-not-miss-ues-special-event.html' title='DO NOT MISS U.E.S. &quot;Special Event&quot;'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/S2xvTeu6DeI/AAAAAAAAAlk/hiHginbeLIE/s72-c/final+front3+finalwthtext.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6450649410693911193</id><published>2009-12-16T12:42:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T12:44:36.505-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mansion deli Upper east side'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Santa Sightings</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SylGXT0C5VI/AAAAAAAAAlU/DCNeObzQElA/s1600-h/DEC09meand+Santa.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415937393159234898" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SylGXT0C5VI/AAAAAAAAAlU/DCNeObzQElA/s400/DEC09meand+Santa.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This Santa was found outside Mansion deli on 86th and York. Their decorations are great!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6450649410693911193?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6450649410693911193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6450649410693911193' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6450649410693911193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6450649410693911193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/12/ues-santa-sightings.html' title='U.E.S. Santa Sightings'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SylGXT0C5VI/AAAAAAAAAlU/DCNeObzQElA/s72-c/DEC09meand+Santa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-2796585047836458317</id><published>2009-12-16T12:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T12:42:13.910-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tiger Woods'/><title type='text'>My advice to Tiger</title><content type='html'>Life wouldn't be complete if I didn't weight in on this situation.  Tiger is a powerful, successful young male. He likes the ladies a lot- obviously. My advice to Tiger is this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; First, get a divorce, there is no way you are going to stay home, stop golfing and suddenly become a better husband. Obviously you don't want to be married so pay the girl.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second, keep golfing. It's the only thing that you have left, it gives you strength it's part of your identity. If you keep yourself from that sport it will be like cutting off your right arm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third, close the checkbook. Pay no one for their silence. Let them have their moment of fame. This to shall pass.   Best of luck Tiger!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fourth, fire all the people that surrounded you and created this nightmare. You were set up to fall.  You might be down for the count but you're not out.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-2796585047836458317?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/2796585047836458317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=2796585047836458317' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2796585047836458317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2796585047836458317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-advice-to-tiger.html' title='My advice to Tiger'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5942348349850721889</id><published>2009-12-06T13:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-06T13:56:03.490-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flowers of NYC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='best tacos upper east side'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Winter Windows Flowers of NYC</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sxwn4vMDFQI/AAAAAAAAAlM/3cBRFsckNWY/s1600-h/myblogDEC09FLOWERSS.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412244707885651202" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sxwn4vMDFQI/AAAAAAAAAlM/3cBRFsckNWY/s400/myblogDEC09FLOWERSS.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SxwnlQqcSSI/AAAAAAAAAlE/hm5li55PdU8/s1600-h/myblogDEC09FLOWERS.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412244373274118434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SxwnlQqcSSI/AAAAAAAAAlE/hm5li55PdU8/s400/myblogDEC09FLOWERS.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The challenge for me has been to find as many wonderful windows and lobbies on the U.E.S as I can find in this Xmas season. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;First mention goes to Flowers of NYC on 1621 First Avenue, at 84th street. They made this window look like a winter wonderland and I just love it. Also they have a great St. Nicholas Santa that your kids are going to love to pose with.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm sorry I haven't blogged lately, but I'm shooting a sixteen episode reality show and it's been an awesom expereince.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5942348349850721889?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5942348349850721889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5942348349850721889' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5942348349850721889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5942348349850721889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/12/ues-winter-windows.html' title='U.E.S. Winter Windows Flowers of NYC'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sxwn4vMDFQI/AAAAAAAAAlM/3cBRFsckNWY/s72-c/myblogDEC09FLOWERSS.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7945538177390328458</id><published>2009-10-13T12:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T12:32:14.950-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='81st street'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='best tacos upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='big foot'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Gossip Insider #10</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/StTVr2ChUcI/AAAAAAAAAks/8IXpG_1YPVE/s1600-h/myblogoct11BIGFOOT.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392169603086504386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/StTVr2ChUcI/AAAAAAAAAks/8IXpG_1YPVE/s400/myblogoct11BIGFOOT.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here's the problem. Someone on 81st street has placed a huge giant plaster foot on his front yard. The neighbours are loosing their minds. The foot as you can see is just that a plain old foot. I think it is a cast of the foot of the person who owns the duplex and he has put his foot down What do you think?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7945538177390328458?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7945538177390328458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7945538177390328458' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7945538177390328458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7945538177390328458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/ues-gossip-insider-10.html' title='U.E.S. Gossip Insider #10'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/StTVr2ChUcI/AAAAAAAAAks/8IXpG_1YPVE/s72-c/myblogoct11BIGFOOT.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6561734277141255457</id><published>2009-10-13T12:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T12:27:38.527-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='86th street'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='u.e.s sightings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Suka'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><title type='text'>U.E.S.Sightings #24</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/StTUcvoky1I/AAAAAAAAAkk/Mmq5_53kZK4/s1600-h/myblogOck!11sucoson86TH+STREET.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392168244157401938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/StTUcvoky1I/AAAAAAAAAkk/Mmq5_53kZK4/s400/myblogOck!11sucoson86TH+STREET.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;While walking down 86th street the other day I saw these wonderful young men carrying what looked like palm leaves. They stopped me and said Suka. This is a Jewish holiday that I know very little about. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6561734277141255457?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6561734277141255457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6561734277141255457' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6561734277141255457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6561734277141255457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/uessightings-24.html' title='U.E.S.Sightings #24'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/StTUcvoky1I/AAAAAAAAAkk/Mmq5_53kZK4/s72-c/myblogOck!11sucoson86TH+STREET.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4719753271893191219</id><published>2009-10-05T11:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-05T11:32:10.358-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='henryhallmanhattanmutt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='church of the epiphany'/><title type='text'>St. Francis Day!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sso7oUTu-OI/AAAAAAAAAkc/0cQ5Wl7zO40/s1600-h/henryblessings+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389185467934505186" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sso7oUTu-OI/AAAAAAAAAkc/0cQ5Wl7zO40/s400/henryblessings+001.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I took my little Chihuahua ,Henry to be blessed at the church of the Epiphany on Sunday. The day could not have been nicer.!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4719753271893191219?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4719753271893191219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4719753271893191219' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4719753271893191219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4719753271893191219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/st-francis-day.html' title='St. Francis Day!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sso7oUTu-OI/AAAAAAAAAkc/0cQ5Wl7zO40/s72-c/henryblessings+001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-1297816816793450713</id><published>2009-09-28T11:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-28T11:38:58.977-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='u.e.s sightings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stilettos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='observationnyc'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NYC Subway sightings'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Subway sightings #22</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SsECqHM2gbI/AAAAAAAAAkE/uMQnduBInJ8/s1600-h/myblogwomanteeetering.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386589551822537138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SsECqHM2gbI/AAAAAAAAAkE/uMQnduBInJ8/s400/myblogwomanteeetering.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I found this woman dangerously teetering in stilettos on the subway platform. Is she waiting for someone to push her or just loose her balance? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Another reason NOT to wear high heels in NYC.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-1297816816793450713?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/1297816816793450713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=1297816816793450713' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1297816816793450713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1297816816793450713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/09/ues-subway-sightings-22.html' title='U.E.S. Subway sightings #22'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SsECqHM2gbI/AAAAAAAAAkE/uMQnduBInJ8/s72-c/myblogwomanteeetering.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7714151826412353900</id><published>2009-09-25T10:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-25T10:24:49.075-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ues events knitting club'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oktoberfest'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Events #27 Oktoberfest</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Srz8yGFvTEI/AAAAAAAAAjU/PFuezKwdwlg/s1600-h/myblogoctoberfest+09.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385457191986613314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Srz8yGFvTEI/AAAAAAAAAjU/PFuezKwdwlg/s400/myblogoctoberfest+09.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Got nothing to do tomorrow? Head down to the early Oktoberfest on 84th street between York and First for some fun. It should be a nice day!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7714151826412353900?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7714151826412353900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7714151826412353900' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7714151826412353900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7714151826412353900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/09/ues-events-27-octoberfest.html' title='U.E.S. Events #27 Oktoberfest'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Srz8yGFvTEI/AAAAAAAAAjU/PFuezKwdwlg/s72-c/myblogoctoberfest+09.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4710928968575167107</id><published>2009-09-19T12:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-19T12:16:15.836-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jewish new year'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><title type='text'>Happy New Year to my Jewish Friends.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SrUty8trY5I/AAAAAAAAAjE/N3Yt6qioCN4/s1600-h/DAVFINAL.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 166px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383259282905719698" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SrUty8trY5I/AAAAAAAAAjE/N3Yt6qioCN4/s200/DAVFINAL.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I just want to wish all my Jewish friends a very happy new year. I'm dipping a slice of apple in some honey right now!! (For those who don't know that act symbolizes the sweetness of the New Year to come). Everyone should try it...you can't go wrong. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And  P.S. What a beautiful day! I'm headed over the museum with Peter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4710928968575167107?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4710928968575167107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4710928968575167107' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4710928968575167107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4710928968575167107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/09/happy-new-year-to-my-jewish-friends.html' title='Happy New Year to my Jewish Friends.'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SrUty8trY5I/AAAAAAAAAjE/N3Yt6qioCN4/s72-c/DAVFINAL.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5875020386559505594</id><published>2009-09-12T11:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-12T11:47:40.293-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='U.E.S. Intimacy'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Business Highlight #2</title><content type='html'>I stopped in my tracks when I saw this baby. Finally a mannequin that looks like me! Bravo &lt;u&gt;Intimacy&lt;/u&gt; the hottest bra shop in Manhattan It's located on 91st and Madison. &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380654224297372098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqvsglJzKcI/AAAAAAAAAis/2U_KBStCaRQ/s400/myblogmannequin.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5875020386559505594?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5875020386559505594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5875020386559505594' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5875020386559505594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5875020386559505594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/09/ues-business-highlight-2.html' title='U.E.S. Business Highlight #2'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqvsglJzKcI/AAAAAAAAAis/2U_KBStCaRQ/s72-c/myblogmannequin.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5706603698856960439</id><published>2009-09-12T11:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-12T11:58:27.287-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='u.e.s.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='petergpereira'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Hot#19 Gift Ideas Star of David</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;This is a great gift idea for the Holiday Season. You can purchase prints from Peter G. Pereira from the Logos Bookstore 1575 York Ave. Check out the star of David a hot, original gift idea for the season. I've included a review of the show from one of the premier art critics in NYC. The great Ed McCormick from Gallery and Studio Magazine. He's been around since the 60's coined the term "puck rock" and hung out with Warhol. He raves about Pereira in the Sept/Oct issue. I'd take him seriously if I were you. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Remember this is a local artist and these works were inspired by the Carl Shurz Park that we all love so keep it real keep it local!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqvupBMc4zI/AAAAAAAAAi0/mAx8EZebZhM/s1600-h/ArtCritique+EdMcCormick.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 617px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 430px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380656568286896946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqvupBMc4zI/AAAAAAAAAi0/mAx8EZebZhM/s320/ArtCritique+EdMcCormick.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqvupBMc4zI/AAAAAAAAAi0/mAx8EZebZhM/s1600-h/ArtCritique+EdMcCormick.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqvupBMc4zI/AAAAAAAAAi0/mAx8EZebZhM/s1600-h/ArtCritique+EdMcCormick.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5706603698856960439?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5706603698856960439/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5706603698856960439' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5706603698856960439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5706603698856960439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/09/ues-hot19-gift-ideas.html' title='U.E.S. Hot#19 Gift Ideas Star of David'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqvupBMc4zI/AAAAAAAAAi0/mAx8EZebZhM/s72-c/ArtCritique+EdMcCormick.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6084378888995324939</id><published>2009-09-04T14:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-04T14:33:56.564-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hydragea flower'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='petergpereira U.E.S. Carl Shurz Park'/><title type='text'>Art Review.  Peter G. Pereira  Hydragea Epiphanies</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqGGXAEjojI/AAAAAAAAAic/CYmDRBMzUMM/s1600-h/Blue+Chrys+104.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 363px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377727159771308594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqGGXAEjojI/AAAAAAAAAic/CYmDRBMzUMM/s400/Blue+Chrys+104.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visual Alchemy: Peter G. Pereira’s “Hydrangean Epiphanies&lt;/strong&gt;” by Hila Ratzibi August 10. 09&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The latest work by artist Peter G. Pereira straddles genre and mediums to create a hybrid form dubbed by the artist as “surreal photographic paintings.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Composited over a period of four years, these pieces were gleaned from roughly 10,000 photographs of hydrangeas taken by the artist at Carl Shurz Park, on the upper east side of Manhattan, which were later “painted,” modified, and reconstituted digitally. The result is a kaleidoscopic panorama of floral repetitions, in hundreds of shades of purple and blue, which draw the viewer in and hold the gaze in a kind of sustained hypnotic attention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Appropriately, the pieces were exhibited in the backyard garden of the upper east side bookstore, Logos, run by Harris Healy, who had the unique vision to display the work among plants and flowers. The juxtaposition of real plant life with artistic representations of flowers added a layer of visual irony to the experience, highlighting both the confluences and contradictions between nature and art which were part of the artist’s vision.&lt;br /&gt;What appear at first glance to be merely O’Keeffe-like photographs of flowers, doubled and redoubled in mechanical arrangement, become more than what they seem upon closer examination. Like a Rorschach test, strange images emerge between the surface shapes, out of the emptiness of negative space. Seemingly innocuous images yield sudden, minor terrors; black eyes peer out of the space where petal corners meet: eerie, yet simultaneously delicate and gentle. The eye travels between the foregrounded floral images and the shapes hidden in the background, as though journeying between consciousness and unconsciousness. Peel your eye for seated Buddhas, lotuses, alien-like faces, birds, and dragonflies. At times, images seem to randomly materialize, and one wonders whether these are visual coincidences or part of the artist’s plan. In other cases, the artist imposes more authorial control, by chiseling recognizable symbols out of the photographic compositions, such as crosses and stars of David.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This collision of the organic image of flowers with familiar human symbol systems represents the fundamental irony and contradiction inherent in this work. It brings to the forefront the human influence on nature, but without the obvious display of the artist’s immanence found in more painterly pieces. These are vestiges of technology’s cold yet consistent hand, its ability to reproduce, refract, and reassemble. But human vision, while distant and removed from these surfaces, is ever-present though unseen, like an omniscient, third-person narrator, more organizing principle than immediate presence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The technological dimension of these pieces brings to mind mass production, the commodification of the natural world. Yet at the same time, the computerized reproduction of these botanical photographs mimics the very patterns in nature itself. Look closely at the leather-like texture of a leaf, its repeated lines and surface symmetries, and it is not unlike the repetitive patterns imposed by the artist. There is a harmony between the world of nature and the world of human technology, but an acknowledged detachment is required for the artist (and the viewer) to enact that relationship. Where realism attempts to represent an exact visual replication of nature, these abstract photographic manipulations attempt to mimic the underlying patterns that govern the natural world. The human witness disappears, the artist’s hand invisible, and what remains is the almost hubric desire to understand the secret processes of creation. These pieces are an act of visual alchemy, sometimes bizarre, but often wondrous and playful. They transport the viewer through realms where reality and imagination are blurred, where nature is simply a mirror of the human mind.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6084378888995324939?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6084378888995324939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6084378888995324939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6084378888995324939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6084378888995324939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/09/art-review-peter-g-pereira-hydragea.html' title='Art Review.  Peter G. Pereira  Hydragea Epiphanies'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SqGGXAEjojI/AAAAAAAAAic/CYmDRBMzUMM/s72-c/Blue+Chrys+104.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-3145656783099517667</id><published>2009-09-02T10:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-02T10:39:17.031-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='u.e.s. Michael Frankel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='specials by zip'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Business Highlight</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sp6tl5BQfnI/AAAAAAAAAiU/5SlvsjwCfAc/s1600-h/myblogmichaelfrankel.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376925871599812210" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sp6tl5BQfnI/AAAAAAAAAiU/5SlvsjwCfAc/s400/myblogmichaelfrankel.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You're not going to want to miss this one! Ever sit at home on the U.E.S.wondering what fabulous restaurant to experience only to end up with same old same old? Well.. Michael Frankel (that's him on the left) has solved all our dining problems. He has opened a company called Specials by Zip. That means you can sign up for FREE and you are emailed all the specials from the local restaurants... including full menus, pictures, and payment methods.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You can even channel the Julia Child in you and write and post a review!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's free to sign up and there's lots of giveaways in December. So remember... &lt;a href="http://www.specialsbyzip.com/"&gt;http://www.specialsbyzip.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-3145656783099517667?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/3145656783099517667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=3145656783099517667' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3145656783099517667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3145656783099517667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/09/ues-business-highlight.html' title='U.E.S. Business Highlight'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sp6tl5BQfnI/AAAAAAAAAiU/5SlvsjwCfAc/s72-c/myblogmichaelfrankel.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5308977996088572407</id><published>2009-08-19T14:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-19T14:28:01.765-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ues insider'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='KY Grocery'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Gossip Insider</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SoxuRhw5RKI/AAAAAAAAAiM/To7Scs65pPQ/s1600-h/myblogmryoung.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371789702946440354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SoxuRhw5RKI/AAAAAAAAAiM/To7Scs65pPQ/s400/myblogmryoung.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mr Young owns the K.Y. Grocery on 83rd and York. He's been running the place for 30 years. Just recently however Mr. Young began to tire of pointing and yelling when asked for the location of refrigerated items. Consequently, he has devised a brilliant system. Mr. Young has now placed numbers on all the doors of his refrigerator and is exceedingly proud of his discovery. So when you go to the K.Y. Grocery please ask for an item and then ask for the door number.... it only took him 30 years in business to figure it out! LOL&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5308977996088572407?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5308977996088572407/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5308977996088572407' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5308977996088572407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5308977996088572407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/08/ues-gossip-insider.html' title='U.E.S. Gossip Insider'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SoxuRhw5RKI/AAAAAAAAAiM/To7Scs65pPQ/s72-c/myblogmryoung.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4964511273215868663</id><published>2009-08-07T13:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-07T13:27:51.666-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='logosbookstore'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='petergpereira'/><title type='text'>Fab Art Show by Peter G. Pereira</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyM4zmiIpI/AAAAAAAAAh8/Nd6tywcjcoE/s1600-h/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+033.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319763471180434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyM4zmiIpI/AAAAAAAAAh8/Nd6tywcjcoE/s200/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+033.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Exclusively "Hydrangea Epiphanies" by Peter G.Pereira.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyMawCbejI/AAAAAAAAAh0/36ajKdOiT6M/s1600-h/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+021.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367319247118367282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyMawCbejI/AAAAAAAAAh0/36ajKdOiT6M/s200/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+021.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367318863641058994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyMEbeUHrI/AAAAAAAAAhs/GPZAgbZPVDM/s200/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+030.jpg" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyLrQQWD5I/AAAAAAAAAhk/PEIdxp53yIE/s1600-h/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+015.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367318431132946322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyLrQQWD5I/AAAAAAAAAhk/PEIdxp53yIE/s200/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+015.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367320303860108610" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyNYQtSzUI/AAAAAAAAAiE/BA7VjvW1RfM/s320/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+002.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The art show at Logos last night was a huge success. Set in the back garden these pieces just flew off the walls. At $20.00 for a small signed print people who had never bought a piece of art before perused the collection like budding art collectors. It was a magical experience. Bravo Peter!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Prints can ONLY be purchased exclusively from Logos Bookstore at 1575 York Avenue in Manhattan. (tel: 212- 517- 7292 ) Here's to keeping it local, keeping it real! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4964511273215868663?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4964511273215868663/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4964511273215868663' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4964511273215868663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4964511273215868663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/08/fab-art-show-by-peter-g-pereira.html' title='Fab Art Show by Peter G. Pereira'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnyM4zmiIpI/AAAAAAAAAh8/Nd6tywcjcoE/s72-c/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+033.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5261883335004348788</id><published>2009-08-03T09:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-03T09:19:25.890-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='petergpereira'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Logos bookstore'/><title type='text'>Local Celebrity Loves Art</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SncN8sjf-2I/AAAAAAAAAhU/u9sCex0zyuA/s1600-h/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365772817438604130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SncN8sjf-2I/AAAAAAAAAhU/u9sCex0zyuA/s400/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+001.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Harris Healy the owner of one on the last independent bookstores in North America stands in front of his special shop to announce an art show. The show is of artist Peter G. Pereira and is in a style called "abstract surreal painting". It's a combination of photography, painting and CAD. And it was inspired by the flowers in the Carl Schurz Park!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is what it's about folks. Keep it local...keep it real!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5261883335004348788?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5261883335004348788/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5261883335004348788' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5261883335004348788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5261883335004348788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/08/local-celebrity-loves-art.html' title='Local Celebrity Loves Art'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SncN8sjf-2I/AAAAAAAAAhU/u9sCex0zyuA/s72-c/HarrisLOGOSPETERSSHOW+001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-3813991450700244766</id><published>2009-07-29T14:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T14:20:49.956-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carl schuz park'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Logos Bookstore Uppereastside'/><title type='text'>Don't miss EVENT Aug 6th @ 7:00</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnC87BGMg0I/AAAAAAAAAhM/-GclDjTIsoE/s1600-h/LogosFliers12.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363994878290985794" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnC87BGMg0I/AAAAAAAAAhM/-GclDjTIsoE/s400/LogosFliers12.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is an art show by local artist Peter G. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pereira&lt;/span&gt;. You'll be able to pick up signed prints for $20.00 and an original album that the artist also composed for $10.00. Stop by for some wine and fun. Logos Bookstore on York avenue between 83rd and 84&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This series is inspired by the flowers from the Carl &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Schurz&lt;/span&gt; Park.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-3813991450700244766?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/3813991450700244766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=3813991450700244766' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3813991450700244766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3813991450700244766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-miss-this-event.html' title='Don&apos;t miss EVENT Aug 6th @ 7:00'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SnC87BGMg0I/AAAAAAAAAhM/-GclDjTIsoE/s72-c/LogosFliers12.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7071506263614666437</id><published>2009-07-22T14:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-22T14:21:34.947-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='barnum Bailey Circus'/><title type='text'>Get Rid of the Bigtop!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SmeAyAQUctI/AAAAAAAAAg8/fhohrTOMUNg/s1600-h/banner01.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 480px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 121px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361395477958128338" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SmeAyAQUctI/AAAAAAAAAg8/fhohrTOMUNg/s400/banner01.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As many of you know I am an animal rights person with a lot to say on the matter. Today the Daily News reported animal cruelty taking place at the Barnum Bailey Circus. Its not the first time such allegations have surfaced.  It makes me wonder about the psychological profiles of the people who are allowed to work in the field of training and caring for exotic animals. This has got to STOP! I am sick to my &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;stomach&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Also, congratulations to the individual who had the guts to secure this footage whoever you are!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And... a request from me.  Please take some time out of your life this week, to do whatever you can to educate yourself about this situation....Thanks...kay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7071506263614666437?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7071506263614666437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7071506263614666437' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7071506263614666437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7071506263614666437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/get-rid-of-bigtop.html' title='Get Rid of the Bigtop!!!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SmeAyAQUctI/AAAAAAAAAg8/fhohrTOMUNg/s72-c/banner01.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-1405232945714881693</id><published>2009-07-22T14:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-22T14:09:28.001-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carl schuz park'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Logos bookstore'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Events #26   TONIGHT!!!</title><content type='html'>You've got two choices tonight. You can head over to the Carl Schurz Park at 7:00 for a free outdoor concert. Grab a blanket, a soda, a sandwich and a friend, and settle in for a great evening.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the other hand, you can hear a poetry reading at Logos Bookstore!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-1405232945714881693?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/1405232945714881693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=1405232945714881693' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1405232945714881693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1405232945714881693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/ues-events-26-tonight.html' title='U.E.S. Events #26   TONIGHT!!!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-2349992835204025417</id><published>2009-07-15T09:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-15T09:12:46.663-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='champagne Video'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Who Knew?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sl3_1qAMsQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/-Md5o5QAgHk/s1600-h/mbchampagnevideogon071509.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358720428914028802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sl3_1qAMsQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/-Md5o5QAgHk/s400/mbchampagnevideogon071509.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Say goodbye to Champagne Video on 82nd and first avenue. This historic video store had a sister store on the west side which appeared regularly on the Seinfeld Show. For 35 years this store provided entertainment to everyone in the neighbourhood, and Mike gave the best recommendations! I will miss this place and I wish the owners well. Unfortunately they must get rid of all their inventory so ...if you have chance go pick up a little reminder that this place existed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-2349992835204025417?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/2349992835204025417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=2349992835204025417' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2349992835204025417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2349992835204025417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/ues-who-knew_15.html' title='U.E.S. Who Knew?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sl3_1qAMsQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/-Md5o5QAgHk/s72-c/mbchampagnevideogon071509.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-2156944014020175223</id><published>2009-07-15T08:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-15T09:05:05.996-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='yorkvillecreperie'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Events #25</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sl3-JfFDG4I/AAAAAAAAAgs/FH4XyQ8tYes/s1600-h/mbyorkvilledoncert071509.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358718570555710338" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sl3-JfFDG4I/AAAAAAAAAgs/FH4XyQ8tYes/s400/mbyorkvilledoncert071509.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you're not doing anything this Thursday. Please head over to the Yorkville Creperie on York between 83rd and 84th. You'll want to get there around 9:00 to experience the solo guitar of Paul Stayfer. I've never heard him before but he's supposed to have a really unique way of playing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's also an opportunity so spend some quality time with your teenager in a bar setting. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;There will also be $3.00 Coors Light specials a $1.00 off all drinks and a great crepe special with for $9.00 including soda or a beer. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-2156944014020175223?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/2156944014020175223/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=2156944014020175223' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2156944014020175223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2156944014020175223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/ues-events-25.html' title='U.E.S. Events #25'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sl3-JfFDG4I/AAAAAAAAAgs/FH4XyQ8tYes/s72-c/mbyorkvilledoncert071509.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7080355431120587340</id><published>2009-07-01T14:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-01T14:19:48.060-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama Chia Pet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='uppereastside'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Who Knew?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SkvSt9uPVoI/AAAAAAAAAgk/7TdLk7iCJYI/s1600-h/mb070109.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353604269164418690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SkvSt9uPVoI/AAAAAAAAAgk/7TdLk7iCJYI/s400/mb070109.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ok folks, this is for real. They are actually selling Obama Chia pets. U.E.S. who knew?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7080355431120587340?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7080355431120587340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7080355431120587340' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7080355431120587340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7080355431120587340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/ues-who-knew.html' title='U.E.S. Who Knew?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SkvSt9uPVoI/AAAAAAAAAgk/7TdLk7iCJYI/s72-c/mb070109.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6597921906298016690</id><published>2009-06-26T15:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T15:11:59.951-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='306 east 86th'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Events #24 HOT!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SkVGmHgsMcI/AAAAAAAAAfs/o5l4FnoNZug/s1600-h/mb2709winetasting.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351761352864838082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SkVGmHgsMcI/AAAAAAAAAfs/o5l4FnoNZug/s400/mb2709winetasting.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;You heard it here first. The best wine tasting on the Upper East side takes place on July11&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; at 306 East 86&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; street between first and second. Come around two o'clock and don't miss this neighbourhood event. It'll blow your mind with food and the wines from all over the world.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The owners name is Dean and he can help you with all of you &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;liquor&lt;/span&gt; and wines needs at a very reasonable price. His personal selection is extensive. He also has a month&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;ly&lt;/span&gt; wine club where he just sends you his weekly pics. Fantastic!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6597921906298016690?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6597921906298016690/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6597921906298016690' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6597921906298016690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6597921906298016690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/ues-events-24.html' title='U.E.S. Events #24 HOT!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SkVGmHgsMcI/AAAAAAAAAfs/o5l4FnoNZug/s72-c/mb2709winetasting.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-2001266712035317421</id><published>2009-06-18T10:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T10:44:38.353-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ues events knitting club'/><title type='text'>U.E.S.Events #24</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sjp81tb4yRI/AAAAAAAAAfU/PUQnFR2VntU/s1600-h/MB1708HENknitting.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348724769627359506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sjp81tb4yRI/AAAAAAAAAfU/PUQnFR2VntU/s400/MB1708HENknitting.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I never thought I'd say it but I've joined a knitting club. No, I don't kit. No, I don't really want to learn but I'm telling you I never had a better time with a group of women in my life. So now I've officially joined the Knitting Club which will be going on in June every Tuesday night in the garden at Logos Bookstore (York between 83rd and 84th) at 7:00. Be there!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-2001266712035317421?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/2001266712035317421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=2001266712035317421' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2001266712035317421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2001266712035317421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/uesevents-24.html' title='U.E.S.Events #24'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sjp81tb4yRI/AAAAAAAAAfU/PUQnFR2VntU/s72-c/MB1708HENknitting.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6287491946514385498</id><published>2009-06-18T10:32:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T10:40:46.626-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UES Hot or NOT'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Hot or Not #18</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sjp74WhNswI/AAAAAAAAAfM/MN6Lqm9nFb4/s1600-h/MB1709theGeorgenia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348723715503665922" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sjp74WhNswI/AAAAAAAAAfM/MN6Lqm9nFb4/s400/MB1709theGeorgenia.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;NOT!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Businesses are falling like flies on 86&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; street and the consequences are dire. I have noticed the awnings looking ratty, the empty storefronts staying empty and the sniff of quiet desperation from the remaining businesses. If you're wondering why the landlords won't make a deal to a tenant they have know for years, you just need to look at the tax law. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;There's&lt;/span&gt; a rule which will let them write off the empty space as a loss. Therefore, landlords have no motivation to rent or negotiate. If you think we learned something about greed after the economic collapse you're wrong. Apparently some people still did not get the message. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I took a pic of the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Georgica&lt;/span&gt; which used to sport a spotless entrance. Now elegance has taken a turn for the worse. Turns out it's expensive to keep up appearances.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6287491946514385498?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6287491946514385498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6287491946514385498' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6287491946514385498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6287491946514385498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/ues-hot-or-not-18.html' title='U.E.S. Hot or Not #18'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sjp74WhNswI/AAAAAAAAAfM/MN6Lqm9nFb4/s72-c/MB1709theGeorgenia.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4915504475723892343</id><published>2009-06-15T13:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T14:10:29.818-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UES'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hot or not'/><title type='text'>U.E.S. Hot or Not #17</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sja4XpNZ6zI/AAAAAAAAAes/uG1EFqKmmm4/s1600-h/mb071590ueshotornot15.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347664323887622962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sja4XpNZ6zI/AAAAAAAAAes/uG1EFqKmmm4/s400/mb071590ueshotornot15.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Business are dropping like flies on 86th street but when I saw this one go my heart sank. Nature's Gift is gone after over 15 years in business.  I often remember walking home late at night it could be dark, or rainy or just plain lonely and so often my eyes were drawn to the welcoming sight of great tomatoes at an even greater price. Because of their top quality produce I found myself experimenting with eggplant, avocados and artichokes. By giving me choice they expanded my palate and made me a healthier person over the years. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I recall their home cooking take -out, and a variety of soups so yummy they fed me for a full meal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Walking home last week I saw this sign. And thought this shouldn't have happened after all those years couldn't the landlord negotiate a deal? Then someone informed that the landlords get a tax break when store front goes unrented so they have no motivation to lower rents. Let's not loose anymore of our neighbour heart beats this way. Once they're gone they don't come back. We don't get a second chance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4915504475723892343?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4915504475723892343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4915504475723892343' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4915504475723892343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4915504475723892343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/ues-hot-or-not-17.html' title='U.E.S. Hot or Not #17'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sja4XpNZ6zI/AAAAAAAAAes/uG1EFqKmmm4/s72-c/mb071590ueshotornot15.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-1134098968194739410</id><published>2009-06-15T13:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T10:45:42.300-07:00</updated><title type='text'>U.E.S.  Sweet Secrets #1</title><content type='html'>There is a certain neighborhood woman who must be getting on a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;hundred&lt;/span&gt; years old. She guards 83rd street mostly although in her younger days she tore through the neighbourhood like butter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I call her the "troll of 83rd street" because she pretends that she doesn't see you when you walk by. This is really a test because she sees EVERYTHING and if you walk by and NOT say hello your up shits creek.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-1134098968194739410?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/1134098968194739410/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=1134098968194739410' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1134098968194739410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1134098968194739410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/ues-sweet-secrets-1.html' title='U.E.S.  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This is a great way for anyone thinking about church or going to church to introduce yourself in an informal way. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;(That's my dog Henry in the Church Garden)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7185533035291201709?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7185533035291201709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7185533035291201709' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7185533035291201709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7185533035291201709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/ues-events-free-movie.html' title='UES Events. #22 Free Movie'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SjaxXQWko8I/AAAAAAAAAec/LQJhHrEMRDg/s72-c/mb071509henchurch.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4611976031970918052</id><published>2009-06-15T13:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T13:59:51.151-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UES'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Logos bookstore'/><title type='text'>UES Events #23 Live Music</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SjawVkfGYSI/AAAAAAAAAeU/cLtyyd0ZXJQ/s1600-h/mb071509.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347655492166902050" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SjawVkfGYSI/AAAAAAAAAeU/cLtyyd0ZXJQ/s400/mb071509.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Come one come all to the Logos Bookstore on York Av, between 83rd and 84&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; on Wed June 17&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; for a Garden Party. Complete with live music, drinks and a little nosh it's great way to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;introduce&lt;/span&gt; yourself to one of the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;heartbeats&lt;/span&gt; of this neighbourhood.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4611976031970918052?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4611976031970918052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4611976031970918052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4611976031970918052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4611976031970918052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/ues-events-live-music.html' title='UES Events #23 Live Music'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SjawVkfGYSI/AAAAAAAAAeU/cLtyyd0ZXJQ/s72-c/mb071509.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5353502098839037123</id><published>2009-06-15T13:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T13:32:31.584-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='petergpereira'/><title type='text'>Peter G. Pereira Sculpture</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SjavqA2_kUI/AAAAAAAAAeM/ff17BGCnNfc/s1600-h/IMG_3898.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347654743869067586" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SjavqA2_kUI/AAAAAAAAAeM/ff17BGCnNfc/s400/IMG_3898.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;My favorite artist had a sculpture exhibition on Governors Island this weekend. It was during a festival called "Figment" which is getting bigger and better every year. Do yourself a favour one weekend jump on the 4 Train, get to Bowling Green and catch the free ferry over to Governors Island. It's simply a magical place.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Peter G. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pereira&lt;/span&gt; made me look at a tree like I never looked at it before. The natural bumps and bruises became heightened as he wrapped them up in abstract swirling paintings that mimicked the age of the tree from the outside in. This was simply spectacular!  &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;The&lt;/span&gt; kids loved it and I hope he gets to do all of Central Park!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5353502098839037123?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5353502098839037123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5353502098839037123' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5353502098839037123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5353502098839037123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/peter-g-pereira-sculpture.html' title='Peter G. Pereira Sculpture'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SjavqA2_kUI/AAAAAAAAAeM/ff17BGCnNfc/s72-c/IMG_3898.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7728828439553897755</id><published>2009-06-07T13:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-07T13:49:59.784-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Logos'/><title type='text'>Logos Bookstore Interfaith Reading Group</title><content type='html'>Please join in the lively discussion at Logos Bookstore  on York and 83rd tomorrow night at 7:00. We'll be reading and discussing passages from the New Testament.  This is a special group of folks so if your looking for something new and spiritual come one come all!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7728828439553897755?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7728828439553897755/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7728828439553897755' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7728828439553897755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7728828439553897755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/06/logos-bookstore-interfaith-reading.html' title='Logos Bookstore Interfaith Reading Group'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4604585236012167348</id><published>2009-05-28T12:00:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T12:02:57.859-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UES'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NYC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='planting trees'/><title type='text'>Spotted Planting Tress on the UES</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sh7fvJe4kgI/AAAAAAAAAdc/AjRwuFWbwuU/s1600-h/myblogtreeplainting1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340952209200288258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sh7fvJe4kgI/AAAAAAAAAdc/AjRwuFWbwuU/s400/myblogtreeplainting1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; YEAH....Bloomberg!!!!!!!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sh7fl_yrhdI/AAAAAAAAAdU/_OIc1pccevQ/s1600-h/myblogtreeplainting.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340952051980142034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sh7fl_yrhdI/AAAAAAAAAdU/_OIc1pccevQ/s400/myblogtreeplainting.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4604585236012167348?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4604585236012167348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4604585236012167348' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4604585236012167348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4604585236012167348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/spotted-planting-tress-on-ues.html' title='Spotted Planting Tress on the UES'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sh7fvJe4kgI/AAAAAAAAAdc/AjRwuFWbwuU/s72-c/myblogtreeplainting1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-2649399738722000171</id><published>2009-05-25T09:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-26T09:50:58.764-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sirtris Labs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='60 minutes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Animal Cruelty. PETA'/><title type='text'>Animal Lovers- Stop Animal Cruelty!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrPLnA2pgI/AAAAAAAAAdE/j9aMIzmFiFY/s1600-h/myblogANI!.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339808106559219202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrPLnA2pgI/AAAAAAAAAdE/j9aMIzmFiFY/s400/myblogANI!.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrObEZk50I/AAAAAAAAAc8/HT6Gh2Z4Tb0/s1600-h/myblogANI6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339807272633952066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrObEZk50I/AAAAAAAAAc8/HT6Gh2Z4Tb0/s400/myblogANI6.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;While watching 60 minutes last night I happened upon a story by Morley Safer called "Fountain of Youth in an Rx bottle". And what's the story here? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's about &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Sirtris&lt;/span&gt; Labs, combining 1000 bottles of wine into one pill. What outraged me are the lab scenes. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The real story that 60 minutes missed was the blatant cruelty that their lab monkey's are suffering. Check out these cages!! And kept there for up to 27 years, isolated from any contact with their brethren. Look at these pics and tell me if this doesn't violate animal rights laws. I want these monkey's out of this nightmare and into an sanctuary!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrOCDkKrEI/AAAAAAAAAcs/19NM2JSWSXE/s1600-h/myblogani7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339806842913205314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 416px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrOCDkKrEI/AAAAAAAAAcs/19NM2JSWSXE/s400/myblogani7.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; HELP ME PETA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrPbwwmodI/AAAAAAAAAdM/_xIN2OTecu0/s1600-h/myblogani5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339808384053322194" style="WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrPbwwmodI/AAAAAAAAAdM/_xIN2OTecu0/s400/myblogani5.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrMwJzFpUI/AAAAAAAAAb0/EWNf5yXYxKs/s1600-h/myblogani3.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrMwJzFpUI/AAAAAAAAAb0/EWNf5yXYxKs/s1600-h/myblogani3.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-2649399738722000171?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/2649399738722000171/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=2649399738722000171' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2649399738722000171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2649399738722000171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/animal-lovers-stop-animal-cruelty.html' title='Animal Lovers- Stop Animal Cruelty!!!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShrPLnA2pgI/AAAAAAAAAdE/j9aMIzmFiFY/s72-c/myblogANI!.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-3028222769099905249</id><published>2009-05-23T18:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-23T18:34:36.186-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carl schurz park'/><title type='text'>Irisis in New York City??</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yep, you can find them at the Carl &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Schurz&lt;/span&gt; Park. Why knew? Irises in an area I call Van &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Gogh's&lt;/span&gt; Place.&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339196986994080370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShijXxOeOnI/AAAAAAAAAbs/zFRb0szgP18/s400/myblogiresisinpart.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-3028222769099905249?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/3028222769099905249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=3028222769099905249' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3028222769099905249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3028222769099905249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/irisis-in-new-york-city.html' title='Irisis in New York City??'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/ShijXxOeOnI/AAAAAAAAAbs/zFRb0szgP18/s72-c/myblogiresisinpart.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5037703323386462482</id><published>2009-05-10T11:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-10T12:03:07.728-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carl schuz park'/><title type='text'>Happy Mother's Day</title><content type='html'>Happy mother's day to all mothers and would be mothers. The mothers of the U.E.S. were out in full force for the beautiful day at the Carl &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Schurz&lt;/span&gt; Park!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334272603395834578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sgckq6yBwtI/AAAAAAAAAbU/zCIwWgrdXn4/s400/myblogmothersday.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5037703323386462482?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5037703323386462482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5037703323386462482' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5037703323386462482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5037703323386462482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/happy-mothers-day.html' title='Happy Mother&apos;s Day'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sgckq6yBwtI/AAAAAAAAAbU/zCIwWgrdXn4/s72-c/myblogmothersday.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-661430240710265846</id><published>2009-05-07T12:05:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T12:06:11.533-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Strange Sightings U.E.S</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SgMxErAKzNI/AAAAAAAAAbM/DpLuEYCWiqo/s1600-h/myblogchicken.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333160340069469394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SgMxErAKzNI/AAAAAAAAAbM/DpLuEYCWiqo/s400/myblogchicken.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-661430240710265846?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/661430240710265846/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=661430240710265846' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/661430240710265846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/661430240710265846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/strange-sightings-ues.html' title='Strange Sightings U.E.S'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SgMxErAKzNI/AAAAAAAAAbM/DpLuEYCWiqo/s72-c/myblogchicken.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-923211969896240844</id><published>2009-05-04T12:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-04T12:30:31.722-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mathew Mcconaughey'/><title type='text'>Mathew Mcconaughey</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf9CReGUmkI/AAAAAAAAAbE/dkloGZ41b3s/s1600-h/myblogmatheymcc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332053351734745666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf9CReGUmkI/AAAAAAAAAbE/dkloGZ41b3s/s400/myblogmatheymcc.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The spelling of this guy's name is as nightmare!!! Now his face matches.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ok, really I think he's cute and can't wait to see the new pic. You do run this risk when you put your face in a NYC subway.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-923211969896240844?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/923211969896240844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=923211969896240844' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/923211969896240844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/923211969896240844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/mathew-mcconaughey.html' title='Mathew Mcconaughey'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf9CReGUmkI/AAAAAAAAAbE/dkloGZ41b3s/s72-c/myblogmatheymcc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8101622567786066845</id><published>2009-05-04T12:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-04T12:26:06.894-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='priest'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='or rabbi'/><title type='text'>Priest or Rabbi?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf9BPnkMl-I/AAAAAAAAAa8/QBsmEzG8lUA/s1600-h/myblogsightings.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332052220404602850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf9BPnkMl-I/AAAAAAAAAa8/QBsmEzG8lUA/s400/myblogsightings.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8101622567786066845?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8101622567786066845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8101622567786066845' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8101622567786066845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8101622567786066845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/priest-or-rabbi.html' title='Priest or Rabbi?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf9BPnkMl-I/AAAAAAAAAa8/QBsmEzG8lUA/s72-c/myblogsightings.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-7727361624834196193</id><published>2009-05-03T10:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-03T10:14:37.170-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pet Adoption NYC'/><title type='text'>Adopt a Pet Weekend</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf3QiEs5TaI/AAAAAAAAAas/k12ksT0703s/s1600-h/myblogpetadoption.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331646817672711586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf3QiEs5TaI/AAAAAAAAAas/k12ksT0703s/s400/myblogpetadoption.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The Animal League of New York is having a 36 hour pet adoption marathon.  For more info see&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.animalleague.org/"&gt;www.AnimalLeague.org&lt;/a&gt;.   Find a friend for life today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-7727361624834196193?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/7727361624834196193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=7727361624834196193' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7727361624834196193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/7727361624834196193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/05/adopt-pet-weekend.html' title='Adopt a Pet Weekend'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sf3QiEs5TaI/AAAAAAAAAas/k12ksT0703s/s72-c/myblogpetadoption.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4214722250713376989</id><published>2009-04-29T09:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-29T10:02:49.708-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Animal Care and Control'/><title type='text'>Spring Fling for Animal Lovers</title><content type='html'>The Animal Care and Control is having a spring fling, silent auction and raffle on Tuesday, evening May 12th 6-9 pm. It will take place at the Ciao Bella Restaurant 1640 Second Ave 85th street second floor. The tickets at $50.00 and $55 at the door.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you can please support this wonderful organization.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.nycacc.org"&gt;www.nycacc.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4214722250713376989?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4214722250713376989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4214722250713376989' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4214722250713376989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4214722250713376989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-fling-for-animal-lovers.html' title='Spring Fling for Animal Lovers'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5756297102048771982</id><published>2009-04-20T11:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-20T11:58:49.226-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Annie Duke'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Donald Trump'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Celebrity Apprentice'/><title type='text'>Awesome Annie Duke Celebrity Apprentice</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SezFlrJIM1I/AAAAAAAAAac/aMFFtvVdQ6o/s1600-h/mybloganniecuke.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326849710299296594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SezFlrJIM1I/AAAAAAAAAac/aMFFtvVdQ6o/s320/mybloganniecuke.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm a big fan of the show. I run my own business and I play along from home and I'm getting an enhanced M.B.A. compliments from Mr. Donald Trump. I wonder if he realized how invaluable this show is for small business people.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But what I saw Annie Duke do over the past few episodes has blown me away. This woman can pick up the phone and have someone fly to New York from Vegas with fifty grand in cash for her at the drop of a hat.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you realize how hard it is to ask people for money? Try this exercise. Phone up a local friend and ask them for five hundred dollars cash and get them to deliver it to your home in a couple of hours. Then we can talk.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The respect and love and loyalty and commitment and trust that her friends have for her is over the top awesome and I've never heard of anything like it. This is something worth striving for in all our relationships in our own lives.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;NOTE TO ANNIE... I sell original high end oil paintings and if you ever want to switch gears it would be an honour to work with you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kay Hall&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5756297102048771982?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5756297102048771982/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5756297102048771982' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5756297102048771982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5756297102048771982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/awesome-annie-duke-celebrity-apprentice.html' title='Awesome Annie Duke Celebrity Apprentice'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SezFlrJIM1I/AAAAAAAAAac/aMFFtvVdQ6o/s72-c/mybloganniecuke.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-534259938725854412</id><published>2009-04-18T14:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T15:01:22.419-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='yorkville'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Logos bookstore'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Creperie'/><title type='text'>Yorkville Creperie OPENS!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SepNblgsU4I/AAAAAAAAAaM/Ec4lXDWV7wI/s1600-h/myblogCREPERIE.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326154645640074114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SepNblgsU4I/AAAAAAAAAaM/Ec4lXDWV7wI/s400/myblogCREPERIE.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;At last a creperie opens on the Upper East side on York between 83rd and 84th. Bring the strollers and stop in for a free coffee this week. If you miss DTUT, this is the perfect replacement.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The price of the crepes range from $5.00 to $9.00 from the very sweet to the Fluff-a-Nutter , with peanut butter, fluff, nutella, banana and graham to the savory Roma crepe with chicken mozzarella and tomato bruscetta . They've also got a fantastic morning crepe with bacon eggand Swiss and.. for those of you who don't want a crepe they've got a selection of mouthwatering panini.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don't forget about the wide selection of of coffee wines and fresh baked good. So come one come all!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I snapped a picture of Harris Healy the owner of the Logos bookstore across the street. He loved his crepe and you will too. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-534259938725854412?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/534259938725854412/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=534259938725854412' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/534259938725854412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/534259938725854412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/yorkville-creperie-opens.html' title='Yorkville Creperie OPENS!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SepNblgsU4I/AAAAAAAAAaM/Ec4lXDWV7wI/s72-c/myblogCREPERIE.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-197270426999342039</id><published>2009-04-17T10:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T10:07:17.130-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Elis hair dressing'/><title type='text'>New York...Never a Dull Moment</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sei2tU1yQ-I/AAAAAAAAAaE/mRh3yFmSj8E/s1600-h/mybloghairdresser.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325707449170281442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sei2tU1yQ-I/AAAAAAAAAaE/mRh3yFmSj8E/s200/mybloghairdresser.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sei2k112stI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/6NKgrmeqWrY/s1600-h/mubloghairdresserbellydancer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325707303410119378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sei2k112stI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/6NKgrmeqWrY/s320/mubloghairdresserbellydancer.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;At about 9:45 last night I headed home from my night class. While walking down 84th street I heard middle eastern music. Here was a crowd gathered in front of Eli Hair Design.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The hairdressing place was having a party! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So... I stopped in and took a couple of photographs Belly dancer and all.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That's what I love about walking around New York. You never know what you're going to walk into.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If they throw a party like this they must do kick-ass hair!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-197270426999342039?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/197270426999342039/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=197270426999342039' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/197270426999342039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/197270426999342039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-yorknever-dull-moment.html' title='New York...Never a Dull Moment'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sei2tU1yQ-I/AAAAAAAAAaE/mRh3yFmSj8E/s72-c/mybloghairdresser.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6969865613530844581</id><published>2009-04-14T13:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-14T13:21:17.564-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mugger on uppereastside.'/><title type='text'>Pic of Mugger on U.E.S.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SeTwKFZJgJI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/UPtpZrUVcFY/s1600-h/myblogpicofmugger.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324644715495784594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SeTwKFZJgJI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/UPtpZrUVcFY/s320/myblogpicofmugger.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We've finally got a picture of the guy who is coming up from behind women on the U.E.S. and hitting them in the head with a brick. Once again I remind the ladies to take the iPODS out of their ears when they are walking in the street... and GET OFF the phone. Please keep alert and safe. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6969865613530844581?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6969865613530844581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6969865613530844581' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6969865613530844581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6969865613530844581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/pic-of-mugger-on-ues.html' title='Pic of Mugger on U.E.S.'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SeTwKFZJgJI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/UPtpZrUVcFY/s72-c/myblogpicofmugger.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-829648751592028414</id><published>2009-04-11T11:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T12:08:16.767-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oprah Winfry Show. sex ed'/><title type='text'>Oprah gets it WRONG</title><content type='html'>Ive been watching the Oprah show lately and overall Oprah is the bomb. On the subject of sex and our kids however I think she has got it wrong. Gail and I stand on the same side on this one.&lt;br /&gt;It's really NOT necessary to tell our young daughters about vibrators and pleasure at ten years old. Girls are different than boys in that they DO NOT have a penis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She's suggesting that the more information the better but I don't think this is necessarily true. Our bodies will tell us when it's time to start asking questions. Our body always have. Little boys will get erections that what the male body does. It is really necessary to arm these little boys about the intimacies of little girls anatomies so that then can get started on their exploration right away?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What happened to the mystery? Why is mystery and self discovery such a problem?  Our generation turned out &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;OK&lt;/span&gt; and most of our moms didn't even talk about sex.  Do we really have to throw ourselves in doing the exact opposite of what our mother's did? Is this about sex ed or proving a generation wrong?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And ..I don't buy  the argument that because we are uncomfortable with our bodies we're uncomfotable taking about it. We're giving kids a gun and the bullets and we're letting them laod and shoot.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-829648751592028414?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/829648751592028414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=829648751592028414' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/829648751592028414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/829648751592028414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/oprah-gets-it-wrong.html' title='Oprah gets it WRONG'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6304729764861792673</id><published>2009-04-11T11:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T11:59:21.419-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='best tacos upper east side'/><title type='text'>Best Mexican  UES</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SeDoCHYNI4I/AAAAAAAAAZk/lgPySM0VDdk/s1600-h/myblogbest+tacos.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323509882589881218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SeDoCHYNI4I/AAAAAAAAAZk/lgPySM0VDdk/s320/myblogbest+tacos.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;On the corner of 86th and Lexington avenue you will find by far the best Taco's EVER. It's not a restaurant but mobile truck called Paty's Tacos. Never in my life have I tasted food so fresh and clean and I can't wait to try the rest of the menu. You can order to go and eat it standing up on the street at a stand attached to the truck ...or you can take it to go. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Their menu says they will deliver for a minimum of $12.00. The number is 347-216-9358. Do yourself a favour... before you hop on the bus or on the subway grab a taco.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6304729764861792673?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6304729764861792673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6304729764861792673' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6304729764861792673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6304729764861792673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/best-mexican-ues.html' title='Best Mexican  UES'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SeDoCHYNI4I/AAAAAAAAAZk/lgPySM0VDdk/s72-c/myblogbest+tacos.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-82194871932380657</id><published>2009-04-10T12:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-10T12:20:25.610-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NYC Subwawy sightings.'/><title type='text'>Gross Subway Sightings.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sd-b20u_-UI/AAAAAAAAAZc/Oh73-61V91g/s1600-h/myblogsubwaynosepicking.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323144650746231106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sd-b20u_-UI/AAAAAAAAAZc/Oh73-61V91g/s320/myblogsubwaynosepicking.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Need I say more&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-82194871932380657?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/82194871932380657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=82194871932380657' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/82194871932380657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/82194871932380657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/gross-subway-sightings.html' title='Gross Subway Sightings.'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sd-b20u_-UI/AAAAAAAAAZc/Oh73-61V91g/s72-c/myblogsubwaynosepicking.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8312191753959642923</id><published>2009-04-08T10:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-08T10:47:45.579-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Macy&apos;s Flower show'/><title type='text'>A New York Experience</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdziwefTQkI/AAAAAAAAAZU/rC5_J_JlYQs/s1600-h/myblog34thstreetchinieese2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322378182091031106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdziwefTQkI/AAAAAAAAAZU/rC5_J_JlYQs/s320/myblog34thstreetchinieese2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don't waste your time going to the Macy's flower show. It's like going to a Target department store. The advertising gets you all jazzed and the store lets you down. The flowers that were supposed to be rare and spectacular were hoisted way above our heads impossible to photograph. Forget this no show.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;On the bright side however on 34th street between 6th and 7th on the north side of the street there is a great surreal place to eat. This Chinese restaurant gives you five items for rive bucks. The buffet table had got so many different choices that your mind will get boggled. And the freshness and cleanliness stands out.Don't let the Styrofoam plate fool you they really pack it on. And if you don't finish your meal just take your plate downstairs where a wonderful woman will wrap it up to go- no extra charge. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;As if this wasn't enough at the front of the store they've got amazing French pastries and an entire wall devoted to the variation on the Chinese Pork Bun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It becomes a surreal experience when you head upstairs. I suggest you take out and eat across the street but if you must...the experience starts upstairs. For starters, it's a little hot and something strange gets piped through the sound system. You begin to realize your listening to some kind of monotone cult-like voice speak to you about this plant that they found in the rain forest  which is a miraculous cure for all health issues. As you eat the drone of the voice and the heat lulls you into a hypnotic state. If you're susceptible to suggestion bring earplugs and a fan, other wise don't miss this New York experience.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8312191753959642923?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8312191753959642923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8312191753959642923' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8312191753959642923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8312191753959642923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-york-experience.html' title='A New York Experience'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdziwefTQkI/AAAAAAAAAZU/rC5_J_JlYQs/s72-c/myblog34thstreetchinieese2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5351865446089357943</id><published>2009-04-07T10:51:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T11:07:21.177-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wifi'/><title type='text'>OK Wifi Enough!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SduWNH73KhI/AAAAAAAAAZE/eNgszJg-7h0/s1600-h/myblogcomputerscreen.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322012536880966162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SduWNH73KhI/AAAAAAAAAZE/eNgszJg-7h0/s320/myblogcomputerscreen.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I saw an article in the New York Post yesterday introducing a new pilot program into our schools. Instead of gym, instead of getting some fresh air, instead of getting their heads off a computer screen, instead of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;interacting&lt;/span&gt; physically in sports... someone has come up with the bright idea of putting a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Wifi&lt;/span&gt; system in the schools. This way our kids can exercise in front of a screen. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Come on what are we thinking? How many hours do our kids spend in front of a screen a day? Let's count the number of screens the average kid sees a day. First it's &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;phone&lt;/span&gt; screen to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;IM&lt;/span&gt;, then the screens at school, then they get home and watch the T.V. screen and do more homework in front of a screen. The last anyone need right now is an excuses to spend more time in front of a screen. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Has anyone examined the long term effect of this? Are we so &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;naive&lt;/span&gt; that we don't see any consequences? Why don't we just glue a screen to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;every one's&lt;/span&gt; head and have that be the end of it?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5351865446089357943?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5351865446089357943/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5351865446089357943' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5351865446089357943'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5351865446089357943'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/ok-wifi-enough.html' title='OK Wifi Enough!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SduWNH73KhI/AAAAAAAAAZE/eNgszJg-7h0/s72-c/myblogcomputerscreen.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-1939276149156123419</id><published>2009-04-07T10:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T10:50:37.430-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Penn Station'/><title type='text'>Shitty Chairs? Unforgivable</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SduSX94rZeI/AAAAAAAAAY8/ryOL81zRUcw/s1600-h/myblogshittychairs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322008325115307490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SduSX94rZeI/AAAAAAAAAY8/ryOL81zRUcw/s320/myblogshittychairs.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I went to Penn Station in NYC to take a train ride to Long Island. I hadn't been there in years having no friends living in that direction. Wow the changes I saw! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;First there were no seats at the train station at all. Everything had been removed. No place to hang your hat, no place to loiter... or like people used to do camp out there. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There was however one small waiting room that I found but low and behold the seats were disgusting. No one has thought to repair these seats and they are embarrassing and unwelcoming- not New York style at all. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The train ride however was really sweet! I think I'll get on just for the hell of it and discover some new places.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-1939276149156123419?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/1939276149156123419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=1939276149156123419' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1939276149156123419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1939276149156123419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/shitty-chairs-unforgivable.html' title='Shitty Chairs? Unforgivable'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SduSX94rZeI/AAAAAAAAAY8/ryOL81zRUcw/s72-c/myblogshittychairs.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6776939978579318659</id><published>2009-04-06T12:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T12:18:46.491-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Clint Black'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The apprentice'/><title type='text'>Why does everyone hate Clint Black?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdpVMu4Ic8I/AAAAAAAAAY0/sr_Y0odXTGk/s1600-h/myblogclint+black.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321659586921919426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdpVMu4Ic8I/AAAAAAAAAY0/sr_Y0odXTGk/s400/myblogclint+black.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyone who's been watching the Apprentice lately (the only reality show I wish I were on), must have come to the same &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;conclusion&lt;/span&gt;. Everyone hates Clint Black. Denis &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Rodman&lt;/span&gt; almost clocked him, and Joan Rivers &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;publicly&lt;/span&gt; stated that she will go home and burn all her Clint Black albums. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;What's up. What are they seeing that I am not.&lt;/div&gt;His P.R. firm must be loosing their minds!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Any thoughts?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6776939978579318659?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6776939978579318659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6776939978579318659' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6776939978579318659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6776939978579318659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-does-everyone-hate-clint-black.html' title='Why does everyone hate Clint Black?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdpVMu4Ic8I/AAAAAAAAAY0/sr_Y0odXTGk/s72-c/myblogclint+black.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-3233883697022348795</id><published>2009-04-06T12:06:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T12:12:49.033-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rubber Boots'/><title type='text'>Rubber Boots in NYC?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdpTxDR9klI/AAAAAAAAAYs/uJpVDKQh1N4/s1600-h/myblogrubberboots.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321658011851002450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdpTxDR9klI/AAAAAAAAAYs/uJpVDKQh1N4/s400/myblogrubberboots.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I've often wondered about this phenomena. How long do those rubber boots have to stay in the closet before you get to wear them. It can't be too cold, or your feet will freeze.  On the other hand,  if it's too hot your legs will get sweaty and uncomfortable &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So... forget about the winter or the summer.. It's got to be a spring day. It's got to rain a lot and there has to be the possibility of puddles. This does not happen often in NYC.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Apparently today was the day. While journeying downtown I noticed a plethora of rubber boots finally released from their place in the back of the closet.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-3233883697022348795?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/3233883697022348795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=3233883697022348795' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3233883697022348795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3233883697022348795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/rubber-boots-in-nyc.html' title='Rubber Boots in NYC?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdpTxDR9klI/AAAAAAAAAYs/uJpVDKQh1N4/s72-c/myblogrubberboots.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-5759064963013116522</id><published>2009-04-05T12:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-05T12:11:52.217-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dakshin Indian restaurant. Indian food.'/><title type='text'>Best Indian on the UES</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdkAzglskGI/AAAAAAAAAYE/wv4SHzOP5pU/s1600-h/myblogindian+food.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321285319636324450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdkAzglskGI/AAAAAAAAAYE/wv4SHzOP5pU/s400/myblogindian+food.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That's right on 1st avenue between 88&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; and 89&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; you can't go wrong at the fabulous restaurant. (They don't pay me for this). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I just got home from lunch there and it was no surprise that they get a food rating of 21.   Everything was fresh and tasty with varied flavours. (You know how Indian food can taste the same). Not here!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The buffet runs 7 days a week from 12 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;noon &lt;/span&gt; till 3:00 p.m.  They also have a great take out business lunch from eight bucks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I really recommend this place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-5759064963013116522?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/5759064963013116522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=5759064963013116522' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5759064963013116522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/5759064963013116522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/best-indian-on-ues.html' title='Best Indian on the UES'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdkAzglskGI/AAAAAAAAAYE/wv4SHzOP5pU/s72-c/myblogindian+food.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-3816089547033425218</id><published>2009-04-03T12:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-04T10:17:48.812-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crredit cards. Suzie Orman.'/><title type='text'>Declare War, on your Credit Cards</title><content type='html'>I received a lovely letter in the mail yesterday from my credit card company. They explained how awful the current economic situation is and how stressful it is and then in the same font told me they were raising my APR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I see that loudmouth Suzie &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Orman&lt;/span&gt; on Oprah telling people NOT to pay off their credit cards. is this a flip flop or what? Apparently, in her world if we pay off our credit cards the companies will close the accounts. Oh... big deal!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I say good riddance. Don't listen to SUZIE, she'll keep you in debt and beholden to these companies for generation. I say get out while you can! And NOW is a good time to get out!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We got into this mess my racking up loads of credit. Tell your kids NOT to get credit cards, don't be held hostage to a credit rating. If you can't afford it don't buy it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's up to us to put the credit card companies OUT OF BUSINESS. Time for them to leave the stage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay it off, cut if up NEVER return. They'll have NO ammunition. What will they threaten us with? In fact it's a good time to stop paying them altogether.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-3816089547033425218?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/3816089547033425218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=3816089547033425218' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3816089547033425218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/3816089547033425218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/declare-war-on-you-credit-cards.html' title='Declare War, on your Credit Cards'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-8003393133218794935</id><published>2009-04-03T11:45:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T11:47:56.060-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Banana Republic disacter'/><title type='text'>Banana Republic- April Fools?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdZZkanr9fI/AAAAAAAAAX8/ITHQtyqoNxk/s1600-h/mybloguglydress.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320538491940763122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdZZkanr9fI/AAAAAAAAAX8/ITHQtyqoNxk/s400/mybloguglydress.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don't know how they had the guts to put this badly sewn disaster in a window and only charge 98 dollars for it. It looks I sewed it myself-blindfolded!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-8003393133218794935?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/8003393133218794935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=8003393133218794935' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8003393133218794935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/8003393133218794935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/banana-republic-april-fools.html' title='Banana Republic- April Fools?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdZZkanr9fI/AAAAAAAAAX8/ITHQtyqoNxk/s72-c/mybloguglydress.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-1284954473629449362</id><published>2009-04-01T13:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T13:26:20.277-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Osboune family special'/><title type='text'>Shame on you Sharon Osbourne</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdPJ9nM7F4I/AAAAAAAAAX0/Ca8Eu9lJ908/s1600-h/cast_sharon_281x211.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319817645187078018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdPJ9nM7F4I/AAAAAAAAAX0/Ca8Eu9lJ908/s400/cast_sharon_281x211.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I understand ambition, I understand wanting to be in the limelight but this woman has got to stop exploiting her family- no wonder her kids are on drugs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On their variety of crap show yesterday she paraded her husband and kids around like pigs in a blanket, serving up her or'd'oeuvres on how to be a shameless show mother.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enough is enough!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And on the hush hush,  apparently Sharon has another daughter who refuses to participate in this very sad spectacle of nonsense. At least, someone in this family has some sense.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And as for Ozzy, it was just disrespectful to his body of work to parade him around like that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stop Sharon ....stop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And yes... I still think you're terrific..&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-1284954473629449362?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/1284954473629449362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=1284954473629449362' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1284954473629449362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1284954473629449362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/shame-on-you-sharon-osbourne.html' title='Shame on you Sharon Osbourne'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SdPJ9nM7F4I/AAAAAAAAAX0/Ca8Eu9lJ908/s72-c/cast_sharon_281x211.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6049212622589902504</id><published>2009-03-29T13:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T13:41:26.248-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Come on Sculpture!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Inside the amazing complex at the Lincoln center at Broadway and 60th stand two huge sculptures. I'm not sure what the name of the artist is but I've sen his work all over the city and it's fun and bulbous and aesthetically pleasing. In this case however I feel he missed the mark. Focusing on the genitalia of young children he created one male, with his penis sticking up into the air and one hairless female. This was a bit too much for me.It's one this to publicly display a male with a penis but the erect thing? I don't see the point here. &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318712424085774978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_cxRwW4oI/AAAAAAAAAXk/ST_Ft9dt9dA/s400/myblogconceert.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6049212622589902504?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6049212622589902504/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6049212622589902504' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6049212622589902504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6049212622589902504'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-on-sculpture.html' title='Come on Sculpture!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_cxRwW4oI/AAAAAAAAAXk/ST_Ft9dt9dA/s72-c/myblogconceert.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4500717414095354300</id><published>2009-03-29T13:29:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T13:35:54.946-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lincoln Center'/><title type='text'>The best Seats in the House</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I went to see a concert at the Lincoln Center at 60th and Broadway, in the Rose Theatre. I saw Brahms ein Requim and it was amazing. Not only that but we had the best seats in the house...our own balcony  overlooking the stage!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318710692444093330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_bMe4zu5I/AAAAAAAAAXc/CiU9TJZiVQ0/s400/myblogconcertseatedp.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4500717414095354300?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4500717414095354300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4500717414095354300' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4500717414095354300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4500717414095354300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/03/best-seats-in-house.html' title='The best Seats in the House'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_bMe4zu5I/AAAAAAAAAXc/CiU9TJZiVQ0/s72-c/myblogconcertseatedp.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4040379323888300029</id><published>2009-03-29T13:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T13:28:54.313-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Here's a mean little Cripple!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_Z7YjEpUI/AAAAAAAAAXM/Vkq9nd6918w/s1600-h/myblogdoginwheels.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318709299172910402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_Z7YjEpUI/AAAAAAAAAXM/Vkq9nd6918w/s400/myblogdoginwheels.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4040379323888300029?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4040379323888300029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4040379323888300029' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4040379323888300029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4040379323888300029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/03/heres-mean-little-cripple.html' title='Here&apos;s a mean little Cripple!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_Z7YjEpUI/AAAAAAAAAXM/Vkq9nd6918w/s72-c/myblogdoginwheels.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-4410394744987649743</id><published>2009-03-29T13:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T13:27:31.821-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marilyn Monroe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sightings'/><title type='text'>UES Sightings... Marilyn Monroe</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;We don't get Sasquatch here... but if you keep your eyes open Marilyn still lives!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318708691158769682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_ZX_hNIBI/AAAAAAAAAXE/aSW7O4Pi5TU/s400/myblogmarilyn.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-4410394744987649743?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/4410394744987649743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=4410394744987649743' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4410394744987649743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/4410394744987649743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/03/ues-sightings-marilyn-monroe.html' title='UES Sightings... Marilyn Monroe'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/Sc_ZX_hNIBI/AAAAAAAAAXE/aSW7O4Pi5TU/s72-c/myblogmarilyn.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-1340113024203076152</id><published>2009-03-09T20:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-09T21:00:58.728-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vampires'/><title type='text'>Vampires, Quench your Thirst!!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SbXlwtEyz4I/AAAAAAAAAW8/RiddoLug-S4/s1600-h/myblogfunnysign.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311403960449552258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SbXlwtEyz4I/AAAAAAAAAW8/RiddoLug-S4/s400/myblogfunnysign.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-1340113024203076152?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/1340113024203076152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=1340113024203076152' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1340113024203076152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1340113024203076152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/03/vampires-quench-your-thirst.html' title='Vampires, Quench your Thirst!!!!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SbXlwtEyz4I/AAAAAAAAAW8/RiddoLug-S4/s72-c/myblogfunnysign.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-2432177590152504156</id><published>2009-03-05T19:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-05T19:42:50.109-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crime.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='uppereastside'/><title type='text'>Women on UES BEWARE!</title><content type='html'>At 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 4th two women were attacked from behind by a man with a bat. The attacks occurred on 90th and York and the other near First Avenue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Later that night, at about 12:30 a.m. another woman was attached on East 89th and York by the same man with a bat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEASE Ladies, be careful when walking alone and please take the iPod's out of your ears.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-2432177590152504156?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/2432177590152504156/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=2432177590152504156' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2432177590152504156'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/2432177590152504156'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/03/women-on-ues-beware.html' title='Women on UES BEWARE!'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-1650364464647204028</id><published>2009-02-28T18:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-28T18:39:57.272-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='liquor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='atm'/><title type='text'>Who Knew?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/San1ZPQh8iI/AAAAAAAAAWc/MV0SgXqYwMQ/s1600-h/myblogatmliquor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308043449774240290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/San1ZPQh8iI/AAAAAAAAAWc/MV0SgXqYwMQ/s400/myblogatmliquor.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-1650364464647204028?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/1650364464647204028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=1650364464647204028' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1650364464647204028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/1650364464647204028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/02/who-knew.html' title='Who Knew?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/San1ZPQh8iI/AAAAAAAAAWc/MV0SgXqYwMQ/s72-c/myblogatmliquor.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283547612293514564.post-6099684116436184464</id><published>2009-02-25T12:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T12:43:01.513-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='upper east side'/><title type='text'>How about some CEROTES?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SaWtPD9YyZI/AAAAAAAAAV4/M3bc0Tr-fWc/s1600-h/myblogcarrots.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306838210198423954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SaWtPD9YyZI/AAAAAAAAAV4/M3bc0Tr-fWc/s400/myblogcarrots.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3283547612293514564-6099684116436184464?l=observationnyc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/feeds/6099684116436184464/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3283547612293514564&amp;postID=6099684116436184464' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6099684116436184464'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3283547612293514564/posts/default/6099684116436184464'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://observationnyc.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-about-some-cerotes.html' title='How about some CEROTES?'/><author><name>K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03022354584469779761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_iQimytBXYU0/R3hi937WpbI/AAAAAAAAADk/PVBgGWH0p_k/S220/meheadshotfinal.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQimytBXYU0/SaWtPD9YyZI/AAAAAAAAAV4/M3bc0Tr-fWc/s72-c/myblogcarrots.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
