Category: Side Trek . NYC

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Can’t Cancel Spring

Spring will happen at 11:49. Looking out the window, I spy an empty bus on Central Park West. A group of young people hugging and taking selfiies, oblivious to social distancing. But. They are the only ones on the sidewalk. A random car or cab appears on the vacant street. Kids are crying below as parents work to find a happy activity on our abandoned block. And. We are only in early days. But. Hey. It’s going to be 70 degrees and the blooms are still popping in the Park.

Perfect read for this mindset:
A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles.

Perfect painting. They can’t cancel Spring.   David Hockney:

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Irish Wake

Happy St. Patrick’s Day? No green beer this year. No parade. Nor corned beef and cabbage. Maybe some pubs will have clandestine revelry behind the frosted glass. Like a private Irish wake.

We had them in my family. Maudlin drunken rollicking passages. NYC and the world are in the throes of one. An epidemic milestone.

So.  Put on your tophat with the shamrock on it. Find a streaming tavern scene and lift a virtual Guinness to get through it. Sláinte.

Or. Make St. Pat’s Soup.

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Bonus Gift

68 degrees & sunny. Happy day to me. Escaping all the cofveve. Sister Deb brought me a beautiful cactus which served as a centerpiece for our Tavern on the Green table. On a perfect Spring-like day.

Daffs are up already in Central Park.

 

 

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Pan Ick

Coronavirus panic-demic is in full swing on the UWS. People are crazed over a family testing positive with a child in a local school. But. They won’t tell anybody where they live or what school. But. The school has been deep-cleaned. Which means what?

Every new case is announced on every channel. In every county in every State. Nationally. Globally. Italy has shut down. It’s like Art Bell where are you? Oh. And Dr. Husband is attending a funeral in Fort Lee. Where a guy tested positive. YEEEEEEESH.

Well. If I had to have my last birthday supper. At least it was at Gramercy Tavern in my favorite booth with my two favorite men.

Godspeed everyone.

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Hill-arity

What’s going on with Hillary? Doing Howard Stern & Andy Cohen. So to speak. Hill’s everywhere talking about her new podcast and books. A documentary with Bill. Where he fesses up on the Monica harassment in a humble and sympathetic way for the first time.

Just wondering. Is she perched on her broomstick waiting to swoop in when Joe does his predicted stumble? And her little dog, too.

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Media Dilemma

Be careful what you wish for MSNBC & CNN. Colbert & Seth. You and many others are in danger of losing your shows. Biden is rallying the moderates and has Bloomberg’s digital network now. So he could actually beat Trump. Especially if the economy slumps. Then What?

Ratings will drop like a rock. No Trump derangement jokes. No collusion. No quid pro quos. Schiffty-Schiff will have to retire his impeachment investigations. Orange-man rallies will be gone. No more ranting about Trump-tweets. Gone sweet righteous indignation. Just boring Joe.

Dirty little secret. They’ll find a way to make sure Trump wins again.

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Joe-mentum

Biden won big in the South Carolina primary. As media foments coronavirus panic-demic to trash Trump, it is resonating more than Russia or Ukraine-gate. If markets continue to tank and there’s a recession before the election, this could take him down.

It won’t be Joe and his energy & charisma. He looks pretty sleepy on Sunday shows. Hillary-esque. Bernie at least fills arenas. Even if Mayor Mike does well on Super Tuesday, we’re left with all old white guys. SAD.

mAd prediction. Biden-Klobuchar. Yawn.

(Joe-mentum coined during Joe Leiberman presidential campaign)

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2019 Report Card

From 12/9/2018

Predictions

Women will march. Bernie will run. So will Biden. Trump will tweet. The media will go nuts every time he does. Lots of people will get shot by guns. – Unfortunately all came true

All-LA Super Bowl – Rams beat Chargers – Half true
Tiger wins a major – YAY TRUE
House gets set to impeach – Um Duh True
Trump mounts foreign military action to wag the dog – Just happened
2 more Supremes get replaced – Nope


Predilections

Laura Benanti and Melania on Dancing With the Stars – nope
Ronan Farrow caught canoodling with Kevin Spacey – nope
Fired Generals storm the White House – too bad no
Jared and Ivanka hightail it to Saudi Arabia – not yet
Kimberly goes missing on a big game hunt with Donny Jr. – too bad no
Senate coots all keel over during a confirmation hearing – too bad no
Cory Booker is cast in new movie as Spartacus – not yet
Warren v. Harris cage fight on the Senate floor – too bad no
Hillary takes on the winner – no she’s in Northern Ireland
Nancy Pelosi hits herself on the head with the gavel – hmmm
Jeffrey Toobin & Chris Cuomo get #MeToo’d – not yet
Joe Scarborough leaves Mika for Katty Kay – not yet
Ray Donovan fixes Michael Cohen – nope
Yankees have a great season – nope

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2020!

Never gets old. The joy of New Year’s fireworks in Central Park.
At midnight. Sharp.

Andy Cohen with Anderson Cooper on their 4+ hour show in Times Square,  “It’s like doing a telethon without the disease.”

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Scaffolding Post

Post Stuffington. Turkey. Family. Balloons. All fun and happy after the Thanksgiving respite. And. Speaking of Post.

The New York Post has two front page stories about how the ugly scaffolding epidemic has blighted The City. The Scourge of Scaffolding.  And.  Why Scaffolding Stays Up So Long.

I did send them my blogs about it and the recent West Side Rag story. So. Maybe they got the idea from me?

Finished The Crown Season 3. Learned so much about the history of that time. The plight of coal mines, global crises which escaped our near-sighted American-centric focus. As is still true today. We are obsessed with impeachment while Iraq, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Hong Kong, NATO …  For real news have to watch BBC.

Most importantly. Niners lost to Ravens. Maybe a re-match at SB?