CAT PEOPLE!! In case any of you missed the kitty litter “taste test” article in last Thursday’s Times Home Section (which I find hard to believe given the level of interest some here – who shall remain nameless – have in their felines). Talk amongst yourselves.
Dinkins tenure was a disaster and a biased Times article cannot help him or his failed record. I recall the old City Hall Park under David Dinkins, prior to the Giuliani refurbishments. The park was a symbol of Dinkins malaise , filthy, dangerous and unkept. One thing to Dinkins credit, however, is that under him the Downtown Manhattan homeless population was somewhat well groomed. Reason being that they would bath in the City Hall fountain on a daily basis. I recall one afternoon a citizen of liesure approached the fountain with a bar of soap and a scrub brush, waded into the fountain and began his bathing ritual in front of hundreds of lunching downtown workers. He methodically lathered up , shampooed , rinsed and repeated. He was by far the most hygenic vagrant in all of Manhattan. Dinkins really did “clean up” downtown…..Just another Dinkins memory…vote carefully.
I’m the son of a funeral director – people in the North have no clue not to interrupt a funeral procession. I would usually drive the family in the town car, people would be flashing their lights at me trying to get me to turn my lights off, cutting into the line, it was ridiculous.
“Just when I thought we couldn’t get any more pathetic…”
Biff, when you’ve come this far (or fallen this far as it were), you may as well embrace it.
I assume you saw the entire Yankees game?
Thanks Jokester.
I think I want the flannel DH orginally suggested and the sweatshirt mentioned by Mr. B. We could have spring and fall kickball gear 🙂
– launching a new kickball (or was it dodgeball?) League in McCarren Park and fielding a Brownstoner team
I wouldn’t mind Kicking some PLUSAs’ Balls.
Where do I sign up?
Snappy, sorry to hear about your grandmother.
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I’m the son of a funeral director –
whoa. that explains SO much
*rob*
Kickball? Dodgeball? Flannel shirts?
Just when I thought we couldn’t get any more pathetic…
CAT PEOPLE!! In case any of you missed the kitty litter “taste test” article in last Thursday’s Times Home Section (which I find hard to believe given the level of interest some here – who shall remain nameless – have in their felines). Talk amongst yourselves.
“It’s Nothing To Sniff At”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/garden/22roadtest.html?_r=1&ref=garden
Yes, the kickball! I’m still in for that.
Thanks Jester.
Dinkins tenure was a disaster and a biased Times article cannot help him or his failed record. I recall the old City Hall Park under David Dinkins, prior to the Giuliani refurbishments. The park was a symbol of Dinkins malaise , filthy, dangerous and unkept. One thing to Dinkins credit, however, is that under him the Downtown Manhattan homeless population was somewhat well groomed. Reason being that they would bath in the City Hall fountain on a daily basis. I recall one afternoon a citizen of liesure approached the fountain with a bar of soap and a scrub brush, waded into the fountain and began his bathing ritual in front of hundreds of lunching downtown workers. He methodically lathered up , shampooed , rinsed and repeated. He was by far the most hygenic vagrant in all of Manhattan. Dinkins really did “clean up” downtown…..Just another Dinkins memory…vote carefully.
Snappy, sorry about your grandmother.
I’m the son of a funeral director – people in the North have no clue not to interrupt a funeral procession. I would usually drive the family in the town car, people would be flashing their lights at me trying to get me to turn my lights off, cutting into the line, it was ridiculous.