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Sorry to interrupt.
But just wanted to award some GOTD’s
The day started out, and as expected IJ snatched the GOTD
By infinitejester on January 11, 2011 10:25 AM
Madame Butterfly is the only Western opera I’d sit down and watch, besides L’Orfeo.
Then Donatella’s date wins GOTD
At the Cloisters, my Sunday date tossed off a passing question (as we passed medieval sculptures of men in tights and tunics) whether he would look good in tights and what color should he get.
Then Slopey takes the GOTD
Yeah, and we’d be living at….and the bead store during the spring and fall.
If I go all tofu humper on them and have a town hall where we talk about our feelings about moving they’ll probably start having anxiety attacks and need therapy.
Coming from an essentially Irish family where nothing is ever talked about, I’d have to agree.
The important thing is that it is a done deal. The parents did it and then practical things come up and stuff can be talked about around things like….do we want to bring this with us to our new house? They will ask you if so and so can come visit, blah blah. I remember moving when I was 4 and had a good friend, a little boyfriend Marty. My mother helped me write him letters. Marty and I used to do fun things like rip down our neighbors’ Christmas decorations and troll around the neighborhood together looking for cookies and junk food, which people gave us. I missed him a lot, actually. Like a little brother, friend, boyfriend.
Manhattan Office Rents Rise for First Time Since Lehman Collapse
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) — Manhattan office rents rose for the first time in more than two years in the fourth quarter as landlords took advantage of a surge in demand for space, according to brokerage Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
Rents sought by landlords rose to $54.34 a square foot from $53.80 at the end of September, the New York-based company said today in a report. The increase was the first since the third quarter of 2008, when the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. heralded a freeze in leasing.
The rent rise is one of several signs of recovery in the Manhattan office market, Joseph Harbert, Cushman’s chief operating officer for the New York region, said in a statement today. Fourth-quarter office leasing totaled 7.5 million square feet (696,770 square meters), the most since the third quarter of 2006, as renters sought to make deals before prices climbed.
“This is an incredible and heartening uptick in activity coming from the depths that the market touched 18 to 20 months ago,†said Harbert. “Fundamentals are now on the mend.â€
The city’s unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent in November, the lowest since April 2009. Private sector employment rose 1.6 percent in the 12 months to about 3.2 million, with financial-services jobs rising by 5,900, according to the New York State Department of Labor.
I think it’s terribly confusing to kids when their parents “get down to their level” and include them in decisionmaking about family matters like moving. Kids know it’s fake. They expect their parents to act with the judgment and authority that comes with age and being a parent.
Same thing when parents crouch down and have a long conversation with their kids about how it would really be best if they didn’t do xyz instead of just telling them to STFU and / or giving them a whack in the backside. Kids expect their parent to act like parents and get confused and anxious when they don’t.
At the Cloisters, my Sunday date tossed off a passing question (as we passed medieval sculptures of men in tights and tunics) whether he would look good in tights and what color should he get.
If I go all tofu humper on them and have a town hall where we talk about our feelings about moving they’ll probably start having anxiety attacks and need therapy.
Coming from an essentially Irish family where nothing is ever talked about, I’d have to agree.
Sorry to interrupt.
But just wanted to award some GOTD’s
The day started out, and as expected IJ snatched the GOTD
By infinitejester on January 11, 2011 10:25 AM
Madame Butterfly is the only Western opera I’d sit down and watch, besides L’Orfeo.
Then Donatella’s date wins GOTD
At the Cloisters, my Sunday date tossed off a passing question (as we passed medieval sculptures of men in tights and tunics) whether he would look good in tights and what color should he get.
Then Slopey takes the GOTD
Yeah, and we’d be living at….and the bead store during the spring and fall.
Carry on.
By daveinbedstuy on January 11, 2011 11:35 AM
If I go all tofu humper on them and have a town hall where we talk about our feelings about moving they’ll probably start having anxiety attacks and need therapy.
Coming from an essentially Irish family where nothing is ever talked about, I’d have to agree.
The important thing is that it is a done deal. The parents did it and then practical things come up and stuff can be talked about around things like….do we want to bring this with us to our new house? They will ask you if so and so can come visit, blah blah. I remember moving when I was 4 and had a good friend, a little boyfriend Marty. My mother helped me write him letters. Marty and I used to do fun things like rip down our neighbors’ Christmas decorations and troll around the neighborhood together looking for cookies and junk food, which people gave us. I missed him a lot, actually. Like a little brother, friend, boyfriend.
Does he also like Gladiator movies???
I hope not….
Manhattan Office Rents Rise for First Time Since Lehman Collapse
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) — Manhattan office rents rose for the first time in more than two years in the fourth quarter as landlords took advantage of a surge in demand for space, according to brokerage Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
Rents sought by landlords rose to $54.34 a square foot from $53.80 at the end of September, the New York-based company said today in a report. The increase was the first since the third quarter of 2008, when the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. heralded a freeze in leasing.
The rent rise is one of several signs of recovery in the Manhattan office market, Joseph Harbert, Cushman’s chief operating officer for the New York region, said in a statement today. Fourth-quarter office leasing totaled 7.5 million square feet (696,770 square meters), the most since the third quarter of 2006, as renters sought to make deals before prices climbed.
“This is an incredible and heartening uptick in activity coming from the depths that the market touched 18 to 20 months ago,†said Harbert. “Fundamentals are now on the mend.â€
The city’s unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent in November, the lowest since April 2009. Private sector employment rose 1.6 percent in the 12 months to about 3.2 million, with financial-services jobs rising by 5,900, according to the New York State Department of Labor.
I think it’s terribly confusing to kids when their parents “get down to their level” and include them in decisionmaking about family matters like moving. Kids know it’s fake. They expect their parents to act with the judgment and authority that comes with age and being a parent.
Same thing when parents crouch down and have a long conversation with their kids about how it would really be best if they didn’t do xyz instead of just telling them to STFU and / or giving them a whack in the backside. Kids expect their parent to act like parents and get confused and anxious when they don’t.
I think one of the greatest things I ever did as a kid was go karts in Hyannis when we were on vacation.
Slot car racing, biff, in Kensington.
By donatella on January 11, 2011 11:34 AM
At the Cloisters, my Sunday date tossed off a passing question (as we passed medieval sculptures of men in tights and tunics) whether he would look good in tights and what color should he get.
Does he also like Gladiator movies???
If I go all tofu humper on them and have a town hall where we talk about our feelings about moving they’ll probably start having anxiety attacks and need therapy.
Coming from an essentially Irish family where nothing is ever talked about, I’d have to agree.