When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Saturday, December 01, 2001
I was just reading a weblog that I admire for its clean design and clear prose, the Tin Man. I especially enjoyed the Nov. 30, 2001, description of the view of New York City from the Rainbow Room.
I am not a New Yorker, but I have for years and years carried a torch for The City. I first went there as a child and saw the Statue of Liberty and the Automat. As an older child I saw the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MOMA (Museum of modern Art) and the Guggenheim. I had an aunt who lived there and summered in Woodstock NY and visits to her in either place were magical.
I read the New Yorker magazine for years, especially the Goings On Around Town. I loved their artful descriptions of the mundane aspects of New York life.In college I had a friend who used to travel to the City routinely by train. I was SO envious. From an early age, I have viewed New York as the center of the universe. (When my mother, who lived in Boston for a while in her youth, told me it was referred to as "the Hub" I was condescendingly amused.)
So, this description of Central Park and what is seen to the left and right of it is better than any map I have yet to see, and carries an emotional weight due to what is Not There.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
Tin Man
I was just reading a weblog that I admire for its clean design and clear prose, the Tin Man. I especially enjoyed the Nov. 30, 2001, description of the view of New York City from the Rainbow Room.
I am not a New Yorker, but I have for years and years carried a torch for The City. I first went there as a child and saw the Statue of Liberty and the Automat. As an older child I saw the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MOMA (Museum of modern Art) and the Guggenheim. I had an aunt who lived there and summered in Woodstock NY and visits to her in either place were magical.
I read the New Yorker magazine for years, especially the Goings On Around Town. I loved their artful descriptions of the mundane aspects of New York life.In college I had a friend who used to travel to the City routinely by train. I was SO envious. From an early age, I have viewed New York as the center of the universe. (When my mother, who lived in Boston for a while in her youth, told me it was referred to as "the Hub" I was condescendingly amused.)
So, this description of Central Park and what is seen to the left and right of it is better than any map I have yet to see, and carries an emotional weight due to what is Not There.
Palema
8:39 AM
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