The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be back to "normal" this year of 2021! (Tuesday's Truths WK 227)

The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be back to "normal" in this year of 2021! 

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Tuesday's Truths WK 224

Here is Tuesday's Truth for segement 224: My web article (that includes a few of my photos), titled Guess the Pumpkin's Weight — A Halloween Tradition, was published by iLovetheUpperWestSide yesterday morning. Howevever, I was unable to share the link to it because of the lengthy outages on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp that occured throughoout most of the day... so here it is now and I hope you enjoy it.

A Broken Stool Becomes A Plant Stand (Wednesday's Wisdom)

Many years ago, sometime in the early 1990's, I got a stool from the shopkeeper Maya Schaper (a woman I ultimately worked for and subsequently wrote an article about her.

The stool held up so well all these years but a few months ago its cracked in half and could not be repaired with wood glue or anything else for that matter.

My the first photo atop this entry shows how the top of the stool had cracked and it was when JuanV unscrewed it from the base, that we discovered writing on the bottom (as seen in the second image) now I'm curious if was once part of a whiskey barrel.

The end result can be seen in the next picture which features my former stool now serving as a stand for my Coral Bells Heuchea plant.

This is not the first time Juan had turned a rundown piece of furniture into a plant stand.

"Leaving New York is Never Easy [for the one who leaves and the one he/she leaves behind]" Tuesday's Truths WK 215

For my 215th episode of Tuesday's Truths, I'm referring you to an article of mine that was published (yesterday) by "I love The Upper Westside." 

In it I discuss the truth that leaving New York is never easy [for the one who leaves and the one he/she leaves behind].

2021's First Sunday in May

Under "normal" circumstances, The TD Five Boro Bike Tour would be occurring today, as it always takes place on the first Sunday in May. 

This annual event began on June 12, 1977 (an image of the event from Bike New York's web-page) and it was known as the Five Boro Challenge with 250 participants. 

Going forward it took place every year on the first Sunday in May hosting up up to 32,000 riders from every state in the nation and 65 countries around the world with the exception of last year when it was cancelled as NYC was in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic related lockdowns.

Ed O'Neill Has the Worst Celebrity Recognition Skills Ever? (If so, I'm a close second)

The photo atop this entry features a screen-shot from the You Tube video posted directly below.

In the video Ed O'Neill is on the Ellen DeGeneres show where she "acuses" him of having the "worst celebrity recognition skills ever," 

Apparently he earned the bragging rights for having the "worst celebrity recognition skills ever," upon being in a waiting room at an airport when he wass approached by Britney Spears, who wanted her picture taken with him. He, asuming she was just a young fan, agreed, but after Spear's photo-op (seen within the image atop the entry) went viral is when O'Neill learned the identity of the airport fan.

Santa Fe is Back in Business!

My article covers the re-opening of Santa Fe, a restaurant on NYC's UWS which like many had to close due to consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, they are now back in the bussiness of "cooking and cocktailing."

Monday's Memo: Honoring the Bearded Barista, William "Bill" King

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I spent yesterday's Valentine's Day holiday on an assignment regarding an article for the on-line publication, "I love The Upper Westside" and it was published last night. 

My article covers the passing of an UWS-er known as William "Bill" King, the bearded barista who worked at a couple of different Starbucks. Both locations are in my 'hood so I was familar with the dearly departed man anf my heart goes out to those he leaves behind.

Friday Follow Up: Miracle on the Hudson

CANADIAN GEESE ARE FEATURED IN WIOB

The photo atop this entry features a pair of Canadian geese walking on a sheet of ice that is covering a lake in Central Park. I was surprised to see this happening as this bird type can often be seen trying to keep their feet warm. A way that they do this is to stand on one foot and tuck the other one under their breast, as evidenced in the following pictures.

Doing this action to keep warm was impossible for Kaitlin, a goose who lost most of her right leg to fishing line while swimming in Central Park's Boat Lake. Apparently this accident occurred a years ago and her mate, a faithful gander, remains at her side as he attempts to protecting her from harm, as seen in the next photograph.

If you'd like to learn more about this avian couple's compelling story, it can be found in my article, The One Legged Goose and Her Faithful Partner, which was published by ilovetheupperwestide.com

Not only are Canadian geese loyal partners, they both take part in the parenting of their goslings as you migh surmise upon seeing the following image.

This image along with others of a Canadian geese family is featured in volume two of my book series, Words In Our Beak (AKA WIOB).

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In any event, this bird type is on my mind today because this last Friday, January 15th,  (which also happpened to be Martin Luther King's birthday), marked the eleventh anniversary of The Miracle on the Hudson, when Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III had to make the difficult decision to land US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike by Canadian geese. All 155 people aboard survived. 

As stated in many articles about the event, including one published in The Guardian, the outcome wasn't so good for the geese.

My Recent Articles

Once again I've been out of the loop re my blogging as I've been doing research and photo shoots for a few articles I was assigned to write.

John Lennon Was Assassinated Forty Ago (Tuesday's Truths WK 200)

This evening will mark the fortieth anniversary of John Lennon being shot in front of The Dakota where he had one of his homes. That building is one block west and seven blocks south of the UWS street (79th) of where I saw this tree featured in the image directly atop this poting.

Big Bag Reopens on 72nd Street

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More Stores Board Up for Election Day

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Goddard Riverside’s Annual Book Fair Gala Goes Virtual

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As I mentioned in my October 16th 2020 blog entry, after taking a break from writing articles for iLovetheUpperWestside article, I pitched an idea re a piece a new place (Solid State Coffee) that openned on the UWS in NYC. 

Since that time, I published two other articles for the aforementioned publication which were also pitched by me. 

The article being refernced here was requested by the publication and was published on 10/28/2020.

Manny’s Bistro Now Open!

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As I mentioned in my October 16 2020 blog entry, after taking a break from writing articles for iLovetheUpperWestside article, I wrote a piece about a new place (Solid State Coffee) that openned on the UWS in NYC. 

When I was on that assignment I noticed that a nearby restaurant was opening and  I proposed (to the editor of the aforementioned publication) my doing an article about the place. He gave me the assignment. The article was published today (10/19/2020).

Cashmere Popup Sale at Former Oxbow Tavern

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As I mentioned in yesterday's blog entry, after taking a break from writing articles for iLovetheUpperWestside article, I wrote a piece about a new place (Solid State Coffee) that openned on the UWS in NYC. 

When I was on that assignment I noticed that a pop up sale was occuring in a place within close proximity to Solid State Coffee, so I proposed (to the editor of the aforementioned publication) my doing an article about the event. He gave me the assignment. The article was published today (10/17/2020).

Solid State Coffee Opens on 71st Street

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Aftter taking a break from writing articles for iLovetheUpperWestside article, I wrote a piece about a new place (Solid State Coffee) that openned on the UWS in NYC. 

#ClapBecauseWeCare Session 26 ETC

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For my 176th segment of Tuesday's Truths which is falling on the twenty-first of April, I'd like to begin by saying that one month ago today on March 21st, which was a Saturday, headlines were being made that NYC would be in a two week lockdown starting on Sunday night (the 22nd of March).

Throwback Thursday 2-6-2020

In honor of #ThrowbackThursday, I've posted some photographs of sculptures within this blog post that I took in Riverside Park South during bygone years.

Groundhog Day 2020

It's Groundhog Day and those who are not fans of winter (I don't mind it) are happy to know that neither NYC's groundhog (in Staten Island) Philadelphia's Punxatawney Phil, saw their shadow and folk lore has always seen this is a sign of an early spring.

Regarding seeing one's shadows, I wish I had not seen mine on January 18 2020 when I was taking photographs for an article I was writing about the first snowfall of the decade, because when I moved in order to not have it be in my picture, I fell and broke my greater tuberosity.