The other day , when we were slated to set a record high temp for March, I thought I’d get a chance to check out what was in bloom at the Botanical Garden. We had unseasonably mild weather this past winter so the plants’ chronometers are all out of sorts. Unfortunately, the Cherry blossoms weren’t [...]
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Inspired by the medical library of her father and the influence of her mother’s Ikebana growing up, Ayaka creates a style of jewelry that’s a fascinating distillation and abstraction of nature. There was definitely something about her work that made me have a closer look when I first saw it a few weeks ago. I’m [...]
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Been a while since I had some leisure time to go see a show, so I spent the evening checking out the monthly “1st Thursday of the Month” Burlesque show hosted by New York Pinup Club. The club welcomes cameras to their shows and I find it the perfect opportunity to sharpen my manual shooting [...]
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One of the potential perks that come with donating your email address to businesses, is getting invited to free events. Last month, Michele and I got to attend a Holiday party Preview event at Bowlmore Lanes near 42nd street. The promotion was extended to a few folks who were on Bowlmor lanes’ mailing list. What they were trying to do here is show-off [...]
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It was about a year ago, or the summer of 2010 when I began hearing about these mobile credit card readers that enable a small business to accept payments in the field. But to my dismay, they were supported by only the Iphone , and there was a ridiculous monthly subscription fee, to boot. I’m [...]
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