People seem to care a great deal about their shoe choice in New York. Boots are extremely popular with the women—including wedges, kitten-heel, pointy-toe, cowboy, etc. No white gym shoes here, not even on the men.
November 20, 2013
Coffee Drinks Explained
A local coffee shop in a Cincinnati suburb has this sign explaining very nicely the names of different varieties of coffee drinks. In New York, one needs to know what one is ordering when it's one's turn, so I thought I'd keep it handy in my phone photos.
Celebrity Alert: Hoda Kotb
My husband and I saw Hoda Kotb, host of The Today Show, walking her dog in Central Park this summer. She was looking up and smiling as if she was used to being recognized and wanted to be friendly.
Celebrity Alert: Hank Azaria
We saw Hank Azaria, voice of over a dozen Simpsons characters, at The Rockettes' Christmas Show right in front of us. He had a little boy with him I assume was his son and was wearing a denim jacket with a scarf looking very New Yorkish. (This photo is off of the web.)
How One Changes
If I stay in one city over a month, my perspective of time changes. I really have to work to adapt. The attitude in Cincinnati: Don't be rude by seeming to be in a hurry—in New York: "Get out of my way!"
When I returned to Cincinnati the last time, I was impatient with people to the point that I worked myself into a fit when a group of three older men were chatting with the attendant at the movie theatre ticket booth. Don't they know there are other people (me, in particular) behind them???!!!!
After two months in Cincinnati, when I returned to New York, my first thought as we endured the frantic taxi ride bolting and braking its way to our apartment was, "What in the world is this man's hurry?"
When I returned to Cincinnati the last time, I was impatient with people to the point that I worked myself into a fit when a group of three older men were chatting with the attendant at the movie theatre ticket booth. Don't they know there are other people (me, in particular) behind them???!!!!
After two months in Cincinnati, when I returned to New York, my first thought as we endured the frantic taxi ride bolting and braking its way to our apartment was, "What in the world is this man's hurry?"
The New York City Rockettes' Christmas Show
Hey! I'm back in New York after being in Cincinnati a couple of months. I have lots to write about, but the first thing must be the amazing Christmas Rockettes! Tickets were pricey, as you would imagine, but you need see this show only once in your lifetime. Just walking into the enormous Radio City Music Hall will knock your socks off.
I purchased our tickets the week of the show in person at the theatre on a Wednesday afternoon. There was no line, and I avoided service charges for over-the-phone or online ticketing. We sat in the back of the orchestra section where you could see all the action—tickets closer to the stage were actually cheaper because your view is limited.
Here's a video of the Toy Soldier March that will give you an idea of the talent on stage and the visual excitement of this show: Watch the Rockettes' March of the Toy Soldier.
I purchased our tickets the week of the show in person at the theatre on a Wednesday afternoon. There was no line, and I avoided service charges for over-the-phone or online ticketing. We sat in the back of the orchestra section where you could see all the action—tickets closer to the stage were actually cheaper because your view is limited.
Here's a video of the Toy Soldier March that will give you an idea of the talent on stage and the visual excitement of this show: Watch the Rockettes' March of the Toy Soldier.
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