When you get brought a breakfast like this, you know what love is. All those years I thought it was about something else but it turns out that food is the key.
Who knew the armpit would become this?
Now it’s more like the back of a knee.
Port Authority area along 8th avenue sure has changed a lot. Much less sleaze and surly threat.
And sitting in Dean & Deluca is a much better option than waiting at the Greyhound platform. Nice coffee and a slice of Sullivan Street zucchini and parmesan pizza.
Watermelon why not?
It is about 200 degrees in new york city today. All I want to know is why we don’t just eat watermelon all the time?
Spicy breakfast in Cambridge
Sofra is the bakery owned by the Oleana folks, and it is a knockout food experience. Over the Watertown line from Cambridge and worth the trip. Gorgeous varieties of baked goods coming sweet and savory in a Turkish way. Like Berkeley with an eastern sensibility. A few tables, lots of spices and treats for sale, order at the counter.
Saturday in Boston at the MFA
Lovely museum, so welcoming and enjoyable. Especially the cafeteria garden.
What really impressed me was the character of the museum, evident in both the thoughtful layout and organization of the collections, the voice that came through in the printed descriptions of each piece, and way it all came together to make me feel excited and appreciative in a way that doesn’t happen at heavier, more staid old institutions.
And the musical instrument collection is a total joy of discoveries and subtle human education.
True Brooklyn
Stroller density
Back in midtown, finding consolation at Onya
It helps, a nice bowl of fresh udon.
Climbing Harriman
My friend and riding buddy John introduced me to climbing the hills of Harriman State Park last year. It’s a humbling way of finding out just how strong you aren’t (yet) while enjoying gorgeous views and mostly quiet roads just outside NYC.
Here’s a shot from the ride coming back down Perkins Drive, over the Hudson about 1200 ft below:
And here’s the full map. If you click on the end point you get the stats, including 4000+ ft of elevation gain (felt like it):
View Harriman Hill Climbs With John Cool in a larger map
Loving Taim
Hard to say what is best here, the food or the people, but it feels like love and it is some of the best falafel in the city. But get the Sabich sandwich because it’s even better.
A shout for IP Scanner
I totally love this software, and the company that makes it. I had a suggestion, an idea, and sent it off to them. A day later they had a new build that implemented the feature perfectly. IP Scanner is fast, reliable, and customizable — it scans your network and lets you know what devices are on, their MAC and IP addresses, and some basic fingerprinting about them.
