As part of the celebrations for the 150th Anniversary, the New York City Fire Department opened their stations to the public. While I do have a lot more interaction with the NYPD than Firefighters, these men and women are a part of daily life here in New York. They run directly in to danger when
My original plan for today was to go to The Museum of Natural History. Can someone please explain to me why that museum closes at 5:45? This is New York City for crying out loud. So I asked my Dad to send me some of the photos he’s taken of the moon. The photo above
Levain Bakery strikes again! If you have followed this blog for any amount of time, you may have noticed that I am a fan of cookies. They might even be my favorite dessert, if anyone ever had such a thing. So if there is a National Day that includes a cookie, I’m definitely going to
When it comes to National Day Celebrations, not every day is going to be a winner. For example…Zipper Day. To spice things up, I’ve included a video. About zippers. This old game show really made me smile. I love how excited the audience gets. “When it is present, other devices not being present, it takes on
Another poetry day. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to go to a poetry reading like I did back on October 17th. So today we are going to read a poem I found the website 100 Best Poems. There are some good ones here, and you should check them out. I did, and this is the one I