Gabriel García Márquez

The result after a feud between the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez and the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, onetime best of friends, had all the elements of a literary classic: accusations of betrayal, jealousy and adultery, and a brutal encounter 31 years ago when things turned bloody as shown here in 1976. A black eye by former crony Mario.

Japenese Stencil

To reflect on the Spring season.....I share this with you.

A Year Without Toilet Paper

A family decides to live the farmish life with no emenities-basically cutting down on emenites-well just go to my village in India for that!

West Side Highway

New York has long been a frustrating place for Mr. Gehry. It has taken him decades to land a major commission here, and now the IAC building joins a string of high-profile towers, all part of an effort to transform a noisy strip of the West Side Highway into a glamorous waterfront promenade for the kind of wealthy socialites who once scorned him. Three luxury high-rise apartment buildings by Richard Meier, with tenants like Martha Stewart and Calvin Klein, are a 10-minute walk to the south. A much-anticipated residential tower by the French architect Jean Nouvel is beginning to rise just across West 19th Street.

Frank Gehry’s first building in New York. It is on the West Side Highway in Manhattan.

Lobby.

Horsey

"Is that a horse's ass or just my reflection in the window."

Don't hate us Americans!

Sadly if I could choose another place to live it would be south of France or Zurich, and of course India.

Jared Kushner

A young up and coming person to watch.

Jared Kushner, 26, bought a trophy newspaper. Now he’s learning how to run it.
Mr. Kushner, the scion of a troubled New Jersey real estate family, who is also a full-time graduate student, had dabbled in Boston-area condominiums, not publishing, while an undergraduate at Harvard. The sum total of his journalism experience was writing an article about dorm food for a student magazine. In the short time he owned The Observer, Mr. Kushner had found little time even to meet with Mr. Kaplan.
All most people knew about Jared Kushner pre-Observer was that his father, the real estate investor Charles Kushner, had endured a spectacular fall. Once a major donor to New Jersey Democratic politicians, he served nearly a year in prison in part for hiring a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, then showing a tape of the tryst to his sister, who had instigated a tax investigation. (Courtesy of NY Times)

Pacha Massive

Listening to now:

Pachanga music:
Pachanga is a type of Latin American music and dance originating from Cuba in the 1950s.[1] The dance briefly replaced the cha-cha in popularity, but ultimately was short lived. It still remains very popular, however, in Cali, Colombia, where the original hits of this genre can be heard any day of the week on various radio stations and, in the weekends, at dozens of dance clubs. (Wikipedia.com)

Save Water

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Year of the Pig

The Pig type is usually an honest, straightforward and patient person. They are a modest, shy character who prefers to work quietly behind the scenes. When others despair, they are often there to offer support. This type of person is reserved with those they do not know too well, but as time passes and they gain confidence, those around them may discover a lively and warm-hearted person behind that mask of aloofness. Despite those born in the year of pig having a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, they have few close friends who understand them and share their inner thoughts and feelings. It is easy to put trust in pig type; they won't let you down and will never even attempt to do so. Such people simply want to do everything right according to social norms.
It is important to remember that these people are not vengeful creatures. If someone tries to take advantage of them, the pig type tend to withdraw to reflect on the problem and protect themselves. All they need in such situations is a little time to find a constructive way to respond. The people of the pig type are conservative creatures of habit. They dislike being made to travel too far from familiar surroundings, unless it is a trip to the countryside. They love nature and are never happier than when they are out somewhere, far from the city.
There is a tolerant and peaceful side to their character. Such people are never afraid to allow others their freedom of expression; they do not want to cause arguments and if there is any way to avoid arguing, they will probably take this option. They are not weak, however, and if the situation forces them to fight these people will rise to the occasion, whether it is to defend themselves or those close to them.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.com

Must-Haves for Spring 2007

Hard Times

Reading 'Hard Times' by Charles Dickens and boy is it giving me a hard time. It's just not holding my interest even though his writing is beyond your average literary boucoup!

Friday Night Fights by Alison Grippo

Friday Night Fights is a selection of black and white photographs by photographer Alison Grippo from her documentary project about amateur and professional boxing in New York City. This long-term documentary project, soon to be a book, follows both amateur and recently turned pro boxers in New York City who gather almost every month in St. Paul's Church on 59th Street. Alison says of her project that:
"Every fighter has a story, from finding God to emigrating to the United States and I am trying to find them all. Each boxer, each sportsman, trains for something bigger than themselves, for the opportunity to create a legacy - to be remembered. I am honored to participate in that dream." We hope you enjoy these beautiful, intense, and often emotional images. Prints of this series and other work by Alison are available through the Jen Bekman Gallery.Like this project? Feel free to Digg It.