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"Jeezuz Christ, you’re gonna die!"

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:59:49 -0400

“Jeezuz Christ, you’re gonna die!”

- - Me, to the oblivious pedestrian crossing 8th Avenue looking north*

My light was very green, hers is likely to go out if she keeps depending on the awareness of others.

*the direction in which cars and bikes diminish in size as they move further away, rather than south: the direction from which cars and bikes careen towards you.

What?? Delancey x Allen

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:40:31 -0400

What?? Delancey x Allen

adriennes: lauren: Shooting with Adrienne and...

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:08:26 -0400

adriennes:

lauren:

Shooting with Adrienne and Christian!!

Just did some… engagement photos!!!1

Looking forward to Greg’s show tonight, and remembering...

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:02:00 -0400

Looking forward to Greg’s show tonight, and remembering the last time I saw him play on the 150s block of Ludlow St.

I am not worried about deflation

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:19:00 -0400

Mid January 2008 Recent Figure % Change
Federal Reserve (1) 918,677 2,369,857 158%

Orange Juice Price                   135.65                  138.15                 2%
Arabica Coffee Price                133                      174.10               31%
Wheat Price                              964                       702                -27%
White Sugar Price                      345                        550                  59%
Banana Price                         679.80                   987.07               45%

Average Commodity Price Change 22%

(1) Total factors supplying reserve funds, $ millions

The Federal Reserve created a lot of new dollars in late 2008. This week they decided not to take them back out. More dollars trying to buy same amount of stuff eventually means higher prices. This shows up first in things were easy credit did not affect supply and demand, like what we eat.

First stop on our bike ride was the roller blading competition...

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:01:01 -0400

First stop on our bike ride was the roller blading competition on the west side, at the park at 55th. Tanya won

Stop at Iona in Williamsburg, biking the long way to...

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:28:32 -0400

Stop at Iona in Williamsburg, biking the long way to Greg’s birthday party

Hanging out with Wayne on the Manhattan Sailing Club’s...

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:49:34 -0400

Hanging out with Wayne on the Manhattan Sailing Club’s floating bar

"These patients suffered less, were physically more capable, and were better able, for a longer..."

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:55:00 -0400

“These patients suffered less, were physically more capable, and were better able, for a longer period, to interact with others. Moreover, six months after the patients died their family members were much less likely to experience persistent major depression. In other words, people who had substantive discussions with their doctor about their end-of-life preferences were far more likely to die at peace and in control of their situation, and to spare their family anguish.”

- -New Yorker

In another one of those “this is why I subscribe” New Yorker articles, Atul Gawande (of Better) writes about death. It will come to us all, but generally not as we would have chosen - if we had thought about it beforehand.

(via likethereligion)

NPR’s Fresh Air did a piece on this today, too. Check it out here.

(via justforthehalibut)

"These patients suffered less, were physically more capable, and were better able, for a longer..."

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:14 -0400

New York State Outlaws the Use of NYC Apartments as Hotel Rooms

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:09:00 -0400

New York State Outlaws the Use of NYC Apartments as Hotel Rooms:

Goes into effect May 1, 2011. Too late to affect our wedding, but not good for AirBnB.

New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:21:48 -0400

New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world:

Similar to what Orwell wrote about in 1984. Not only do you need to know the word for something to think it, but how you string words together influences your perception of ”reality”.

"Most of the banks revealed their holdings of European government bonds for the first time,..."

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:19:00 -0400

““Most of the banks revealed their holdings of European government bonds for the first time, addressing a key source of market angst.””

- -WSJ

As a relatively disinterested spectator in all of this, I’m actually a bit optimistic about the results. The next step is for most banks to stop lending to banks that own too much Greek (or whatever) debt, unless those crappy-asset holding institutions raise new equity capital. Regardless of who passed or failed, or what the regulators say, the other banks should now be able to single out the weak institutions and force them—by eliminating their access to short-term capital—to dilute their obstinate shareholders and become unimpeachably solvent.

Except for the German banks, which seem to have refused to release their sovereign debt holdings. In my ideal world, no one would lend them any money until they released their holdings, and raised any needed new capital.

Clyfford Still charts the stock market, at MoMA

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:05:00 -0400

Clyfford Still charts the stock market, at MoMA

My sister Cathrine’s flight was so delayed that she had to...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:25:59 -0400

My sister Cathrine’s flight was so delayed that she had to spend the night at my apartment!

Despite fears of rain, it has turned into a lovely night for the...

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:42:00 -0400

Despite fears of rain, it has turned into a lovely night for the NY Philharmonic in the Park. A celebration for all New Yorkers, including the lady in the bottom left, wearing a nightgown & brushing her cat.

I had been looking for this since the Governor’s Island...

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:24:00 -0400

I had been looking for this since the Governor’s Island Beer Fest.

Morton Williams at 57 btw Broadway & 6th

"Among couples who score high on marital happiness tests, a distinguishing characteristic is that..."

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:26:00 -0400

“Among couples who score high on marital happiness tests, a distinguishing characteristic is that they typically do not have major debt problems. Happy couples have fewer worries about money and agree on the proper amounts to save. Stop for a minute and think about what this finding means to your own relationship happiness. If you solve debt problems, you will go a long way to solving your marital problems.”

- - more from For Better, by Tara Parker-Pope.

Luckily we don’t have debt problems and are both pretty tightfisted. I do have an ocean of student loan debt, but it’s not a problem.

"The most important lesson from the scientific study of conflict is that you don’t need to..."

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:59:00 -0400

“The most important lesson from the scientific study of conflict is that you don’t need to worry about what you fight about or how often you fight. Instead, just focus on the first three minutes of your argument. Improving the way you and your spouse start a conflict discussion will ultimately change the tenor of the entire fight and better your chances for resolving the dispute.”

- For Better, by the fantastic (inimitable?) Tara Parker-Pope, formerly of the Wall Street Journal, now of the NYT.

Don’t say “you”, say “I” and other conclusions from actual research on what does and does not work in marriage. A good book.

I finally got around to making Lemon Almond Cake, part of my...

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:51:00 -0400

I finally got around to making Lemon Almond Cake, part of my project to figure out how to make cookies that I remember from my grandparents’ house in Sweden. Tant Anna was a neighbor of theirs, and the smakakor that she brought over for teatime stick in my memory. I intend to recreate the recipe, which is lost to my family.