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10 Places You’d Take a Tourist to See in Your Hometown
When out-of-town friends come to New York I take them to my favorite parts of town to wander. We also do progressive meals; appetizers & cocktails in one place, entrees in another, dessert could be two or three miles later.
In No Particular Order
East Village (St. Mark’s Place, funky little bars & shops on 2nd Avenue)
West Village (Washington Square Park)
SoHo (very high-end window shopping & art galleries)
TriBeCa (cast iron architecture, dining, shopping)
Central Park (everywhere!)
Museum Mile, 5th Avenue (The Met, Guggenheim & The Whitney)
China Town (loads of cheap eats)
Chelsea (super trendy)
Union Square Park (people watching, Brunch at Coffee Shop or Republic)
Coney Island before it gets renovated
10 Things You’re Looking Forward to in the Spring
In No Particular Order
Not having to wear a coat, boots or hat
Drying my hair in the sun
cute t-shirts & capris
Central Park in full bloom
Coney Island’s last season
long leisurely photostrolls
dining al fresco
my joints not aching!
sandals with bare feet
the first spa pedicure of the season
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10 Favorite Drinks
In No Particular Order
Strawberry Yogurt Shake from Dojo’s
Diet Coke - even though I am off caffeine I couldn’t leave it out.
Coors Light - My favorite USA brew!
Sex On The Beach - the drink 
Bacardi Light w/ Coke
Root Beer Float - with vanilla ice cream of course
Vanilla Egg Cream
Strawberry Milkshake
Ice Cold Seltzer w/ Raspberry Syrup or Pineapple Juice
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10 Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV
I was quite surprised when I saw this prompt in my mailbox. Just the day before I was talking to a totally TV addicted friend about all the things I do instead of watching TV.
1.) Go for a walk around my hometown - New York
2.) Turn a walk around New York into a Photostroll
3.) Stop in at Barnes & Nobles for a decaf and some reading
4.) Sit on one of my favorite park benches and write in my notebook.
5.) Visit a museum.
6.) Strike up a conversation with a complete stranger, and maybe take a picture of her really rocking shoes.
7.) Take a bus ride to Atlantic City
8.) Commune with nature.
9.) Create a blog or two or three
10.) Use as many free minutes as possible on your cell phones talking to friends.
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10 Favorite Things To Complain About
Blogger’s commenting system is top of the list this week.
The lack of really great restaurants in Jersey. Being a life-long New Yorker spoils you in a lot of ways. I spend a lot of time in Jersey, and finding a good restaurant is a chore, especially if you don’t drive.
The New Jersey Transportation System. Too slow. Too expensive.
Cold weather. The older I get the more I hate it.
Reality television shows.
Dropped cell phone calls
Parents who let their kids talk to them any way they like
All the stuff we have to wear in winter. Coats, boots, gloves, scarves, etc. Just too much cargo.
Young people who tattoo and pierce their faces. Guys those scars are permanent.
Ugly signs
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10 Television Shows You’d Like to Have (or Have already) on DVD
OWN
Sex and the City - I’ve loved this series from eposode one. The five season series was a Christmas gift to myself.
Freaks & Geeks - I ran across the boxed set of this series while browsing at Best Buy. Guess I liked the name, so I bought it. It was alot fo fun to watch.
Twilight Zone - I don’t own the entire series. Years back my husband joined one of those video clubs where they send you selections every month. He knew I always watched the reruns on late night TV, so he ordered a few of the episodes for me.
WOULD LIKE TO OWN
Fawlty Towers (British)
Are You Being Served? (British)
The Thin Blue Line (British)
notice a trend?
Chef (British)
Absolutely Fabulous (British)
Vicar of Dilby (British)
Desperate Housewives - This will probably be my Christmas present to myself.
10 Things You’d Save in a Fire
My daughter & Husband
Myself!
Family album with daughter’s baby pictures
The big envelope with the birth certificates & stuff
Pocketbook (ohmigosh I have so much stuff in there)
Laptop
Cameras
Well, that’s all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone had a great holiday.
Ten Things You Will NEVER Do Again…
Pay cash for a major purchase - too much grief if something is wrong with it.
Lend friends money
Use the mailboxes that come with DSL or dial up accounts. If you want to switch services it’s a major headache. I use a paid email along with a paid alternative.
Try to highlight/streak my own hair.
Go shopping while I’m any medication. I had an ear infection so bad that my eardrum burst. The pain was so bad the doctor prescribed 5 Vicadan a day. The stuff puts you in orbit. I went shopping - with all my credit cards - think about it.
Not make a duplicate of the original photo before Photoshopping it.
Carry a camera around in a pocketbook with several cellular phones. It can erase all the pictures on the camera.
Use a debit card for a telephone or online purchase. It’s very hard to get the money back - I keep a regular credit card with a small limit for just such purchases.
Have a drink on an empty stomach.
Buy any new type of electronic when it firsts come out. Wait a few months; it will be cheaper and have most of the bugs worked out of it.
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Ten Countries I Want To Visit
Ireland - I’m half Irish but never knew any of my Irish relatives. Going there would be like finding the other half of me.
Israel - I love Israeli energy so I have to go see how they come about it
England - Have wanted to go here since I was a little girl
France - I want to visit Versaille, The Louvre & eat fabulous meals at tiny cafes
Switzerland - chocolate!
Tunisia - So many cultures have contributed to this country’s history
Luxembourg - The next few are small - I want to explore how they’ve held their own aginst the big guys
Monaco
Lichtenstein
Wales
10 Nicest Things That People Have Done for You
1.) My grandmother raised us as her own children after we lost our mother. I was 17 months old & my brother 3 days old. That was a lot of work for a 52 year old lady to take on. I lived with her till I married at 21; my brother till he passed away at twenty-six.
2.) Mrs. Redmond my fourth grade teacher always encouraged me to write and draw. She kept a special notebook for me in her desk.
3.) The birthday website that Heart made me three years ago. It always makes me smile whenever I look through it.
4.) Years ago a friend, who I had helped with several projects, sent me an incredible Christmas present - ten brand-new one hundred bills in a plain white envelope. The wild thing about that is I had silently wished I had an extra thousand dollars to get through the holidays a week before.
5.) My daughter created a design based on my handle coffeebarchick, and hand-carved & painted it on a wooden plaque.
6.) The many people from my daughter’s church who went to the hospital to pray for my uncle.
7.) All my closest women friends came to my uncle’s funeral; it meant a lot.
8.) My old boss, a devout Jew, came with me to plan my very Catholic uncle’s funeral. He came to the mass too. The priest was sprinkling holy water on people as they entered the church; he got hit with a big splash. Didn’t phase him at all.
9.) The huge collection of young adult books from Sydney when I was eleven.
10.) Heart’s constant encouragement regarding my blogging & photography.
Ten Favorite Movies From Childhood
Part of the fun of being a kid back in the days of no VCRs and DVD players was knowing that one of your favorite movies was going to be on TV. By the way said TV had only 7 channels.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
You’re In Love, Charlie Brown
It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Wizard of Oz
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Mad Mad Monster Party
Munster Go Home
Sunday afternoons after church meant the Bowery Boys, Abbott & Costello & Elvis.
Saturday afternoons and evenings were for moldie oldies on Creature Features & Thriller.
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Ten Favorite Things
actual items
Laptop - In the evenings it’s me and my HP. It’s helped me make friends from all over the world.
Cell Phone - I’ll admit it - I’m a cell phone junkie. When you’re on the go as much as me you use your travel time/standing on line time/walking to and fro time to catch up with friends.
Digital Camera - When it’s in my hands it feels like it is an actual part of my body.
activities
Dining Out - I love progressive meals. You eat each course in a different restaurant. It’s a must when I am showing friends from outside of New York around town.
Walking - I love to walk alone - it’s a form of meditation. And with friends it’s a source of endless conversation.
Photography - Goes well with walking.
Blogging - The creative outlet I so desperately needed.
Talking - I’m one of life’s storytellers.
Reading - Books, magazines and blogs.
Movies - Classic or new. Blockbuster or Independent. Foreign or Home Grown. I love film.
Ten Things To Do Before I Die
Publish a book of my New York Photos
Learn pin hole photography
Go to Ireland, Paris, Tunisia & Israel
Take a train/bus/car trip across the United States
Become fluent in another language
Learn to ride a bike (I’ve been talking about this one for years)
Learn to sew and design myself a signature outfit
Start a women’s consciousness raising group
Have zero cedit card debt
Buy my daughter her own home
Ten Favorite Movies To Quote
Love & Death On Long Island
John Hurt is in a cab smoking. The cab driver angrily asks him if he can read the sign. He read the sign aloud; “Thank You For Not Smoking” The cab driver says, “well?” And Hurt replies, “Well, since I am smoking I don’t expect to be thanked.”
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Every line every song.
Beyond The Forest
“What a dump!”
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff?
Deconstructing Harry
This movie is filled with memorable lines. I especially love when Woody Allen tells his brother-in-law that he operates up a delusion more dangerous than paranoia - “you think everyone likes you!”
Streetcar Named Desire
Stellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I have always relied on the kindess of strangers.
Sudden Impact
Go ahead, make my day…
Terminator
Hasta La Vista Baby
And last but not least one of my all-time favorites:
Laura
Clifton Webb has more memorable lines than I can count.
Brag About Yourself
1.) I raised the best daughter in the whole world!
2.) If you need to obsess over something I’m your girl; I can listen for hours.
3.) We have the tiniest kitchen area on the planet, so I can whip up more one pan wonders than anyone I know.
4.) The higher the pressure, the tighter the deadline, the better I do.
5.) When I want to I can learn things pretty quickly.
6.) I’m a good salesperson.
7.) I write a good letter.
8.) I’m good at dealing with any kind of customer service issues; I can usually get what I want.
9.) I’m the best bargain hunter in town.
10.) I can start a conversation with anyone anywhere. My friend told, “you could talk to rock and it would answer you.”
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Ten Occupations I Wanted To Be When I Was Young
1.) Magazine Publisher
2.) Artist
3.) Speech Writer
4.) Poet
5.) Lecturer
6.) Reporter
7.) Singer
8.) Actress
9.) Helicopter Pilot
10.) Defense Attorney
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10 Greatest Accomplishments in Your Life
1.) Giving birth to my daughter
2.) Getting daughter raised, educated and happily married.
3.) Being married to the same person for nearly 25 years
4.) Learning about the Internet which introduced to me blogging, which made me take a chance with digital photography, which inspired me to take classes in Photoshop and Web Design.
5.) Doing two years of college while working 7 days a week. I made the Dean’s List, and had a perfect attendance record.
6.) Learning three totally different businesses in ten years
That’s all I can think of for now.
Everyone Have A Wonderful Week!
