May 2008
12 posts
As Oil Prices Soar, Restaurant Grease Thefts Rise →
The suspects in a growing number of grease infractions fall into a range of categories, people interviewed on the matter said, as grease theft is a crime of opportunity. They include do-it-yourself environmentalists worried about their carbon footprints, warring waste management firms trying to beat each other on the sly, and petty thieves who are profiting from the oil’s rising value on the black...
The Sun On Manhattan's Grid
Once a year, the Manhattan grid comes into astronomical alignment with the sun, and city dwellers are treated to a sunset that lines up with crosstown streets. Perfect time for a sidewalk picnic, some discreet open containers and a few fond gazes directed toward New Jersey.
May 30, sunset at 8:16pm; best viewing is at 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd and 57th, as far East as possible
“The art of life lies in a constant readjustment of our surroundings.”
– Kakuzo Okakura
“SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your life in the coming weeks may resemble a dream of...”
– My horoscope this week. That pretty much explains it all…
“I would do what I pleased, and doing what I pleased, I should have my will, and...”
– Cervantes, Don Quixote
“The transfiguration of matter occurs through wonder.”
– James Hillman
“…To be with those I like is enough, To stop in company with the rest at evening...”
– Walt Whitman
