April 24, 2008

The search for Dr. Huxtable

cosbysh.jpgI have been sick for the last week. Strep Throat = No Bueno. I thought only 9 year olds got strep throat, but apparently they are not alone; enters the 30 year old guy in a new city. One of the downsides of being in a new town is getting a new “support staff”: doctor, dentist, accountant, lawyer, sushi chef, fortune teller,  etc. Last week, after consulting with a local pharmacist, I found Dr. Babu–a short 60 year old man of Indian descent– who has a very generic looking doctor’s office set up a few blocks from my place. Babu is his first name and when I saw him a week ago he prescribed me a course of Penicillin.

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New York City (2008-Present), South Slope Comments( 5 )
April 18, 2008

The United Nations, My Neighborhood, or whatever you want to call it

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I live in Brooklyn, New York. But, depending on who you ask, the specific neighborhood is either Park Slope, South Slope, Greenwood Heights, or Sunset Park. I am not sure that anyone is 100% sure as 1/4 of our building lies in each of those areas. The main commercial strip is 5th Avenue. Its full of shops: Pizza shops, grocery stores, discount stores, laundry mats, hardware stores, etc.etc.etc.(pictured: Not sure who this is, but he lives in Brooklyn)

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April 13, 2008

A New York Stream of Consciousness

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HATE ON THE SUBWAY

This morning I sat on the subway across from a white man–probably around my age–who had the letters H-A-T-E tattooed across the knuckles of his left hand from pointer to pinky. I thought about asking him what it was exactly that he hated so much but his scowl gave me the impression that the conversation would have ended with the word hate tattooed on my forehead. In hindsight, I should have asked him anyway. What the hell? I really do wonder what he hates: The government? The rain? The Olson twins? hipsters? Reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond? The only things that I hate with a passion are lima beans and Celine Dion’s music. Something tells me that this dude also hates Celine Dion. Maybe we could have found some common ground and became friends.

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April 8, 2008

1 and 1/2 years of wandering comes to an end in the Big Apple

new-york-city-skyline-st-bldg-large.jpg After a year and a half of wandering through North and South America–with a brief stint in Africa–I have finally come to the point where a rest is necessary. For both personal and financial reasons–if you have not heard the dollar is not doing so hot–I have decided to take a break from the rolling vacation. Chapter 1 has taken among many other places through Bariloche, Argentina; Florianapolis, Brazil; San Pedro de Atacama, Chile; Antarctica; Arequipa, Peru; Rurrenabaque, Bolivia; Taganga, Colombia; Havana, Cuba; Quito, Ecuador; The Galapagos Islands; Arusha,Tanzania; Fernie, Canada; Nashville, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; Rozwell, New Mexico; Monument Valley, Utah; Grand Canyon, Arizona (2); and Los Angeles, California (3). I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, repelled down a 200 yard cliff in the Amazon Jungle, ate guinea pig, went swimming with pink dolphins, and enjoyed gentle cocktails with hundreds of people from around the world. Through this journey my mind, body, and spirit have developed significantly. I say this because last night, I kicked ass on Jeopardy; I also ran 4 miles the other day without passing out, and have kind-of-sort-of figured out how to live in the moment.

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