Of Life and the City

Category: Schtroumpfissime

Thinking out loud, and writing it down. The opinions expressed in here are mine only and might offend or thrill you.

Of Life and the City

June 5, 2014

New York, Schtroumpfissime

This post was born as a brief reply to a reader's very nice comment but I got carried away and wrote beyond the intended single paragraph. I hope - and expect - that I will take...

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Wandering Across Times Square

March 15, 2014

New York, Photography, Schtroumpfissime

There still isn't much to say. Times Square is a flirt between good and evil, between science-fiction come true and the decadence of materialistic America. But mostly these...

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Godspeed Madiba

December 6, 2013

Schtroumpfissime, South Africa

South Africa was a late discovery for me. Back in the days when Apartheid was in full swing, I remained blissfully unaware of the struggle and names like Pretoria and Soweto were...

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Dolphin Swims up Gowanus Canal, Dies as Crowds Watch and Authorities Wait

January 25, 2013

New York, Photoblogs, Schtroumpfissime

Warning, this is a sad post. It's all over the news, so I will try to be brief. The Gowanus Canal, for the un-initiated, is one of the worst scars on the Borough of...

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The Poetry of Amazon Customer Service

November 24, 2012

Schtroumpfissime, Web winks

Here are some excerpts of my recent email interactions with the mighty Amazon support imbeciles regarding my Kindle app for Android. There was a known highlighting issue,...

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Sandy's Aftermath: Chaos in the Rockaways

November 13, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, New York, Photoblogs, Schtroumpfissime

Exactly two weeks after long inhibited category 1 hurricane Sandy unleashed her post-tropical moods on the Eastern Seaboard, much remains to be done in New York towards a...

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