Or, “A Tree Grows in Jersey City” Our dear old friend Cotton recently moved into a new garden apartment that features, among other things, exclusive access to a relatively huge backyard right smack in the middle of Jersey City. Who knew these old brownstones actually oversaw semi-private yards? In her case, a large stone wall [...]
a tale of Jersey City, the opposite sex, the weather
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This Spring season was tremendous. Starting from our indoor training in the first week of January, we emerged a new squad, willing 7 of our 8 matches. And after five months, our new Jerseys finally arrived! Our final match took place in what is clearly Summer’s heat. But we survived, and Randall’s Island was once [...]
a tale of New York, rugby, the weather
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Julia K, a relative new pal of mine, turns 23 tonight. Oh, youth. And so with some reluctancy, I schlepped it over the Lower East Side to endure the screams of many a young person. But in the end it wasn’t so bad — got to chat with some geeky friends, enjoy the night air, [...]
a tale of New York, life, the opposite sex, the weather
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On what has been the warmest day of the year so far, I found myself in Union Square, after a late lunch with friend and former co-worker Jen. As usual, the perpetual circus that is Union Sq. was in full effect with the farmers and artisans out selling their wares.
a tale of New York, art & architecture, people, the weather
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Due to the final bye week of our very long rugby season, we had Thursday off from practice. So I sent out an email to the gang to see if anyone wanted to say hello afterwork — and with the obligatory back-and-forth it was concluded that I was heading to Ulysses to meet up with [...]
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After a long day of rugby, and wandering around Yonkers trying to find our way home, I headed to that strange land called Queens, where streets, avenues, places, and blvds, all compete for the same numbers. Invited by Melanie, one of my new favourite people, Charlie, Francine, and I schlepped it out to Long Island [...]
a tale of New York, life, people, regional travel, rugby, the fellas, the opposite sex
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Remember Hannah Thonet from high school? It’s her birthday. So I went with Kendra into the City for a bit of a reunion featuring such recurring characters as Meaghan Hislop and Cynthia Leger. Some new faces as well. The Frying Pan is a restaurant/bar located in the Hudson River on some kind of floating dock [...]
a tale of New York, people, the opposite sex, the weather
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Apparently, guest bar-tending is a thing people do, mainly on the East Side. Normally, it’s other bartenders who pop in to a new spot, with guests and friends in tow, but tonight, it was our pal Chemda who has never worked behind a bar in her life. Luckily, it was a Wednesday night, so not [...]
a tale of New York, people, the opposite sex
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Once a year, I can harang my old friends into venturing east of the Hudson for an evening out in New York. This year, we headed to dinner at Havana NY before descending on Chorus for Karaoke shenanigans. Good clean fun. The occasion was my 28th birthday, which technically doesn’t pass until Wednesday the 6th. [...]
a tale of New York, dance & performing arts, family, the fellas, the opposite sex
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For New York Rugby Club‘s annual Family Day, the men had the privilege of playing against Iona College, coached by our former teammate Matt Persanis. We spanked them, but it was a great rugby day all around. Many photos from that day are as follows, but since I’m behind the camera, I’m afraid I’m not [...]
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