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Going, going, gone! I attended my first performance of Shen Yun this year, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), in Newark, New Jersey. The shows sell out quickly, and the run is very short in each city…lasting just about a week. So I was excited to get tickets. This is also my first...
Forecast: pink snow for Sakura Matsuri Get there early! Each year the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) hosts the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is known as Sakura Matsuri in Japanese. For an event this size, it takes a lot of planning; and timing is everything. The cherry trees can bloom as early as mid-March if weather...
Iceland is Green, Greenland is Ice I have traveled to some interesting places in my lifetime, the most recent of which is Iceland. It sits in the Atlantic Ocean just outside of the Arctic Circle between Greenland and Europe. Most of the roughly 330,000 inhabitants live in and around the capital, Reykjavík. The Gulf...
Thanksgiving morning race = extra slice of pie! The reason for running this season The Flemington Turkey Trot 5K was the only race on Thanksgiving morning in my area for years. Slowly other races popped up, but the Flemington race is still my favorite. I like the small town atmosphere, the historic buildings, the townsfolk...
Many facets of London, England For most people, a trip to England means London, and usually conjures up images of Big Ben, or a red telephone booth, maybe the London Eye or the Tower Bridge. Of course there’s also Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace with the Changing of the Guard. But London has lots more...
Making Strides Brooklyn – The parking strategy Today Making Strides Brooklyn descends on Prospect Park. This is one event of many to help the American Cancer Society combat breast cancer, and they anticipate a huge turn-out. Brooklyn Roads (a digital magazine dedicated to the Brooklyn music scene) proudly supports the cause, and I am a...
Prelude to a hurricane Karl hovers on the sidelines Before I left for Cancun, everyone lamented – it’s going to rain all week. True, the forecast for the week is 90 percent chance of rain each day, but I’m not worried…and Casper – my traveling partner on this trip – could care less. As a...
The 2016 Spring Lake 5 mile race The things we miss! “I ran the Spring Lake 5 mile race this morning, and boy was it hot! As I was running along, feeling like a roasted peanut, it occurred to me that I miss this. The anticipation at the start, the sound of the gun, the...
East River Sights and Sounds await! Bye Bye Nutty Irishmen! I’m looking forward to our last sailing day! There is a lot to see along the East River – there’s Execution Rocks, Rikers Island, and the Brooklyn Bridge for starters. All the talk last evening, though, revolved around Hell Gate. Hell Gate is the point...
The Circus, Screams from Mt. Misery, and Chocolate Cake Dreams P.T. Barnum in Long Island? At daybreak, the sun peaks out above Mount Misery. Chef Casper whips up two of his famous omelettes and we plot a course to Glen Cove. Cars are already waiting for the Port Jefferson ferry service to start running,...
