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Social Diary• November 7, 2018

Celebrating arts, culture, letters and scholarship

Wednesday, November 7, 2018. A very rainy Tuesday in New York with temperatures in the high 50s, low 60s. Election Day all over America. This past Monday night in the Rose Reading Room of the Stephen M. Schwarzman building of the New York Public Library at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, they held their annual […]...

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Celebrating, preserving and protecting

Social Diary• November 6, 2018.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018. A rainy Monday in New York. Not heavy, but sometimes windy where it’s “falling” horizontally. Traffic very heavy. I had a meeting on 37th Street mid-afternoon and finding transportation in that rain was not easy. I walked up Fifth past the Lord & Taylor store which is all decked out with […]... READ MORE
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The order of the universe

Social Diary• November 4, 2018.
Monday, November 5, 2018. An Autumn weekend, sometimes chilly, sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy. Magnificent clouding over Manhattan on Saturday. I couldn’t resist getting shots of them. Masses of white and grey against the great sky blue canvas and the shadow darkened surfaces below. I made my regular Zabar’s trip on Saturday, but I had a... READ MORE
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New York Splendor

Social Diary• October 31, 2018.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Fair and sunny weather on this day before November with temps in the high 50s, falling to the high 40s at night and high 60s forecast for tomorrow It’s Halloween Night all over America. Here in New York it’s just this side of a religious holiday. I’ve never been big on […]... READ MORE
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The Week That Was

Social Diary• October 29, 2018.
Monday, October 28, 2018. Saturday morning we woke up to the remnants of Hurricane Willa passing through with quieter winds (but very windy) and finer raindrops (but a lot of water) passing through. And the temps running in the high 40s up to the low 50s. In its autumnal way it was a beautiful weekend […]... READ MORE
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A penny for your thoughts

Social Diary• October 25, 2018.
Thursday, October 25, 2018. Moving into Autumn, yesterday was another beautiful one with temps in the 50s, cool but comfortable. Meanwhile, the weatherman is forecasting lots of rain and cold over the weekend. I love that kind of weekend. You’re forced to stay in. And read. And there are a lot of wonderful new books […]... READ MORE
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Noble intentions

Social Diary• October 24, 2018.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018. A beautiful, sunny day in Manhattan with temps in the low 50s. I had a dog-health problem and spent the morning nervous at the vet. Result: everything’ll be all right and is showing those signs now. What is on my mind at this particular day is one of those little life […]... READ MORE
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Beyond the lights

Social Diary• May 31, 2017.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Coolish, overcast, almost rainy day, yesterday in New York, with some rain following late in the evening and more predicted for the next few days. That doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll get a lot of rain. I went down to the Players Club on 16 Gramercy Park South to lunch with my neighbor David Williams, […]... READ MORE
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Riding high

Social Diary• January 9, 2015.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Very cold in New York yesterday. Sunny and cold. And much colder in the evening hours – in the 20s, along with some of the heavy winds that we experienced on Monday night. The weather man said there were gusts up to 55 and 60 mph. I don’t know the speed […]... READ MORE

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