it has been a whileI have gotten out of the habit of doing the occasional non-real estate post on the weekend (so many lofts in Manhattan, so little time) but here’s one for you baseball fans. (No, it does not…
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100 days later, do not visit tomorrow
a streak that deserves to be brokenA housekeeping note for fans: do not come here looking for a new post tomorrow. I am taking the day off for Easter and the birthday of my Manhattan loft gal. There’s a nice…
Saturday diversion / 1980s music + 2011 bipartisanship edition
now try to get it out of your head!It has been a few weeks since the last Manhattan Loft Guy weekend diversion, perhaps because there are so many lofts, and so little time. I wonder if my brother whose birthday…
#1 is 279 today (well, would be)
happy birthday, Dad!George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 (d. Dec 14, 1799). Unless you are over-tired from commemorating Presidents yesterday, take a second to consider The First on his birthday. Many thanks, old man. © Sandy Mattingly 2011…
Sunday diversion / 'Goodnight Moon' deconstructed for fun (I hope)
hushI can’t find my copy this morning. Is it clear the bunny is a “he”? The deconstruction is here. The ever-fascinating Wiki has some more bits of cultural significance or effluvia. What would McSweeney’s make of the altered author’s photo?…
Mr. Lincoln's actual birthday
… is today (well, in 1809)Pity he has to share with #1 on the Monday after next. Re-read The Address. It’s short! Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty…
Sunday diversion / low-life Super Bowl edition
do not read if you are a Big Ben fanI understand there is a football game this evening, one in which I do not have a natural fan preference for either team. But I do have a very strong preference…
Saturday diversion / flawed sportsman edition
the best game, a complicated star(No, not tomorrow’s game.) Props to Andy Pettitte on retiring. It was a pleasure to watch him all those years, all those Octobers, and darn they are going to miss him. (If you are a…
a Groundhog's Day diversion (Bill Murray fans only)
an out-of-sequence diversion…… for a(nother) nasty weather day. The Ned-and-Phil Show (with re-runs, of course). Enjoy! Remind me: how long is this Winter Thing??? © Sandy Mattingly 2011
weekend diversion / waiting for baseball edition
(still waiting…) It is a somewhat controversial opinion, but I still like Jon Miller. He gets a little excited here. Pitchers & Catchers in 15 days! (Is football season over yet??) h/t The Girl Who Loved Andy Pettitte; very indirect…
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