Susannah’s Fall & Winter Reading List, 2018-2019
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Category Archives: travel
The New York City Subway
I’m on the number 5 headed home when I hear, we’ll be moving shortly…there’s traffic up ahead. Shortly turned into close to an hour forcing me to be patient, not an easy virtue when you’re underground, especially since the next … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, food, humanity, humor, inspiration, New York City, travel, words
Tagged riding the New York subway, terrorism, Train delays
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Run For Your Life
I run most mornings, and have since my 20s. I ran when few did, remembering being stopped in Italy by the police to find out what exactly I was running from. “Signorina, who is’a chaz’ing yooo’?” I’m convinced it’s one … Continue reading
Posted in History, humanity, humor, media, Politics, readng, Sports, travel, writing
Tagged exercise, History of the White House, JFK FDR White House Swimming Pool, running, US Presidents
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Best Story of the Week…November 2
Subway…Grand Central Station…rush hour I stand on the packed platform with those going home, awaiting the express. There’s a tall, hefty hardhat next to me armed with a huge toolbox, ready to board. We’re like horses at the starting gate … Continue reading
A Date Which Will Live In Infamy…9/11/2001
One of the most famous quotes in American history by President Franklin Roosevelt, coined after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, can more than apply to what happened on a tranquil Tuesday, 17 years ago today. When … Continue reading
You Great Small Beautiful Doll
I’ve changed the lyrics to the famous song to honor two twins I encountered on the avenue in frilly dresses and Mary Janes, ribbons in their curly blonde hair. There they were, toddling along, their Nanny manning their empty double-stroller … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Home, humanity, humor, kids, New York City, parents, travel
Tagged American Girl Dolls, Anne Geddes photography, babies and their nannies, laughter, New York's Upper East Side
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What I Saw
A man in the park lifting his Siberian Husky, refusing to leave, basking in the sunshine like a sheep on strike. A cardinal coming in for a landing on a fencepost right in front of me as if to say, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Books, Faith, Fashion, grace, humanity, humor, money, New York City, travel, words
Tagged Good Manners, heatstroke, random acts of kindness, riding the New York subway
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Oh God
I was raised Catholic, though running for my life, my mother using God like a machete to scare me half to death, certainly a bad rap for the great creator. My God as of late is more casual, in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith, grace, humanity, humor, internet, Love, nature, readng, religion, travel, words
Tagged 12 Step slogans, Alcoholics Anonymous, answered prayers, Catholic Church, faith, The Bible
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Best Story of the Week…Say Cheese
It’s 7 a.m. as I walk from west to east after running two miles, cutting across the park to sprint the rest of the way home. I see something very green up ahead moving at a steady pace. Imagine a … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, grace, humanity, humor, internet, men, nature, New York City, travel, words
Tagged Central Park, high end athletic wear, Instagram, New York tourists, taking photographs, The Statue of Liberty
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Best Story of the Week
It’s still dark, as I sprint from the park heading towards home to shower and change for an early appointment. As I careen across 86th Street, there’s a female in front of me who jumps as I proceed to pass. … Continue reading
