Susannah’s 2018 Spring and Summer Reading List
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Category Archives: travel
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
Best Story of the Week
Who said New York’s humanity is down a quart? OOPS, it was me. Well, I was humbled when a little old lady was sitting on the step inside the subway rummaging through her purse. I didn’t think much of it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, grace, humanity, humor, kids, money, New York City, travel, women
Tagged consciousness of all living things, grandchildren, helping the elderly, riding the New York subway
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Those Wacky Presidents
After a friend read, I can name all the U.S. Presidents, he demanded to know how, so I told him. Boy, was he sorry. Washington, the first, is a no-brainer. John Adams the 2nd, Thomas Jefferson, author of The Declaration … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, humanity, humor, internet, Politics, travel, violence, war, words, writing
Tagged American History, Donald Trump, US Presidents
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A Day In The Life of a Thin Girl
4 a.m..sit-ups in the dark, a few leg raises…10 push-ups before peeing like an arthritic racehorse. 4:25…head under the sink, hair standing straight up like a troll doll…gargle…make bed. 4:55…out the door to Starbucks. Stop at all-night fruit stand for … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Fashion, grace, humanity, humor, modeling, money, New York City, Starbucks, travel, women
Tagged American Gothic, cancer drugs, Iggy Pop, love of animals, older models, running in Central Park, women of a certain age
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Puppy, Clean and Pressed
Meet Miles, my new neighbor on the 6th floor. We actually met in the laundry room when he popped out of a bath towel. I jumped, thinking he was a big rat since rumor has it, we had one the … Continue reading
Posted in animals, humanity, humor, Love, New York City, travel
Tagged French Bulldogs, ISIS, Miles Davis, Things are not what they seem
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G
The G train is a subway line running through Queens into Brooklyn I rarely take. As I wait on the platform longer than I should, when it does come surrounded by dust and fog, it makes me think of the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, grace, humanity, kids, Love, men, New York City, parents, travel
Tagged fathers and daughters, parenthood, punk, riding the New York subway
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Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Baines Johnson
This seems to be history week on athingirl.com. since I feel the need to weigh in after seeing the film Jackie, that annoyed me on many levels, starting with Natalie Portman’s over the top performance, but what I’d like to add … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, media, men, Politics, travel, violence, women
Tagged Donald Trump as president, Jackie the film, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, November 1963, The Kennedy assassination
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Is That A Penis On Your iPhone, Or Are You Just Glad To See Me?
I’m on the G train at 7 a.m. en route to Brooklyn. There’s a young Asian boy sitting next to me clearly on his way to school, 11 years old, maybe 12, Googling penises on his phone. At first I … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, humor, kids, men, New York City, travel
Tagged peer pressure, penis envy, riding the New York subway, young men
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