
January 26, 2018
Frozen
Just got back from
the New York last night. It's almost midnight. I just have enough time
to share my comparison of California vs. New York life.
- Walk, walk, walk.
Unlike Californians, New Yorkers walk to the subway, walk to their jobs,
walk up and down stairs. No wonder they are more trim and healthier.
- Cold, cold, cold.
It wasn't freezing like I had expected but it was pleasantly chilly.
I kinda liked it. I might even consider living there.
- Food, food, food.
New York, like Los Angeles, is a melting pot of different cultures and
the variety of food can attest to that.
- Ethnic, ethnic,
ethnic. California has more Mexican Latinos while New York has more
Cuban and Puerto Ricans. Ambos hablan Espanol. Both places have lots
of Chinese and Filipinos. California has more Koreans.
- Gay, gay, gay.
New York is as gay as San Francisco.
- Strange, strange,
strange. Lots of weird people there. They board subways and announce
their godforsaken lives and how you need to support their lifestyle.
Passengers are immune to their sob stories and usually look away.
- Trains, trains,
trains. Noisy, old but functional --- the subway should be listed as
a living historical phenomenon. With all its intricate connections,
these babies transport millions every single day. Amazing. I love it!
- Ads, ads, ads.
The Ad agencies are as clever as ever with strategic campaigns on subway
walls, billboards and magazines. But the Grand Daddy location of them
all is and always will be Times Square. (BTW, one of your fellow readers
is a photographer of one of these humongous ads.)
- Trash, trash trash.
At the end of the day there are piles of garbage in plastic bags along
each corner. By morning they miraculously disappear.
- Read, read, read.
In Californians are visual. New Yorkers are readers. Lots more books
here.
- Apartments, apartments,
apartments. Most New Yorkers live in old apartments. Californians do
too but there are plenty more who live in houses.
- Shows, shows, shows.
Broadway is king. No other city can compare with the talent in Broadway.
- People, people,
people. Oh, the lonely people ... where do they all belong? Californians
sit in the freeway parking lots and share car emissions. New Yorkers
sit in their subway spaces and share cough viruses. Surprisingly both
people seem very alone.
Do you agree or disagree
with my assessment?
TGIF people!
Super
Bowl Tickets Contributed by
Tom of Pasadena, CA

What
Does it Mean to Be a Child? Sent by Jun of Quezon City, Philippines
More creative
than funny. Wouldn't it be great to be a child again? To be able
to leap tall buildings and stop an oncoming locomotive? This kid
seems to be doing it all.
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Parting Shots Thanks
to Don of Kelowna, B.C. who shared this photo 
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Comments
Anonymous
Wed, 02/07/2018 - 02:02
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I love NYC
I love, love, love NYC. When I was employed, I spent a week each year at corporate headquarters in Connecticut, just a train ride from the Big Apple, so friends and I would always take in a play or two “on Broadway” (it doesn’t sound right to me to say “in Broadway” - maybe it’s because of the song). You said you might consider living there. That was my feeling every time I visited. I dreamed of living over a deli within walking distance of my job. Speaking of walking, you suggested that Californians don’t. When I had jury duty in L.A., I was amazed at the amount of walking people do there.
Lois, Whittier, CA
Anonymous
Wed, 02/07/2018 - 02:02
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Too Cold
I wouldn’t leave SOCAL for Minneapolis Feb 4 if I was given the tickets Free!! It’s too cold there!!
Ray of Altadena, CA
Anonymous
Wed, 02/07/2018 - 02:03
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Big Apple
I love it and you're completely right on about the big apple.
Heather of Whittier, CA
Anonymous
Wed, 02/07/2018 - 02:04
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Pizza
You’re right , we were in NYC a few years ago and people are strange! Best pizza I tasted though. I think it was on 54th av, John’s pizzeria?
Art of La Habra, CA