Monthly Archives: November 2001
The twain have met
Written on November 15, 2001 at 2:12 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Rudy Giuliani now has just a month and a half left in office. I don’t think it’s going to be enough time for him to realize his master plan. Aside […] More
Buttercup's lament
Written on November 14, 2001 at 2:00 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
The city is still repairing the sidewalk outside our apartment building. That has meant hearing jackhammers and pavement saws when decent (and indecent) New Yorkers are still trying to sleep, […] More
An island again
Written on November 12, 2001 at 1:57 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Today, hundreds of people lost their lives in the crash of a jet aircraft in New York. And today ALL New Yorkers felt the impact. It wasn’t just that the […] More
Dates and places
Written on November 10, 2001 at 12:47 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
There was a terrible smell in parts of Central Park today. It wasn’t a broken sewer line or a chemical-warfare attack. It was the female ginkgo trees, what we refer […] More
Today is Terrorist Day
Written on November 5, 2001 at 12:45 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
In New York, the conversational phrase “You’re welcome” is almost invariably spelled “Sure” and pronounced as a variant of either a synonym of farrier or the verb for baking eggs. […] More
The wilds of New York
Written on November 4, 2001 at 12:44 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
A wild deer was hit by a car a few days ago. Normally there wouldn’t be much that’s newsworthy about that statement. But it took place in Manhattan. Actually, it […] More
Colors of New York
Written on November 2, 2001 at 12:43 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Years ago, there used to be searchlights forming a powerful rotating beacon on the Empire State Building. The beam could be seen sweeping through the sky miles away — even […] More
"Evil Ones"
Written on November 1, 2001 at 12:42 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Ground Zero” is an even more compelling sight at night than during the day. The rising smoke plumes are well defined by front, back, and side lighting. The twisted steel […] More