It’s been a hectic couple of weeks. We visited D.C. in a bit of a whirlwind, because Ali had to fly back to MN for a few days to take care of some family stuff. I spent that time hunkered down to do some other work. Then our latest foray … Read More
Touring D.C.
There aren’t many things more cool to a five-year-old boy than a truck that turns into a boat. After a couple days of museums, he earned it. We toured the Natural History museum, the Air and Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Spy Museum, The U.S. Capitol, the … Read More
Washington, D.C.
D.C. is kind of like New York for us, in the respect that it is chock full of things that we’ve seen our entire lives, but never in person. It’s nice to finally see these places with our own eyes. Washington is an exhausting place to see on foot. It’s 2 … Read More
Lucy the Elephant
We had a few quiet days in Ocean City on the Jersey Shore. Clouds rolled through, the boardwalk more or less closed up, and restaurants in town were nonexistent. After the hectic pace in New York, this was just about right. Then the sun came back out. “Yeah, yeah, beach, … Read More
Ocean City
Ocean City. Do you know how many towns are named Ocean City? I don’t either, but I’ll bet it’s a bunch. We’re in the one in Jersey, for a bit. Our friend, Charlotte, whipped these drapes up for us right before we left. Makes leaving the back of the truck … Read More
Bloody Brooklyn
In our unintentional quest to go places that make native New Yorkers laugh, we took the tram across the East River to Roosevelt Island. I’d never heard of Roosevelt Island, or the tram, but hey, kids love a good tram ride, and it’s part of the transit system, so we … Read More
Staten Island
Since we’ve been here a while we’ve been able to go off and visit a few places that probably aren’t really at the top of anyone’s New York City to-do list—like take the Staten Island Ferry, and actually get off of it on the Staten Island side. We did, and … Read More
A Political Parade
We saw that the West Indian American Labor Day Parade (that’s a mouthful) started at 11 a.m., and we thought, “Perfect.” We’re so gullible. We got there at 11 and found a place right up against the fence. “Perfect.” The parade kicked off at eleven. “Perfect.” And then, for the … Read More
Coney Island
Coney Island on a late summer day. What could be better if you’re an Italian kid from Brooklyn? Or, if you’re not in a movie, then what could be a better day than this, just before the rain and winds from yet another hurricane/tropical storm/whatever show up from somewhere in … Read More
Central Park & Chinatown
The thing about New York is that the entire city is iconic. Every inch of it—it sometimes feels—is identifiable through some memory of a song, tv show, movie, photo, something. So walking around you quickly feel like you know the place. A couple of weeks in we’re already giving directions … Read More
Manhattan & Brooklyn
The last few days we’ve just sort of been wandering around Manhattan and Brooklyn. The Transit Museum, the High Line, Pier One Park, Bryant Park, and random neighborhood parks. The weather has been beautiful, the pizza cheap and delicious, the beer usually too warm, and the mood generally way more … Read More