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Manhattan: You’re Taller Than You Look
Taller? Longer? Whichever… it’s deceptive! « prev 1 2 next » (19 Photos) Ever since I came home from the walk to the GWB/Light House last summer, I regretted not knowing how close I was...
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Great Manhattan Loop: Done
American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial in Battery Park Spuyten Duyvil, Henry Hudson Bridge from Inwood Hill Park 13 miles as the crow flies. That’s the distance often thrown around as the length of...
View ArticleChubster: where reading and weight loss intersect
Part of the reason for the increased number of book reviews here is simple, an increase in reading. It’s partially the iPad, partially more down time, but whatever it is, I’ll take it. It has led to...
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Jewish Upper West Side and Riverside Drive
so how, exactly, does a walking tour of the Jewish Upper West side turn into an 8.9 mile walk that includes a long overdue visit to Riverside Church and Grant’s Tomb? Pretty much the same way a “quick...
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Crack is whack
and so is trying to get back to Manhattan from Randall’s Island. Of course, I had no plans to visit either when I left my apartment. 9.4 miles later… Open yourself to the world around you. Look and...
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AIDS in New York
My hope is that the spirit and memory of these children with AIDS will live on and not be forgotten. During their brief lives, they suffered. Yet they were loved and cared for, and they became part of...
View ArticleIraq in my Shoe
Did I love this book? Did I hate it? In truth, I’m really not sure, but I finished it to make 22 books finished on the year. Progress! I think I might have gotten more from this book if I’d read/seen...
View Article#GreatManhattanLoop meets CitiBike and Egg Rolls
come again? Last year when I went to Egg Rolls & Egg Creams I had thoughts of completing some of the Lower East Side section of the Loop. Yeah, it didn’t happen. I did some exploring, but not along...
View ArticleJewish Harlem
another Sunday, another day of exploration with the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy (LESJC). Another day of not actually visiting the lower east side with the Conservancy, although I’m desperate to...
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Columbia University in the City of New York
« prev 1 2 next » (18 Photos) Yep, that is apparently the school’s full name. Maybe that’s why it needs to expand so badly, it needs to be the same size as its name. Friday was another...
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#GoTheDist: Halfway There
Whooah, we’re half way there Livin’ on a prayer Take my hand and we’ll make it – I swear Livin’ on a prayer Q2 is in the books and here are my #GoTheDist figures: #GoTheDist Q1 and 2 2013 Holy crap....
View ArticleReview: Drop Dead Healthy
first off, I want to say I should get bonus points for “weight lifting” a hard cover, my first dead tree book in a while. I ducked into the library yesterday as much for AC as for a book, and saw A.J....
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12,901 steps
Approach to the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan side 12,901 steps, four buses, and one bridge crossed. Twice. My Sunday, in a nutshell. Was any of that planned? Of course not. The awful heat...
View ArticleReview: The English Girl by Daniel Silva
This book has nothing to do with travel, weight loss, or New York City. Why is it here? Because, this series was the tipping point in finally getting me to go to Israel. I wanted to see the places that...
View ArticleGoTheDist: Went and other NSVs
I am kicking #GoTheDist‘s ass. Some recent totals by month: June - 315,031 steps and 132.24 miles July – 261, 380 steps and 108.1 miles (suburban vacation, drove me nuts how little I walked) August –...
View ArticleGoTheDist: Went and other NSVs
I am kicking #GoTheDist‘s ass.Some recent totals by month: June - 315,031 steps and 132.24 miles July – 261, 380 steps and 108.1 miles (suburban vacation, drove me nuts how little I walked) August –...
View ArticleBack
To be honest, I didn’t know I was gone until Robby told me. Hacked, backup corrupt, all that jazz. Reconstructing what I can, so please stay tuned. I resurrected the last two years. Thank you Internet...
View Article#GoTheDist minigoal: met
At the beginning of September I said my newest goal was to do better Q3 than Q2 I knew it was going to be a tall order with some long walks this spring, but I thought I could do it. Well Q3 ended this...
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Accountability 3.0
I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday. Via LifeWithFitness.when I was rebuilding the blog, I stopped to read my early thoughts on accountability, which I revisited in April. I...
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openhousenewyork: Trinity Church
I adore openhousenewyork weekend. Last year, it was a Vertical Tour of St. John the Divine. This year I opted for a tour of the Trinity Church Bell Tower. For someone whose time at religious services...
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