We went to the Storm King Sculpture Center today. Wow was it fun. The highlight for Mommy and Daddy was the Andy Goldsworthy Wall. For Michael however, it was...
Enjoy!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
G. O. T. O. E. R.
After a refreshing spring bicycle ride in for my 7am shift, I observed the oddest thing I've encountered in a while. (Keep in mind that as an ER doctor, I work amongst oddity.)
In the shadow of Yale-New Haven Hospital, directly opposite the emergency department entrance, a woman was sitting in the driver's seat of her early 90's model subcompact, bundled in a winter parka, surrounded by her belongings, with an Ouija board on her lap. I regret not pausing to read the message being transcribed by the planchette's movements. Would have the divining changed?
I'm trying to craft this encounter into a poem or short story. If only I had more time...
In the shadow of Yale-New Haven Hospital, directly opposite the emergency department entrance, a woman was sitting in the driver's seat of her early 90's model subcompact, bundled in a winter parka, surrounded by her belongings, with an Ouija board on her lap. I regret not pausing to read the message being transcribed by the planchette's movements. Would have the divining changed?
I'm trying to craft this encounter into a poem or short story. If only I had more time...
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Mayor Heads To Seattle (but then returns to New Haven?)
I turned to the New Haven Independent today to catch this story written by our own Mayor DeStefano.
Evidently, the mayor (as the 10 term incumbent is commonly called around these parts) was invited by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to speak about public school reform. Part of me is jealous that he gets to visit the city that I love, and part of me would like to check out the foundation's new digs.
But mostly I would like to send a message to the mayor: Please leave New Haven in Connecticut. I like Seattle the way it is. Yes, it takes 10 years of multiple acts of legislation and several voters initiatives to do something as common-sense as tearing down an earthquake-incapacitated highway, but come on, it's Seattle! It has mountains. And safe bicycle lanes. And every so often an inch of snow shuts everything down. I wouldn't mind calling it home again.
I hope you enjoy your stay in the Emerald City, Mr. Mayor!
Evidently, the mayor (as the 10 term incumbent is commonly called around these parts) was invited by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to speak about public school reform. Part of me is jealous that he gets to visit the city that I love, and part of me would like to check out the foundation's new digs.
But mostly I would like to send a message to the mayor: Please leave New Haven in Connecticut. I like Seattle the way it is. Yes, it takes 10 years of multiple acts of legislation and several voters initiatives to do something as common-sense as tearing down an earthquake-incapacitated highway, but come on, it's Seattle! It has mountains. And safe bicycle lanes. And every so often an inch of snow shuts everything down. I wouldn't mind calling it home again.
I hope you enjoy your stay in the Emerald City, Mr. Mayor!
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