Category Archives: City

The Good Life Redux

What is the “Good Life?” Does it conjure up images of palm lined paradises and cold drinks? Perhaps if we toil hard enough and make enough money we can attain a decent standard of living. But living in paradise is an unsustainable fantasy and accumulating wealth is not the same as living a good life. […]

Transplanting

Transplant (v) 1. trans. To remove (a plant) from one place or soil and plant it in another. Also fig.  2. To convey or remove from one place to another; to transport; esp. to bring (people, a colony, etc.) from one country to settle in another.  3. intr. †a. (for refl.) To leave one place of […]

Sunday Routine

Sunday New York Times, Metropolitan Section: Sunday Routine. One of my favorite sections of the New York Times profiles New Yorkers as they take readers by the hand through a typical Sunday. Unfortunately, the good people behind the editorial desk of the Times exclusively feature rich and/or successful people, that most often live and play in […]