Manzo Dakota 
I was in NYC last weekend and was walking around the West Village, when I happened upon The Old Yew Plant Shop on Horatio Street at 8th Avenue. They had a lot of cool plants, unusual varieties, but then I noticed what looked like a collection of little brains, and I was intrigued – I’d … Read more
When I was in NYC recently, walking around and enjoying a beautiful fall day, I ran into an old favorite place that I had forgotten about: Casa Magazines, a corner store at 8th Avenue and 12th Street that is only 400 square feet in size but is crammed full of over 2,500 different magazine titles! … Read more
Every now and then, as I’m walking around in New York City, I might see something on the sidewalk or in the street that seems a lot more interesting than perhaps it should be. For example, the muffin wrapper that I thought looked like a flower back in September. If you look at the picture … Read more
I was visiting Asbury Park today, just wanting to enjoy the boardwalk and the ocean, despite being too cold to spend any time sitting on the beach. As I was approaching the boardwalk and the Convention Center area, I noticed this pickup truck parked in front of me. The guy was busy unwrapping and unloading … Read more
I was walking around NYC visiting the galleries in Chelsea when I noticed the phrase “Art That Kills” stenciled on the sidewalk, in this case, spotted at the corner of 21st Street near 11th Avenue. As you can see from the picture below, it was positioned right next to this black spray paint art, and … Read more
I was reading something about the U.S. Space Force, and the threats that exist in outer space, and some of the details caught me by surprise, or rather, they were ideas that seemed like science fiction that in fact are real now. The one that grabbed my attention was the existence of Russian “nesting doll” … Read more
I was in the mood to watch a travel-related movie last night, and a stunning and surprising fact pushed me in the direction of a National Geographic film called “Into The Canyon.” It was said that more people have stepped on the surface of the moon than have hiked the full width of the Grand … Read more
I happened upon a sale of local ceramic artists in a funny way: I was going through my emails trying to clear out junk mail and click on “unsubscribe” links to try to slow the flood of future junk mail. I saw an email from the “Nextdoor” app, and thought it was a good candidate … Read more
I’m always glancing at Zillow and looking at different real estate options … one desire I have is to live near the ocean, but as I look, the prices and quality of housing options are always discouraging. There was recently a home with potential in Neptune City, NJ, which was within walking distance of both … Read more
