May 20, 2012.
Today: New Moon; Solar Eclipse.
It almost feels predetermined but Albert Camus’ words came to mind nonetheless: “benign indifference of the Universe”.
It is not a surprise that I woke up thinking about Albert Camus since I fell asleep while reading his words last night.
This Sunday morning’s energy is some light in water that doesn’t move quite as you expect.
Due to travels I have been mostly unplugged. I haven’t even had time to “tweet” that I have no time to tweet. This amused me. How strange is this social media trip that constantly makes us feel as if something is happening when nothing is happening?!
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A light exists in spring Not present on the year At any other period.
~ Emily Dickinson
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I came home to grab lunch since my parents are here (well, right now on their way out to JFK for their trip to Turkey…they arrived late last night from California…unfortunately, not a long stay, but it will be a little longer on their way back from Turkey).
I told them this small story and said I didn’t have time to tweet share with folks. It’s been a whirlwind few days…all filled with magic and joy…but still a bit too fast…
They asked I write it down somewhere. And since this is the most organized space I know as compared to what is on and underneath my desk and shelves, here it goes…
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Some days I work part time in the South Bronx.
It is one of the most dilapidated parts of Bronx, a borough of New York City.
Most people don’t know that New York City is comprised of five boroughs and that Harlem is in Manhattan and quite expensive.
“The hub” is the retail heart of the South Bronx, located where four roads converge: East 149th Street, Willis, Melrose and Third Avenue. In the 1930s the Hub had movie palaces and vaudeville theaters and a few decades after it became a national symbol of urban decay.
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