The iPhone replicates the famous James Thurber cartoon:

A Dominican friend confirmed that this Caribbean style — shots too small, belly showing probably went to signal a well fed person from the time when food was hard to come by.

From The Godfather

It’s moments like this that make growing up a city kid so special.

Video

Lyrics to Blues Get Off My Shoulder
There is a cold, cold feeling from my heart
that’s trying to get colder
and this happy heart cruised
I’ve been touched by the blues
, blues get off from my shoulder

Got my heart not speaking to my head
even getting colder
and this happy heart cruised
I’ve been touched by the blues,
blues get of from my shoulder

blues you heard me
can’t you see
ohhh you are so mean to me
I can’t help you please let me be
Oh won’t you hear my plee

Now this cold, cold feeling is
driving me mad
I sure miss the love that I had
I hope I lose this blues
before I get a little older,
blues get of from my shoulder

Now this cold cold feeling is
is driving me mad
Oh I sure miss the love that I had
I hope I lose this blues
before I get a little older,
blues get of from my shoulder
Oooooooohhh
Oooooooohhh

They lured me to their limo, as a lark, just because they wanted their picture taken.  What a lovely moment for them, and for us.

Arab Festival, Great Jones Street in The Village.

Not lacking in strong opinions, or in expressing them loudly and strongly, and ready to cross a lawn to chastise the owner of an unleashed dog.   A classic opinionated New Yorker, God bless her.

Bertoia was born in Italy, and studied art and craft in the US.   Once he designed his diamond chair, made of hand welded steel.  He lived off the royalties for the rest of his life.   There is nothing like them.

In Bertoia’s own words, “If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them.”

They do all that, and they echo the human form.   When I went to buy chairs for my garden, I found nothing remotely as appealing, and I too succumbed to their charm.