claudia's surf city

Gridlock @48th and Ninth Ave, NYC Forward, things weren't looking too good—stopped traffic, the meter clicking towards $15 for a sho...

I wasn't the only one traveling after Christmas. Every table in the cafe car (regional from Boston to Washington) was taken. And now w...

And Christmas Chaos commences. . . "I want the dinosaur! "I want the horse!" "Ok let's share." Pajamas n...

Then we settled our brains for a long winters' nap.

The holidays always bring me the gift of visitors. They visit the store windows, check out museums, bring me delicious food and head out l...

When I lived in Kauai in 1973, there were a lot of other hippies there "living off the land"—i.e. on food stamps, other people...

There's a whole alphabet between no and yes. And then there are the noes that mean yes, the yesses that mean no and the yesses and noe...

Atop the letter box in the lobby. Nice reindeer! Ringading! And in other news Lynn Johnson has a story about child development in Nati...

Just call me angel of the bayou. The fact that I —despite living in New York City and actually appreciating art—so seldom get off my ass...

A friend of mine who is a photographer (which one? you ask) (ok it was Chien-Chi Chang) asked me to donate to the Magnum Foundation, whic...

The Elephant Parking God was with me today. This pic doesn't do it justice, but it is a very tight spot—maybe six inches on either end...

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Yes, Isaac can talk—at least to the extent of saying my name. Hannah says he believes I am always on the phone on Face Time. In outrageou...

Their mother posed them. let's hope she got a better picture than I did. I just look at this and see me and my brother, also three yea...

But really, the season never ends for us homeowners. I have slotted returning tenants and am now writing up leases—changing the dates, pri...

Hannah's room was once again a scene of neighbors, kids and moms. For which we give thanks. Here is a link to what National Geographic...

The usual cast of characters gather around the groaning board. Thanks! . . .and they ate! And ate! And were grateful and somewhat rueful...

I don't feel too good about having Missouri plates on my truck today. Missouri is tainted, the U.S. is tainted. Cops are tainted, w...

Hannah's Room Redux Back in the day, Hannah's room had two bunks, one for her and one for sleepovers. When the sleepovers became...