Posts Tagged ‘February’
In which The Gay Recluse watches teevee. There are times when we cannot believe how long we’ve been alive, and concurrently, how long — assuming a regular life span — we still have to go. Though admittedly it’s a thought that most often arrives during an afternoon meeting at work, it also crosses our mind […]
Filed under: Conspiracy, Decay, Dissonance, Dream, Drivel, Landscape, Ruins, Search, Sickness, The Winter Garden, Washington Heights, Weather | 6 Comments
Tags: Cats, Depression, Fears, February, Layoff, Meetings, Recession, Snow, Tedium, Teevee, Work
In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with The George Washington Bridge. Time and Date of photograph: February 28, 2008, 7:56am. Notes: The sky is starting to seem spring-like, but it was actually close to minus-fifty. “It was to be encased in granite but because of the Depression was never done and the structure […]
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Tags: 1947, Blue, February, George Washington Bridge, James Renner, Minus-Fifty, Morning Light
In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with The George Washington Bridge. Time and Date of photograph: February 26, 2008, 7:56am. Notes: The morning light — not unlike our mood — is not so much blue as tinged with blue. “The George Washington Bridge over the Hudson is the most beautiful bridge in the […]
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Tags: 1947, Blue, February, George Washington Bridge, Le Corbusier, Morning Light
In which The Gay Recluse would like to think “outside the box.” Heating bills keep getting higher and higher, and despite global warming, there are days when it’s still very, very cold. Freezing air rushes through open windows, and we wonder: what can we possibly do about it? Any complex problem would seem to require […]
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Tags: Efficiency, February, Heating Bills, Idiocy, Iraq, Oil, Problem Solving, Washington Heights, Wind, Windows