Happy Sesquicentennial, Hoboken!
This year, Hoboken will be marking its 150th birthday. The official anniversary isn't until March 28, but why not celebrate all year long?
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @8:01 PM
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1.1.05  |
Happy New Year!
Got your Views from the Waterfront 2005 Calendar yet?
(These fireworks are a rerun from last New Year's Eve, when this blog's most regular reader was unable to visit. )
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @8:54 AM
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31.12.04 |
Dec. 26 changed everything
Take a look at this animation of Sunday's earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and you'll have an even better understanding of how huge a disaster this is. Here's another, this one in full color.
Then check out this new blog that has sprung up in the wave's wake.
If you only have time to visit one site, check out the Wikipedia page on the tsunami.
The more you know about this disaster, the more you'll want to help.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @7:52 PM
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30.12.04 |
Mr. Ferry rides his own boat
We went over to Manhattan today and then took the NY Waterway ferry home, a most enjoyable ride even though it was a cold, gray day, all the more enjoyable now that a deal has been worked out to keep the ferry company afloat. The last person on was an elderly gentleman who offered no ticket -- instead he ordered the crew to sweep the deck. He didn't need a ticket because he was the man who founded the ferry company back in 1986, back when the venture was dubbed "Arthur's Folly." Yes, it was the Horatio-Alger-Award-winning Arthur E. Imperatore Sr. himself, riding his own boat.
Our ride was just long enough for Mr. Imperatore to take a quick call on his cellphone. When we docked, he stood on that freshly swept deck and greeted every passenger, thanking them and assuring them that the ferries would keep running.
"How was the service?" he asked one.
"It's going to work out," he told another.
I took advantage of the opportunity and shook the old man's hand, thanking him profusely for our ferry service, and for all his efforts to save it. Other passengers were waiting behind me, so I didn't go on to thank him for everything else he's done for this area -- that's such a long list that the ferry would have fallen behind schedule.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @5:17 PM
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29.12.04 |
The Rocky Top Brigade Sampler
For those who'd like to keep up with the Rocky Top Brigade but don't always have time now, RTB founder South Knox Bubba has put together a convenient Rocky Top Brigade Sampler in handy RSS form. Thanks, Bubba!
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @6:52 PM
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28.12.04 |
Swept away
Czech supermodel Petra Nemcova was among those swept up in the tsunami -- she survived; her boyfriend, photographer Simon Atlee, was swept away and is still among the missing. Ms. Nemcova managed to grab hold of a palm tree as the water surged ashore and hold on for hours. She is now in the hospital with a broken pelvis.
I had the pleasure of meeting them both one night last year in a local restaurant. Ms. Nemcova and Mr. Atlee were dining at the next table when she overheard our conversation about Prague and joined in.
Our hearts go out to Ms. Nemcova and everyone affected by the disaster.
And for our readers who understand Czech, here's a report from Mlada Fronta Dnes.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @6:32 PM
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27.12.04 |
What you can do
What can any of us do about powerful forces such as earthquakes and tsunamis? We can pitch in and help, that's what. It's still the season of giving, after all.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @10:10 AM
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