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shadowkatIt's only Tuesday? I keep thinking it is Wednesday for some reason. Supposed to storm on Wednesday, so Breaking Bad is taking the day off. Probably right, since my sinuses are acting up again. With any luck, I've managed to stave off the vertigo headache with benadryle and tynenol sinus headache. Fingers crossed.
Wales: No one will distribute "No Other Country" in the US for some reason.
Me: What? My church just showed it a month ago, what is your source?
Wales: A left-wing podcast.
Me: Yet as we speak it is showing at three separate theaters in New York City, Rose Cinema, Film Forum, and Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn. It's an independent documentary - it's not going to be distributed in large suburban multiplexs and mall theaters. I just looked it up.
Wales: Wow. Talk about misinformation. And easily debunked at that.
Ramadan Kareem! (Have a Blessed or Happy Ramadan). I know, because, every time I enter my apartment complex - I pass a sign stating "Ramadan Kareem!" The Super has a huge sign on the door, in front of the elevators, and a mural hanging on the lobby wall.
(The appropriate response apparently is 'Allahu Akram'.)
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, is one of the most sacred times for Muslims. It is the month in which it is believed that the Holy Qur'an was sent down from heaven "as a guidance for men and women, a declaration of direction, and a means of salvation."
During this month, Muslims observe a strict fast from dawn until sunset. They are not allowed to eat or drink (even water) during daylight hours. Fasting is a private act of worship bringing about nearness to God, as well as a form of spiritual discipline and a means to empathize with those less fortunate. The fast is broken at the end of the day with prayer and a festive meal called an iftar. It is customary to visit family and friends following the iftar.
There's more but you can follow this link for it. It was all explained to me way back in 2004 by an attorney I was working with at the time, who practiced it.
I took a walk around my workplace at lunch time. Basically, I walked to the Pier and back, and passed the Whitehall Ferry Terminal to Staten Island and Liberty Island, the Governor's Island Ferry Depot, and the National Coast Guard/Department of Homeland Security Building (ugly building, not worth the effort of posting the picture, has a statue in front of it) along the way.
Also passed the historic Fraunces Tavern, where George Washington said farewell to his troops - it dates back to 1776, if not before. It was before. Built in 1719.
"DeLancey built the current building as a house in 1719. The small yellow bricks used in its construction were imported from the Dutch Republic and the sizable mansion ranked highly in the province for its quality. His heirs sold the building in 1762 to Samuel Fraunces who converted the home into the popular tavern, first named the Queen's Head, and periodically known as Boltons Tavern or The Coffee House."
So the building dates back to 1719. And they say the US doesn't have any old and historic buildings to brag about?
And here's the view from the seaport, alongside Governor's Island Ferry Building:
And the view of Brooklyn Skyline from Manhattan:
And the Brooklyn Bridge...behind the helicopter terminal.
And a view of pretty Manhattan skyscrapers:
Finally a view of a boat in the harbor...proof that I live and work near water and on islands. And travel across water or below water daily.
Wales: No one will distribute "No Other Country" in the US for some reason.
Me: What? My church just showed it a month ago, what is your source?
Wales: A left-wing podcast.
Me: Yet as we speak it is showing at three separate theaters in New York City, Rose Cinema, Film Forum, and Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn. It's an independent documentary - it's not going to be distributed in large suburban multiplexs and mall theaters. I just looked it up.
Wales: Wow. Talk about misinformation. And easily debunked at that.
Ramadan Kareem! (Have a Blessed or Happy Ramadan). I know, because, every time I enter my apartment complex - I pass a sign stating "Ramadan Kareem!" The Super has a huge sign on the door, in front of the elevators, and a mural hanging on the lobby wall.
(The appropriate response apparently is 'Allahu Akram'.)
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, is one of the most sacred times for Muslims. It is the month in which it is believed that the Holy Qur'an was sent down from heaven "as a guidance for men and women, a declaration of direction, and a means of salvation."
During this month, Muslims observe a strict fast from dawn until sunset. They are not allowed to eat or drink (even water) during daylight hours. Fasting is a private act of worship bringing about nearness to God, as well as a form of spiritual discipline and a means to empathize with those less fortunate. The fast is broken at the end of the day with prayer and a festive meal called an iftar. It is customary to visit family and friends following the iftar.
There's more but you can follow this link for it. It was all explained to me way back in 2004 by an attorney I was working with at the time, who practiced it.
I took a walk around my workplace at lunch time. Basically, I walked to the Pier and back, and passed the Whitehall Ferry Terminal to Staten Island and Liberty Island, the Governor's Island Ferry Depot, and the National Coast Guard/Department of Homeland Security Building (ugly building, not worth the effort of posting the picture, has a statue in front of it) along the way.
Also passed the historic Fraunces Tavern, where George Washington said farewell to his troops - it dates back to 1776, if not before. It was before. Built in 1719.
"DeLancey built the current building as a house in 1719. The small yellow bricks used in its construction were imported from the Dutch Republic and the sizable mansion ranked highly in the province for its quality. His heirs sold the building in 1762 to Samuel Fraunces who converted the home into the popular tavern, first named the Queen's Head, and periodically known as Boltons Tavern or The Coffee House."
So the building dates back to 1719. And they say the US doesn't have any old and historic buildings to brag about?
And here's the view from the seaport, alongside Governor's Island Ferry Building:
And the view of Brooklyn Skyline from Manhattan:
And the Brooklyn Bridge...behind the helicopter terminal.
And a view of pretty Manhattan skyscrapers:
Finally a view of a boat in the harbor...proof that I live and work near water and on islands. And travel across water or below water daily.
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Date: 2025-03-05 01:27 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2025-03-06 03:08 am (UTC)For people who haven't seen the image you posted in person, that weird-shaped building notch is because there's a historic building nestled into the skyscraper, the home of the first American-born Catholic saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton. There's a free shuttle bus stop right there, I catch that bus whenever I visit my optometrist.
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Date: 2025-03-08 02:28 pm (UTC)The one you are referring to is closer to the American Museum of the Native American Indian and about a block from the Whitehall Ferry, it may be across the street, I can't remember. I took a picture of that one in January or February, and I think posted it.
This one is about two blocks north of that.