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Such fun this past week....Sunday's ah ha was on the Met roof gazing through the Anthony Caro sculpture especially noted for their engagement with the public; then dashing like a bandit down the stairs - once forbidden - to snap the "neighbors" in the galleries. 

Tuesday, I checked into the Carsten Aveda Institute.  Enroute, on the Upper East Side, Dulce Vida Café appeared with Colombian food - perfect to surprise Miss Gloria, the salon manager, a Colombia native.  The treats were so authentic, they prompted her immediate call, “Do you deliver to Union Square?”.  

Then the stylish Amadeo offered a complimentary manicure while telling me about his 2nd job with kids after work at Harvey Milk Public School, before going to a 3rd gig, performing whenever he can at Roseland. 

Wednesday, I joined Jeff Pulver’s NY for NYers #140 On Board for a guided tour by NYC fun fact specialist Jason Schuman.  One gem was the story of how Manhattan’s first luxury high rise got its name.   Evidently,  architect Henry J. Hardenbergh had a sense of humor.  When teased that his new creation was as far away as the Dakotas, he just used it.

Standard and Poor's appearance in the window, prompted a boo from the busload of #140 characters.  Lady Liberty sighted aboard the Zephyr on Manhattan's “blue highway" hushed the same crusty New Yorkers pausing to see her “enlightening the world with freedom”.

If the hawkers of scarcity intend to keep hording at the same rate in this town, they best adapt their refrain. This land grows the inspired.
Always Count the Cost - American Proverb

Four your inspiration:


Anthony Caro
http://www.flickr.com/photos/metmuseum/sets/72157626611308431/

The Metropolitan Museum on Foursquare
https://foursquare.com/metmuseum
"Neighbors"
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1861582018985.2094091.1223975029
Dulce Vida Cafe
http://www.dulcevidacafe.com/
Carsten Aveda Institute
http://www.carsteninstitute.com/
Roseland
http://www.roselandballroom.com/
NY for NYers #140 On Board Photos
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1873939047903.2094702.1223975
Harvey Milk High School

http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/02/M586/default.htm
#140 OnBoard
http://140onboard.com/029
#140 State of Now Photos
http://www.meetup.com/140conf/photos/678526/
The Dakota
The Dakota - New York Architecture Images-

nyc-architecture.com/UWS/UWS017.htm - Cached

The Zephyr, Circle Line Downtown

http://www.circlelinedowntown.com/zephyr.asp
Foursquare
https://foursquare.com/
The Peking 
http://www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org/index1.aspx?BD=8995