Though it’s never a problem to find dozens of bands and other musical performances on any night of the week in NYC, here are a couple of highlights for this week. If one of these is up your alley, then stop by and enjoy some music and everything else the venue has to offer.
NY Philharmonic Concerts in the Park - various locations - July 9th through July 15th
What do you do when you’re from another country and visiting
Naturally, this meant very little sleep for the guy.
If you’ve ever felt a little sketchy while riding the
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RESPECT is a feeling of admiration.
It is elicited by another person's achievements, attitudes, or character. Typically it is associated with a certain level of deference. It recognizes the intrinsic worth of another person - almost always, because of the choices they make, and not because of the talents they were born with.
You don't respect blond hair; you respect a bald person using a walker in a courageous fashion (as I witnessed at the gas station the other night, where a young man took several minutes cheerfully folding up his walker to put it into the back of his truck. How many times has he done that?).
You do not respect intelligence; you respect a surgeon who calmly spends 10 hours making sure every single move he makes is precise, however tedious it gets. You respect the woman who spends her Saturday volunteering at the food bank. You don't respect Colin Kaepernick's footspeed, not on a human level; you respect Russell Wilson's determination to help the Seahawks, and not himself.
I can respect the discipline any man uses to become one of the top 1% in his profession, as all MLB(tm) shot-callers are. That doesn't mean that Dan Duquette receives the same overall deference that Pat Gillick receives. You do not respect George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton at exactly the same levels, or even similar levels.
You don't respect Ken Lay of Enron the same way you respect Bill Gates of Microsoft. Once you ask for, and get, the steering wheel, let's see what you do with it.
You don't respect inborn talents. You respect priorities.
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America, today, is about demanding respect. It is about treating respect as a courtesy, something you do as a favor to others. Those two mis-definitions miss the entire point of respect. If you want to talk about courtesy, then use that word. Or sensitivity. Or kindness. Or helpfulness. Or use another word. Some word other than "respect." Because respect can only be earned, not demanded.
Maybe America is re-defining "respect" as a shortcut. We're a drive-thru society, aren't we?
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Mojo sez, in his Joy Cometh In the Morning article,
Here, we have the won/loss totals broken down by teams. This explains how Oakland got an astounding record of 19 games over .500.
What do you do when you feel there’s been some sort of injustice but the one who committed it doesn’t have enough money to satisfy you? Why, sue the city, of course! As is the case with a pair of men that want to gouge
Nothing is as classic as the dinner and movie date, but finding the right movie is important to making sure that special someone isn’t bored to tears or running in fear. To help you out, I present the best of this week’s releases, so you can plan ahead.
Deliver Us From Evil - A
When guests rave about the best nachos of a lifetime, you know that you're in the right place. Try Taqueria Diana during your next date for some of the best bites in New York. Your favorites like quesodillas and burritos are available with tasty twists and different meats.
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Some people may not know, but the New York Housing Authority is a big real estate owner. Through various legal means, homes have made their way into the possession of this government entity. But that real problem lies in the fact that the NYCHA is letting them rot to the ground and doing nothing to take care of the numerous safety violations they present.
