I am trying to figure out if I should put on my glasses or take them off

When the light hits the telephone wires.....

When the sunlight is low enough in the sky and it hits the black telephone wires at the right angle, the black wires turn to white.

The car gets towed, first 3 miles free, $4 a mile thereafter

So, I got to the railroad station at South Norwalk and went to my beloved old car that has 124,000 miles and it wouldn't start.  Now this happened a few weeks ago, and I called the AAA and they came and jumped the car.  So I called the AAA again and they came in 5 minutes with an enormous truck.  And the guy couldn't get the car jumped.  When beloved old car batteries go, they really go. Apparently.  So he loaded my car on his truck. And I took it's picture.  And now it has a new battery. And is home.  But the children are not.

We need to spend more on Education

I was driving home from the railroad station listening to NPR.  (Please help fund NPR and tell your elected official that cutting NPR from the budget is wrong, and tell me it's about time I contributed again).

So, it seems that Wall Street bonuses this year are down as a percent of earned income.  But this year the amount paid in stock incentives went up.  So taxes revenue is down in NY.  So the guy commented that it was a good thing, that the tax revenues are down because then the state government won't be as dependent on wall street.......he went on, "as long as we cut policemen and teachers"

WTF.  Wall street pays out more, some of which is in the form of stock incentives, which lowers the tax revenue - - and all of sudden its good to cut teachers and policemen. 

Has anyone noticed that we are lagging behind other countries in education.  We need to spend more on education. Or we will loose in the global economy. 

Anyway, 

Today is my father's 93rd birthday. He has all his marbles. He's targeting 108.

From my office the tower at the WTC is taking shape

Studio Shot....Are the frames really that bad?

So, how bad are these frames, anyway?

A great public work on President's Day

Jobs - this will be a recurring theme

I'm thinking a lot about the jobless recovery - - and think that anything that destroys jobs is a bad thing.

1) In the old days they could build a small (highway) bridge in a matter of weeks - - using manpower.  Now, with machines, and the basic principle that nothing-shall-be-lifted, it takes a crew of 3 and it takes years.  Years.  What's up with that.

2) I was driving home from Massachusetts and on a show on NPR, they were talking about Watson.  Said that computers may replace some kinds of doctors - - since they diagnose as well.  And the conversation went on to talk about the kinds of white collar jobs that could be 'supported' - - including lawyers.  Doctors and Lawyers.  Is this a good thing? Maybe.  But I don't think it stops there.

3) Tell the kids to stay in school

Aquinnah Lighthouse...possibly the coldest place on the planet

Worst Generation

Whose idea was it to export american-style capitalism to China and India and unlock all that consumption so that we could all compete for too few resources?

And whose idea was it to export manufacturing jobs -- in favor of the service economy, which means jobs at Walmart.

And I know the stock market is way-up, but somehow I remember a day when AT&T, GE and GM each employed 100,000 people in the US.  And between them Google, Apple, e-bay and the like employ, how many?

And it seems like when I was a kid, the bridges were painted and the highways were smooth.  Hmm. Yes, there were toll booths.

Am I cranky?

AIDS treatment needs more global attention

http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/opinion/implementation-of-aids-treatment-needs-more-global-attention-1.1744382

Solution for the Middle East

Not sure about this one.  Hire the Disney Company to recreate the holy land in Montana.  Stone by stone. Rock by Rock.  Mount by mount.  Then let the Israelis and the Palestinians toss a coin.  Winner gets to choose. And either the Israelis or the Palestinians relocate to the new Holy Land.  And the other stays put. This strategy might work better if we don't tell them, and they are just beamed there one-night. This may be difficult.  That's the best I could do.  Do you have a better idea?

Shows I Haven't Seen

1) Restored Rembrandt at the Frick

2) Picasso Guitars at MOMA

3) Abstract Expressionsts at MOMA