Waterfalls Display Opens on Harbor – City Room – Metro – New York Times Blog
So, I missed The Gates in 2005. I will probably miss this one, too. Can I really justify a trip to NYC to see these waterfalls?
They look so cool. Only in New York City – right? DC never has cool stuff. Sure we have the Smithsonian and lots of formal buildings and pretty gardens but we never get stuff like this. DC is covered in tourist and yet we are boring.
Check out the official site to see photos of all the installations and their construction.
Tags: Waterfalls, NewYork City, art, culture,
Comedian George Carlin Dies at 71
Comedian George Carlin Dies at 71 | The Underwire from Wired.com
Just after I hit the publish button, I saw this page and I nearly cried. And then I laughed. Please click the link for the quick bio and a YouTube performance clip of “Seven Words” which holds up to this day (except that fart and turd are now OK to say on TV).
My parents gave me the FM/AM and Class Clown LPs when I was 16. I was going through a profanity phase at the time and they listened to these albums with me and said that if I wanted to use this language, I have to be as creative and interesting as George Carlin. I wasn’t up to it.
George, I love you and I hope you get to say everything you want to the big guy (if he exists and we know he probably doesn’t).
Tags: GeorgeCarlin, comedy, culture, TV, comic, life, death, obituary, laughter, funny
How to Keep Your Feet Happy : NPR
It’s been quite a while since I last blogged. Work and spring hit me hard. I’ll try to be better in the upcoming weeks.
While listening to my usual NPR podcast, this broadcast really hit home. Or rather, my feet. I have Plantar Fasciitis.
“. . . when your heel doesn’t stay attached to your shoe, there’s too much extra motion in the foot.
“Wearing an open-backed shoe, when the heel lifts off the ground, there’s a lot of tension that develops in the plantar fascia, and it increases the angle that the whole foot makes with the ground, and toes bend up further and that just stretches the plantar fascia more.”
I usually wear very sensible shoes (walking or cross-trainers) but I’ve been trying to girly-up my wardrobe this winter and added some slides with 2″ heels. I loved the extra height and not having to hem certain pants. Then came the heel pain in the morning. It was mild in the beginning and got worse as time went on. I tried adding heel cushions to my shoes which were OK but didn’t really solve the problem. I did a little research on heel pain and discovered plantar fasciitis and recognized the symptoms immediately. I’ve been doing exercises regularly and have had some real relief but it’s never gone completely.
This podcast explained alot about the footwear choices that can make a huge difference. My new slides and the springtime flip flops were part of the problem. I really hate dropping the new kicks and I don’t want to wear grandma shoes forever so a happy median must exist somewhere. The exercises from this report are much better than the ones from other sources on the net.
I really should take up foot yoga.
Tags: feet, health, plantar fasciitis, shoes, pain, fashion
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