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Red is everywhere, such a perennial color. Red sunsets in the summer, red tulips in the spring, red noses in the winter, red leaves in the fall. RED is everywhere and if you’re new to this blog you can expect to see red once in a while because in my Fab Foto Fridays I like to post photos of Art is Where You Find It and Red is Where You Find It is  sort of a  sub-category.  Today’s RED is here and there in NYC, mostly in Central Park.

central park, nyc, street performer

Street performers

His and Mine?

One Happy Red Bow

Japanese flag

Here a red, there a red....

The Red Princess

STOP the Pigeon

All photos by Murray Head

 

 

 

Let’s face it, Capitalism is our core and it didn’t take long for somebody (and I suspect it was one of the 99%) to figure out a way to make money from the movement. Take a look!

we are the 99%

Tee Shirt du jour

This week marks the month anniversary of Occupy Wall St.  So it’s tim e I gave it some press in the blog, after all…it began here! 

At first, I, like millions of others, thought this fairly small group of protestors would hold a rally, probably march around and then go home.  NOT!  Like a virus, the protest multiplied quickly and the core grew larger and more vocal.  Not particularly organized, the group has been able to sort itself out as a collective force and a cohesive community.  And like a virus, the movement spread as it found other receptive host areas around the world.  Later tonight or this week, I hope to give you another post wherein you’ll see some interesting parallels. 

I don’t need to write too much about Occupy Wall St. because it is in the news every day.  Especially here in New York City, we are almost hourly informed of where they are, what park they will camp out in, what the Mayor has to say about it all and which of the protestors has been beaten, knocked down or pepper-sprayed by police, not to mention the reports of how much money is being spent by law enforcement to keep everything and everyone under control.  The funny thing is, I don’t think they’re out of control at all.

Lastly as a prelude to some pictures, I’d like to quote what seems to be the mission statement on the web site Occupywallst.org – OF COURSE there’s a web site!!! And an agenda!

Occupy Wall Street is leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%. We are using the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic to achieve our ends and encourage the use of nonviolence to maximize the safety of all participants.

Occupy Wall Street Agenda

Showing events after 10/19. Look for earlier events
Wednesday, October 19
5:00pm

 Open Forum: Andrew Ross “Is Student Debt a Form of Indenture?”
6:00pm

 Open Forum: Jennifer Saunders “Teachers for Justice Now”
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Thursday, October 20
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Friday, October 21
1:00pm

 Solidarity Event: Stop “Stop and Frisk”
6:00pm

 Information Front Desk Meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
8:30pm

 Empowerment and Education Committee meeting
Saturday, October 22
2:00pm

 Solidarity Event: National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation
3:00pm

 OccupyCUNY Radical Teach-In!
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Sunday, October 23
6:00pm

 Internet Working Group meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Monday, October 24
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Tuesday, October 25
5:00pm

 Internet Working Group meeting
6:00pm

 Information Front Desk Meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
8:30pm

 Empowerment and Education Committee meeting
Wednesday, October 26
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Thursday, October 27
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Friday, October 28
6:00pm

 Information Front Desk Meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
8:30pm

 Empowerment and Education Committee meeting
Saturday, October 29
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Sunday, October 30
6:00pm

 Internet Working Group meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Monday, October 31
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Tuesday, November 1
5:00pm

 Internet Working Group meeting
6:00pm

 Information Front Desk Meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
8:30pm

 Empowerment and Education Committee meeting
Wednesday, November 2
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Thursday, November 3
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Friday, November 4
6:00pm

 Information Front Desk Meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
8:30pm

 Empowerment and Education Committee meeting
Saturday, November 5
9:00am

 Solidarity Event: Move Your Money – Bank Transfer Day
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Sunday, November 6
6:00pm

 Internet Working Group meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Monday, November 7
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
Tuesday, November 8
5:00pm

 Internet Working Group meeting
6:00pm

 Information Front Desk Meeting
7:00pm

 General Ⓐssembly
8:30pm

 Empowerment and Education Committee meeting
Showing events until 11/9. Look for more

Events shown in time zone: Eastern Time

Occupy Wall St. New York city

Peace Be With You

Marching to Pretoria

"Join the Navy and see the world"

Veterans for Peace

occupy wall st. new york city, 99%

We Are the 99%

occupy wall st. new york city,

The American Dream

occupy wall st., new york city,

A Show of Force

Chase Manhattan bank, occupy wall st.

Chase Bank

occupy wall st, new york city

LOVE

occupy wall st

There's a LAW about wearing masks in a demonstration!!!

All photos courtesy of Murray Head

This is CDC Clinic Chief Nurse Lee Ann Jean-Lo...

Flu Shot

I just looked at my last post and realized it was a week ago! Where have the past 7 days gone or for that matter the last two weeks?

I went to the doctor’s the first week of October and got a flu shot; the next day I got a sore throat, and the next day the sore throat got worse and by the third day I could hardly talk and spent the day sucking on green tea drops and Hall’s honey lozenges.   What made that third day worse was the fact that we did an antique show.  The night before we spent 3 hours setting up and were there all day Saturday and it was pretty much a bust as far as I’m concerned.  The sales were SO SLOW and SO SMALL, it wasn’t worth while at all.  NOW, we should have known better; first of all it was Yom Kippur – granted Ocean Grove is pretty much a Christian community but really now!  Then it was an absolutely beautiful day and the town held its Fall Harvest Festival which I understood was just MOBBED!  But did anyone on the street know there was an antique show going on near the Great Auditorium?  Apparently NOT.  Lesson learned, will not do that again.

The next day I worked and the income for that day was certainly less than the effort – overall not a very lucrative weekend and I used up a box of tissues blowing my nose while my  sinuses drained and then drained some more.  Mmmmm I think I’m probably entering into the TMI zone – Sorry!

When I started this blog over a year and a half ago, I made a decision to write about life, love, friends, family, events, movies, news, politics, recipes…well just about anything whether it be Smooth or Crunchy just like my favorite PB & J sandwich.  I even stated that I knew it would be essentially what every other blog is and that is: an egomaniacal stream of consciousness.  I did however also decide that I would not use the blog as my personal online diary, documenting every thought that crossed my mind or every problem, every family event, everything going on in my life, my husband’s or my kid’s.

And the reason I’m bringing this up is my way of telling you all that the reason  a week has gone by since I wrote a blog is that there is a LOT going on in my life at this time that has kept me distracted.  And of course as life would have it, many incidents have clustered together to make this a very stressful time.  I know in the past sometimes I have litanized a series of crazy events and done so in a satirical tongue in chic  but not this time.   Life has become too serious at the moment but I’m still here and am not giving up on my blog or my readers so hang in guys, there’s more to come.

So now it’s been 10 days; I’m still blowing my nose and got a cold sore from all that action and although the sore throat is gone, I am coughing and then coughing again!

Aw Shucks!

It’s Tasty Tidbit Tuesday and since I myself ordered in Chinese food tonight, I don’t have a great recipe to share with you.  Instead I have a cooking method I’d like to pass on EVEN THOUGH it’s probably too late in the season for you to try it.

My friend Joan sent this to me and I thought it was amusing and helpful.  Personally I don’t mind a little silk, especially if it is patterned and bought at a French designer store on Madison.

First there was Nat King Cole and his daughter Natalie, then Frank and friends, Tony Bennett and Andrea Bocelli….and NOW Finley and Francesca.  Do I hear Heart and Soul??  Thanks Tia!!

Finley Ray Clark, Frankie, Francesca, NY Yankees

"We're warming up for the 7th inning stretch"!

Please note the growth, progress and confidence two years can produce.  In 2009, Finley began picking away on her piano.

"Chop Sticks"?

"What would you like to hear?"

There are so many reasons New York City is called the capitol of the world, and none more relevant than the population of the world that resides within the City limits.  There are parades representing the countries of Europe, Asia and Africa and South America.  You can have an Irish breakfast, Japanese sushi for lunch, and Tibetan food for dinner. 

Today the Nigerian population celebrated their Independence Day.  See for yourself!

Nigerian Independence Day, NYC

Nigerian Independence day parade, NYC

Nigerian parade, NYC

Nigerian Independence Day Parade

All photos courtesy of Murray Head

An endearing moment between Daddy and one of his little girls!  Francesca, who up to this point has not gotten a lot of air or press time is featured today.  She is a sweet-tempered little doll.

Tom Clark, Frankie, Francesca

Daddy and Francesca (1 yr)

Raptor Rapture

That’s right, you read it correctly!  Magnificent birds belong to the  Raptor classification and we are lucky enough to see some of them up close and personal.  Murray attended the RaptorFest in NYC which is produced by Hawk Creek Wildlife Inc.  Urbanites get to see all sorts of fascinating winged creatures.  And so do we, thanks Murray!

owl

A very intense owl

Is he smiling at the crowd?

vulture, hawk,

I don’t know what it is, do you?

owl, raptor

Barn Owl

vulture

Big Foot

Perigrine Falcon

King Vulture

In flight

Spread your wings

All photos courtesy of Murray Head