-
Recent Posts
Archives
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- February 2018
- December 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- July 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- April 2015
- February 2015
- December 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- May 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Architecture
How We Got to Kerala This Time
The plane ride from Abu Dhabi to Cochin was unexceptional. After the turbulence faded, the plane became very quiet. It seemed to glide without any help from the engines. Everything felt extremely smooth, almost glassy, as though we were flying … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, India, Kerala, Love
Tagged antiquity, beauty, bravery, Cochin, faith, friendship, India, Kerala, life, spirituality, the heart, transportation
Leave a comment
The Dance of Life, the Dance of Love—and those Ups and Downs.
My childhood playground? Funny you should ask. My father owned an eleven-story office tower in Raleigh, NC. Naturally, it had elevators, and the elevators were hands down my very favorite things in that building. In the early 1960s the old … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Center, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, NC, New York, Raleigh, Uncategorized
Tagged Allan Sherman, childhood, elevators, faith, glass, history, humanity, life, love, New York City, Otis Elevators, poetry, relationships, secret places, security, technology, Unchained Melody, women
Leave a comment
Where I was last night
The contrasts that make Manhattan fascinating arise suddenly, almost secretly, such that one must dig not only to discover them, but also to plumb their depths. Doing so you’ll discover a wealth of history—and some remarkable connections that can span … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Center, Iowa, Love, Manhattan, New York, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, Beethoven, challenges, Christ, Churches, classical music, Dvorak, Empire State Building, Franz Schubert, life, loneliness, love, Manhattan, nature, New York, orchestras, religion, solace, spirituality, subway, Symphonies, the heart, transportation, United States
Leave a comment
Tonight, a simple supper, then a walk.
For someone who has waited all his life for steady companionship, the city—despite its millions who seemingly cannot make eye contact with a stranger—provides an astonishing comfort.
Posted in Architecture, Friends, Humor, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York
Tagged Architecture, beauty, Central Park, city lights, dogs, faith, friendship, homelessness, humanity, isolation, life, love, Manhattan, Men, New York, night, relationships, rest, sleep, spirituality, strangers, subway, transportation, uncertainty
1 Comment
Round and Round and Round We Go!
Those of you who are following this space know that something’s up, something even higher than the Empire State Building, which I did not visit during my two-month tour of the B-g A—e.
Posted in Architecture, City Center, Friends, Humor, Iowa, Love, Manhattan, New York, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, blonde, bravery, cars, cats, desperation, feminine magic, friendship, frustration, girl, growth, humor, independence, knowledge, love, mortality, New York, Raleigh, relationships, romance, the heart, transportation, young
Leave a comment
Ending or Beginning? No matter. Life is circular.
The trip began very close to its end, on Fulton Street.
Posted in Architecture, City Center, Love, Manhattan, New York
Tagged 9/11, antiquity, Architecture, beauty, bravery, cemeteries, chapels, confidence, Fulton Street, growth, history, independence, loneliness, love, New York, NY Subway, poetry, popcorn, romance, the heart, Theater, transportation, young
Leave a comment
A short stop in downtown Des Moines
Downtown Des Moines: Re-scraping my Childhood Skies By Russ Wollman When I was young, I enjoyed a certain distinction among my peers which had nothing to do with me and everything to do with my father’s ownership of an 11-story … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Center, Family, Humor, Iowa, NC, Work
Leave a comment
