And A New Chance...

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17

As much as I thrive on man made mania, organic organisms and out in the front expose your self.....HERE I AM is the the purest of pures and the closest to who we want to be all the time in God's Image.

What a year!

Thank you for this beautifully burning ancient pile of memory ashes blazing this fire in the authentic warmth of this room.

Hallelujah for the come to pass, Hallelujah for the yet to come.

Happy New Years.

In Him, we've been made new.

Another chance....and your change will be...?

Stellar Performance

"Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?" Luke 12:26

"There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time."

Malcolm X

Alarm.

Angst.

No food in fridge.

Squeeze Clearasil on my stress.

Grab a barstool amongst the hipsters without day jobs.

Pay too much for a teacup full of yogurt, wash it down with a full to the brim Americano.

Buy a box of organic cookies from Compost dirt..Mmmm.

Pick up the New Yorker and question who was indeed the greatest monster to chickens everywhere... General Tso or Colonel Sanders?

Deny myself the free Flock of Seagulls Album on a stoop,

1. No room

2. No turntable

More Worry.

Diarrhea this time.

Yell unnecessarily at my best friend.

This clock is lying!!

Pull on my all for show stiletto boots, slip on ice and collide with the harmonica playing drag queen at the F/V Entrance.

Devour leftover spaghetti on the subway platform.

Butterflies.

Get to my destination by the skin of my not brushed teeth.

Powder the freezing cold Roman nose.

Audition for a Nick at Night Commercial for all of 7 minutes....

The Casting Agent tells me I make her nervous.

Chinatown Dumplings and Laundromat Blues for me tonight.

You gotta give a little? Take a little?

Fall flat on your face a little?

Shin, Shin, Punch, Punch

"Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses." 1 Timothy 6:12

Whoo Hoo a New York college got a little bud of stimulus cash to investigate the combined effect of Malt Liquor and Marijuana on young adults. Who gets to be part of the case study?

And as if watching Precious and the tragedy of an illiterate, overweight, victim of incest Harlem girl's life battle was not oppressive enough, as the credits roll, we must endure a toe to toe expletive ridden argument between a highly inappropriate Mexican couple and a horrendously irresponsible pair who brought their five year old to an NC-17 spotlight on the horrific. Where is Rodney King and his catchy saying when we need him?

Three gals can't get to a French Bistro,sip our wine, and discuss the sexuality of our Parisian server like dignified human beings quick enough....

And speaking of enough. Enough is Enough.

Its time to bust out the big guns. I have loose ideas but just like writing research papers I have a hard time manufacturing a thought into a fleshy tangible product.

Therefore I have called on the assistance of my second favorite comedian (first being my husband according to our vows) and well respected right of the left writer.

Please enjoy some of his work:

It is time to take Freedom of Peach into the streets of New York and into the hearts of its equally opinionated occupants. Regardless of their adverse reactions, I will air my beliefs and follow suit in the spirit of their favorite hero and call a beer summit if any body's feelings are hurt. I must ask the hard fact finding questions,...

For Example:

Every single day delivery trucks pull onto St. Mark's Place to deliver frozen meat pies, cases of eggs, kegs of beer, fresh fish, and various head shop glass wares to revenue building shopkeepers. And the abusing power Traffic Enforcement is there waiting to write them double parking tickets...

I yell at my window...Not, can't the city come up with an alternative for these necessary means but.....What Would Jesus Do?? I get the finger from the man in blue...

Now where I come from...them's fighting words..

Can you believe this town?

Neutralizing Paralysis

"Nothing on earth is his equal— a creature without fear." Job 41:3

Just turned down a male enhancement infomercial where I discuss with my girlfriends how disappointed I was with Man A and his unsatisfying smallness but delighted with Man B and his wildly wonderful girth.

Premiering my multiple partner sex life simply is not on my path toward success.

"The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set-up by the non-dreamers" William S. Burroughs

My big plans for my workless Monday fell flat with a lack of determined direction. My internal voice whispered to my protective spirit in a condescending tone and my heavy eyes closed until noon, blacking out the opportunities of colorful content a stroll down Avenue A can bring. Now, I'm chasing the sunlight with an anxious pursuit of I'm just not focused enough.

"The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly." J.D. Salinger

Alas, writing indoors can be so isolating.

So baking bread in my little domesticated East Village hole while the eccentricities of Manhattan twirl and spiral about , I boringly turn on the boob tube for company and am immediately sucked into back to back Inside the Actor's Studio episodes.

Legendary Goldie Hawn tells me not to give up on my creativity, to keep writing even if there is no one who cares what I have to say or I am discouraged by my own defeated thoughts, because one day someone will hear me and when they do.....I'll just worry about the next time they will. Creativity must never cease.

Sarah Jessica Parker's interview, obviously highlighted her supreme reign as Carrie Bradshaw on Sex in the City, struck me with an uneasy and unrealistic blow. This high fashion quasi celebrity takes an entire week to brunch, bar hop, boink, and bemuse her fabulous NY surroundings before composing them into one weekly observation featured column. Now, who the hell can't handle that... which again puts another mark in the loss column for writing a daily blog while working. The entertainment value wanes.

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot." Stephen King

Between life sustaining labors of love, cash catching and career composing, I search for a balancing moment to relish in one of my favorite indulgences, the observation of character and the escape into the clever minds of others....

I am doing myself and curious readers alike a disservice staying safely indoors. Time to brave the 20 degree elements and expand my consciousness.

“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” Helen Keller

Can you think of anything scarier?

Light Reveals

"There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men." 1 Corinthians 12:6

This gorgeous truth becomes abundantly clear running across this enticing island through visually different neighborhoods and seemingly skewed demographics to catch an old sunset memory of The golden Hudson River, As the orb hits the horizon splaying a lustrous orange light on the glass buildings,I ask myself;
Is there any other city with as many adoring anthems as New York?

"In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York.
These streets will make you feel brand new.
Big lights will inspire you, let's hear it for New York.
New York, New York."
JAY-Z

Church this morning roused the annoying and answerable truth that God's light shines brightly on all of our radiant and tarnished ways.... and that nothing goes unseen.

Reason # 2 (it's a long one) An Irish Italian rural boy, an overtly confident Iron Man Puerto Rican, a cautious Brooklyn born black man with a shiny grill, an Aryian race southern blond girl along for the ride, can belly up to a few pints of English ale in a candlelit pub singing House of the Rising Sun by the Animals arm in arm with the assistance of a Hops induced high and give their vocal love for old NY.


Are you grouping people by their external or internal?

One Day More

"Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth." Proverbs 27:1

Today is a day that would make the teetering on the brink poor soul fall helplessly over the jagged edge.

Wandering down the saturated sidewalks with a broken umbrella, the constant rain melting the last bit of Christmas snow, I can't help but notice the enormous amount of left behind retail items lingering in the tinsel covered shop windows. The streets of NY are abandoned and the steady stream of water carries the discarded coffee cups to collect at the steel grates on the corners.
All the joyful carols, glittering lights, ornate ornaments, decorative ribbons, festive gatherings all but a faded memory. The clock ticks forward. And it's no wonder a sense of emptiness settles in....

Idle time makes me peel back the layers and I question my endeavors and second guess my place. On a scale of time off being a blessing or curse, it has a slight lean towards the negative. I'm forced to look at my choices. And be humbled by my blessings.

Delta passengers unite with friends and family after seeing their life's end flash before their eyes and just for a moment view their woes and worries a little differently and with perspective.

With the high risk of sounding incredibly cliche, I'm reminded to call up that old friend, tell an acquaintance I appreciate them, send that letter I've been composing, and reflect on the richness of the day in and out.

There are NO guarantees. If was Outcast that said get up, get out, cut that bullshit out.

“So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.” Lee Iaccoca

So what are you going to do to change your now?

No Silent Night Here

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

"This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2: 12-14

MERRY MANHATTAN CHRISTMAS!

Do you hear what I hear??