and the shoes. cousin kevin opened my eyes to a new men’s brand Bjorn. very rugged but sylin’. uncle tim showed us the classic wingtip. and the ladies–shout out to cousin molly for her sexy mules (ooh la la!) grandma in her chic, golden shimmering flats.

family reunion was rockingly hilarious and quite a ball. we got to hear all the family legends straight from the mouths of those who lived them. an hour late for your wedding because you didn’t buy socks? forgot your son at church because there were too many in the station wagon to count? deathly afraid […]

there are some few wonderful moments when you feel like new york is truly yours. your place, your neighborhood, your street. i had one of those yesterday running at around 10 am from east to west on 10th street (as usual). it was sunny and sweaty and i was chasing shade the whole time, but […]

here i am in michigan sitting with my grandma and we are discussing family news and good salad dressing recipes. we’ve just seen a fast summer storm blow through and have gone outside to look at the lilies that the rabbits for some reason left alone this season. however they did find the marigolds and […]

here i am in michigan sitting with my grandma and we are discussing family news and good salad dressing recipes. we’ve just seen a fast summer storm blow through and have gone outside to look at the lilies that the rabbits for some reason left alone this season. however they did find the marigolds and […]

weekend wrap up and observations while running saturday AM: –summer street fairs in nyc. why? –definitely more runners in west than east village. in the east village it’s all yoga doers, but they all go west to do it since there aren’t very many good studios east (except for bhava). a conundrum. hm. –saying good […]

weekend wrap up and observations while running saturday AM: –summer street fairs in nyc. why? –definitely more runners in west than east village. in the east village it’s all yoga doers, but they all go west to do it since there aren’t very many good studios east (except for bhava). a conundrum. hm. –saying good […]

also, another tip i have yet to vet but will very soon, from a v. reliable source, apparently jeffrey has quite the shoe sale in the summer and no wading thru masses of shoes thrown every which way, but instead a very civilized experience with salespeople and many sizes. will get back to you on […]