Oh, Happy Day

All Barack, all the time

And thrilling it is too 

 after eight long years of tyranny.

Hundreds of thousands of people in the cold in the mall in Washington waving flags in the bitter cold.

Patriotic cup cakes at Chelsea Market yesterday.

Whatever.

Let's be JOYFUL any way we can.

Manhattan: My City Secret

I have been tagged by my friend Maryam in Marrakesh to share a secret about New York.
She had been tagged by Benji Lanyardo the columnist of The (UK) Guardian's excellent Travel Blog. Her task was to reveal a hidden secret in her very favorite city - Marrakesh.



Of course what I'm revealing first really isn't a secret at all.
Just thought I'd throw in a visual from Union Square today.



The cafe in the basement of the Neue Galerie probably isn't much of a secret either. But a wonderful place to go especially if you are trying out to be in an Edward Hopper painting.......
or for sharing secrets.



The unending escalators at the 42nd Street bus terminal have a certain metallic charm.



Here the Empire State Building tries to look mysterious and an eensy bit secretive.
I'm passing this tag on to Merisi whose Vienna inspires and delights me every day. Her beautiful post is up now. Enjoy!

Obama Everywhere

New York is an Obama town.
Perhaps because it's full of arugala eating elitists.
I think that elitist is a code word for 'educated'.
Anyway, at Union Square, that hotbed of pinko-commie unionists and the like, they do not even bother to try to sell things with the the other one's image.



At ABC Carpet, that heaven of stunning design and astronomically priced ethnic stuff, they have a whole section devoted to Obama.
The Omaba upholstery is slightly odd. The fabric design is reminiscent of old Chinese posters or rising suns or something.
Oh! I get it.......



You can get "Ban the Bomb" bumper stickers too. But what would I put them on since I don't have a car?



The baskets in the background look mighty enticing.
A thought on the debate from a washed up old peace and love activist: wouldn't it be lovely if they did spread the wealth around a bit?