A few nights ago, I was on my bike at the corner of Houston and Sullivan waiting for the light to change. A mangy guy on the sidewalk was gesticulating in my direction, clearly trying to get my attention. While my normal inclination is to ignore such requests, I was feeling magnanimous: it was a […]
An article in the New York Times about Derek Diedricken’s Gypsy Junker microshelter reminded me how much I like a hut myself. I didn’t really need reminding–I live with a large Scott Peterman photograph of an ice fishing hut in Maine (Sabbath Day Lake III, 1998)–but the article did get me thinking about how long […]
When driving long distances, whether on the interstate or a country highway, any number of things will make the experience more pleasant: a well-placed cup holder, a working gas gauge, a decent radio station, clear directions, good weather, etc. But of all the things that shape the driving experience, as drivers, we rarely give much […]
. . . . . . . . . On a sunny, cold Saturday at the end of January we got in the car and headed from the Upper West Side to New Jersey. It’s a short trip, about 5 miles, but it always seems momentous. Maybe it’s the drama of the Hudson as it […]