Monthly Archives: January 2014

Captivated

Think  of a January Florida escape and what comes to mind? Swaying palms and white sand underfoot, right?  Well, yes but also temperatures in the 60s. A friend invited me to Captiva and while the climate wasn’t exactly tropical, it … Continue reading

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Pi Are Square

The newest kid on the  NYC museum block is the Museum of Mathematics or Momath as it cutely styles itself. That and the Pi  symbol used as the building’s doorknobs (above) are the cutest things about this place that left … Continue reading

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Cuzco in New York

The Queen Sophia Spanish Institute, practically around the corner from where I live, is one of those little known but fabulous New York City institutions. The Institute offers all manner of programs to promote Spanish culture with special emphasis on … Continue reading

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Let it Snow

For once the weather persons who report on the Northeast got it right. It certainly did,  reminiscent of when I was a kid and it snowed hard and frequently (by those standards, this storm was a dusting).  During the famed … Continue reading

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