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Tomorrow is March 1st. The next few months are to be very busy. For starters I will be going into my office 3x a week now. I'm still on a reasonable accommodation until the end of March, and have been slowly building up my in-person days, with January being once a week, February twice, and now it's March. The in-person days have been building up both my confidence and endurance. It's working, and I'm feeling stronger as a result. It really is reinvention, and it feels amazing.
Work aside, I have also returned to my dental care. Following many years of having been a two pack per day smoker, daily drinker, matched with horrible eating habits, it had all reeked havoc on my teeth and gums. I'm now 4.5 years nicotine free, and 3 years alcohol free, having quit both cold turkey and 6-months apart. In 2023 a great friend of mine secured me a referral to NYU's College of Dentistry, and ever since then much has taken place. It is phenomenal dental care. And without any doubt, NYU Dentistry is THE best that I have ever received. In May 2025 all of that needed to be placed on hold as I needed to undergo chemotherapy treatments. It's never boring with me. Treatments concluded in October 2025 and now it's full speed ahead. It's a full mouth restoration and should be completed by June of this year. More reinvention, and it's all good. I am grateful and thankful.
This photo is included in the album titled:
Newell's Run - Year of the City
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4th Floor Walk-up Penthouse Apartment
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Lucent 33, 37-24 33rd St - Before & After Construction
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The Thornless Honeylocust, scientifically known as Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis, is a large deciduous tree that grows 30 to 40 feet tall and is known for its lack of thorns, making it suitable for urban landscapes and children's gardens. It is drought-tolerant, casts light shade, and produces small, yellow leaves in the fall.
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You too can learn about trees in NYC via the New York City Tree Map Click to View the Map which includes 873,757 trees of 542 species spread throughout NYC's 5 Boro's
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Queens: Ravenswood - Click to View
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36-19 30th Street
Between 36th/37th Avenues, Astoria, Queens, NYC
1/2 block from my apt
I'm so pale, my goodness. Supposed to stay out of the Sun. And with those crazy glasses. LOL. They're blue blockers. I just got them as my head hair had stopped growing during my Kemosabe Liquid Sunshine cycles, and I just wanted something to interrupt the visual. Now I've like 12 pairs of them. So insane. You gotta have a little fun when you go through something like this. I got a lot of compliments on my glasses, though never any mentions of my not having hair. A week ago my hair began to regrow. And I don't need glasses, outside of sunglasses. In June 2024 I had cataract surgery on both of my eyes and can now see 20/20. Prior to that I was wearing tri-focal glasses.
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Newell's Run - Year of the City
After almost an entire year, this project is starting up again thanks to new funding
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8:00 am on June 30, 2025
Updated Design Revealed for 561-Unit Skyscraper at 30-25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens
newyorkyimby.com/2025/06/updated-design-revealed-for-561-...
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30-25 Queens Blvd / 29-10 Northern Boulevard
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I hadn't seen any abandoned shoes for well over a month, and now twice in two days, and both sightings located very close to one another
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Beam me up Scotty. Forget the shoes
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From hideous balconies to strange entrance steps
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38-27 32nd St and 38-38 32nd St / Before & After Construction
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Rainy days and Monday's
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Over the past year I have been taking this one same shot almost every weekday, mostly in the morning.
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This photo is part of the overall album titled
Thomson Avenue, Long Island City
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25-01 Queens Plaza North / Before-After Construction
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Apple Pay adoption has come quickly and easily, whereas Google Wallet remains marginally used, and Softcard – backed by major U.S. carriers – similarly lacks a large profile. But what happens when those latter options combine?
Google announced today that it has partnered with...
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38-27 32nd St and 38-38 32nd St / Before & After Construction
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Mostly I prefer taking photos that are devoid of people, unless I need them to set scale or play off of lines & shapes in the image.
A tricky preference/maneuver in a city such as New York, though obviously not impossible.
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Part of the album titled
Manhattan: Midtown Northeast
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This cycle almost put me in the grave. As I hadn't known about how over time side effects become cumulative.
Not only that, what had happened was during Cycle # 3 on July 17th, the Neulasta Device had malfunctioned while I was at home. This medical device would be affixed to my upper arm at the end of each treatment, and it helped to stimulate the production of white blood cells, reducing the risk of infection. Meds from the device would be administered automatically 27-hours following treatment
On the evening of July 17th I began to notice how the device was detaching from my arm and required tape reinforcement. It activated July 18th though I experienced none of the typical side effects, suggesting improper medication delivery. You need to be your own advocate when you go through something like this, and you need to read everything, and stay on top of EVERY SINGLE THING.
As a result of the malfunction, my white blood cell (WBC) counts plummeted, and the following week I required two separate injections to bring them back up. On the morning of August 7th, prior to my scheduled 4th treatment, it was confirmed how my WBC counts were almost at their maximum counts.
I recalled how during my first Kemosabe session, a specific Infusion Nurse had secured the Neulasta Device with an additional bandage that had a clear window and provided better adhesion. On July 20th, I sent a message to my Oncologist mentioning how I would like to request that same application method moving forward.
Remember, BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE
Also, I asked that their office please refrain from scheduling follow-up appointments immediately after my treatment sessions, as I'm too fatigued post-treatment to navigate additional appts, esp in different buildings. So stupid. I just can't understand that. Requested if they could please schedule follow-ups on separate days. Her staff may just not realize how exhausting chemo is.
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One needs to pay very close attention to every single aspect of it all. Especially when one lives alone
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Bought a second poncho in black
Forever the fashionista
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Newell's Run - Year of the City
Only in Queens. Make it stop
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Part of the album titled Queens: Astoria
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The more you know
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Ready mix concrete is concrete that is manufactured in a batch plant and delivered to the job site ready to use. It is ideal for large patios, driveway renovation, pool decks, home foundation slabs, parking lots, and new sidewalk construction.
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This photo is included in the album titled Cement Trucks (click to view that entire album)
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About the project
From the 1880s through the 1920s, 23rd Street was a major vaudeville, entertainment, and cultural district; "Ladies Mile," the fashion and department store haven of the time, was located nearby. In his mosaic “Memories of 23rd Street,” Keith Godard represents the area’s history through the various hats icons of the neighborhood may have worn. The celebrities Godard had in mind include Jim Brady, Oscar Wilde, Sara Bernhardt, Mark Twain, and Lillian Russell. "In addition to bringing back memories of the specific time period and people and appealing to the viewers on a more common level as fascinating hats, this design can also serve as an interactive, playful, and witty landmark," Godard says. "As a diversion, passengers waiting for the subway train might try to picture people on the opposite platform 'wearing' the hats they are standing beneath!"
Further info:
Memories of Twenty-Third Street
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Part of the album titled: NYC Subway
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Pareidolia
Is the tendency to see faces, animals, or other images in random visual patterns. For example, people might see a face in the headlights and grill of a car, or the Virgin Mary in grilled cheese
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Balconies going up, black netting coming down
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38-27 32nd St and 38-38 32nd St / Before & After Construction
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