MORE "T"s FROM THE TIMES

YES!! This is the apartment I have picked out.
Got to get a lottery ticket as soon as we get to Colorado.

TWO OBITUARIES

Two obituaries, same day, Saturday, March 22, 2008, same page of the New York Times.

1. Mary Meader, 91 Pioneering Aerial Photographer. She and her husband spent their honeymoon in the 1930 on a 35,000 trip taking unprecidented aerial photographs of South America and Africa. Took the first aerial photo of many geographical sites: Nazca lines in Peru, Mt. Kilimanjaro from the air, native villages, and the Pyramids among other subjects. She weighed only 95 pounds and braced the 20-pound camera on the window frame of their plane and secured it with a clothesline. She said she once nearly froze to death. Earned her pilots license while pregnant with her first child. Only one of three people invited to sign the American Geographical Society's Fliers' and Explorer's Globe twice. Had 2 children and with her second husband became major philanthropists giving away millions. In her 70's she continued to go to an elementary school to help children learn to read.

2. Vicki Van Meter, 26. Celebrated for piloting a plane cross-country at 11 and from the United States to Europe at 12 accompanied only by an instructor. Her instructor said she was at the controls the entire time. Later earned a degree in criminal justice from Ediboro University in Pennsylvania and spent two years with the Peace Corps in Moldova. Had recently begun applying to graduate schools and wanted to study psychology. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Just getting around to reading my Sunday New York Times. Good Hubby just picked up the phone a couple of months ago and has it delivered on Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Some fun things in it today. An article about the Guggenheim and the new exhibit of 99 wolves, in the shape of a rainbow. Looks big but I can't tell if they are stuffed or sculptured. I vote for stuffed. I'll do some more checking. I hope they put them next to the 20x20 foot canvas with a gazillion flies on it. This is one of Glenna's favorite museums.

After further study I learned the wolves are made out of paper-mache, plaster, fiberglass, resin and painted hide. If you say so but they sure look furry to me.

The Modern Love Essay was on a Democrat married to a Republican. Hmmm
sounds vaguely familiar.

My favorite was a huge story on Sandra Boynton and her books and c.d. I'll be visiting Amazon as soon as I wrap this up to order a couple of them. She is a very neat lady.
Another one on the "new" condo-owner occupants of the restored Plaza Hotel and how lonely they are because so many of the owners own 5 or 6 homes and aren't there very often. I couldn't tell if I was suppose to feel sorry for them or not.

A good one on "EcoMoms" and last but not least, one about art theft and how dumb the thieves are because it's so hard to sell after they steal it. Sounded like they thought they might shame them into returning it.

I often email copies of the articles to a couple of friends. If you would like to be on the list just let me know.
I'm trying to paste a YouTube video at the top of this post and if I actually accomplish it, all the credit goes to Andi who walked me through it. Thanks ANDI.