Aug 3Home Free with cartoonist Tom Toro10 With Tom 10 questions in 10 minutes The name Tom Toro sounds like a super hero or a bull fighter or something like that, but he’s a cartoonist. He’s had over 200 cartoons published in The New Yorker these past dozen years and just last week his new digital…Interview5 min read
Aug 1Overpriced concert ticketsI wasn’t sure if people would get this cartoon, but they sure have. It’s hit a nerve with so many people. On social media people are letting loose with their comments. With this new “dynamic ticket” pricing, it’s saving all the good seats for those who can afford it, raising…Music2 min read
Jul 24The grass is always greenerRecently when I was in New York, I was reminded of this cartoon from a year or so ago. It’s always funny to be that when I’m at the museums, I see people, including myself, looking out of the windows, rather than at the art.Travel3 min read
Jul 19Van Go Moving and StorageToday’s comic made me think of the real thing. What if there was a moving company called “Van Go” and and all of the movers looked like Vincent Van Gogh? We’ve all seen people in real life who look like Van Gogh, right? But I guess it would be hard…Art1 min read
Jul 14Some Cocoa ButterAmazon Prime Day is over and I’m gonna miss it. Not for the bargains, for the Jon Baptiste commercial!Shopping2 min read
Jul 12Matisse’s — The Red StudioI checked out the Matisse exhibit at MOMA. Henri Matisse’s The Red Studio (1911), depicts the artist’s work space in the Parisian suburb…NYC1 min readMatisse’s — The Red Studio----
Jul 12Selfish travelersI was on a plane and as is the case often, a couple asked if I would exchange seats so they could sit together. I told them NO. I think this is the first time I said no, as it’s happened to me more than once and I always accommodate…Travel3 min read
Jul 10Free water and the rich guyA couple of us were walking around Madison Square Park on Sunday and we stopped to get something to drink from a food truck. …Free1 min read
Jul 2The NYC OMNY MTA system is very unfriendly to NYC visitorsI’m unhappy with the OMNY MTA system, remember how I wrote about what a great idea it is? Well I changed my mind. I’ve been using the unlimited weekly card for years — right now the cost is $33.00 for a week’s worth of unlimited rides which is 12 rides…NYC2 min read
Jun 26Green paint and the citySo I’m in NY for a bit. My flight left Miami on time, actually a half hour late, which is incredible since it seems that thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled all over the U.S. this summer. …Travel3 min read
