New look at trash and art
E felt like a crunchy sort from the moment she stepped to the table. Her Birkenstocks and her Central Americany looking patterened shirt and army pants paired with her broad and handsome face was the very picture of an eco-traveler.But E upped my impressions.She told me that she is concerned by the amount of trash in the world. Particularly where she lives in Ecuador.Not that I disagreed at all about the amount of

Creative Approach for Jet Blue Terminal 5 at JFK
Heathrow Airport in London hired noted writer Alain de Botton to sit in the main terminal and just write about anything he wanted. His words showed up on a big screen behind him and travelers could approach him and talk and interact and all of it would and could change the nature of what he wrote. There was a great response to his presence and the endeavor.Jet Blue is a company that has consistently innovated in ways to entertain and serve their customer. This blog is a testament to my commitment to do the same.I would like to propose that Jet Blue takes my "Creative Approaches" t

Creative look at the personal isolation of credit card debt
A works as a professional dogwalker and said to me. "I need $5,000 in a week. " She had a lovely demeanor but after her opening she laughingly added "Do you have a creative approach to that?" - she air-quoted "creative approach".I asked her why she needed the money so soon. Was it just a sense of urgency or was there an emergency or was there a gambling debt and broken fingers on the way?She told me that it was credit card debt. She was just sick of it hanging over her. She was sick of it not going away and sick of it bleeding into her inability to pay off her student loan as well.The main thrust was that she felt controlled by this debt and sickened by i

Declaw? Or is there another way?
G was a fidgety Woody Allen type who ummed and erred and gesticulated wildly as he told me about his 8 year old cat.G's cat is a chronic scratcher of furniture and has ripped up two couches. Also his cat hates getting his nails cut and makes the whole process pretty uncomfortable. G has been looking into declawing. He knows about the controversy around it and has found that most vets just wont do the surgery anymore. In Europe the surgery is illegal! He has finally found a vet who will do the surgery but the procedure is really expensive and very far away.

Doth God Exact Day Labor, Light Denied? Or Gratitude and Scrotum
If you haven't visited me in Union Square I often sit right by the fountain and the person who I talk with usually sits in the chair opposite from me. But D decided that he would sit on the steps.D was 19 years old and a day laborer in the construction industry. He basically calls general contractors he knows from 3pm to 7pm to see if there is a construction site he can work on the next day. Often he'll be on a site for a while but he isn't a union worker so the work is hot and cold but it is off the books and in cash. D is sullen and a smart ass but friendly-ish...sort of.