You go girl!

A woman in New York was notified that a man pervert was taking an up-skirt picture of her in a subway station, so she followed the future (current?) sex offender to a subway car, took a picture of him, and emailed it to the police. (Registration required for that New York Times article. News item is [...]

Labor Day weekend trip – Monday 9/1

Since we weren’t going to the US Open today, we got to sleep in…
But before we checked out, I decided to photograph the evidence of my little experiment. I did not use sunscreen at all for the two days (though I was wearing a brimmed hat), so the back of my neck, my arms, and [...]

Labor Day weekend trip – Sunday 8/31

Unlike yesterday it was sunny when we got out of bed at around 7:30. Shortly after 8, we headed over to a place we have eaten breakfast at before (not our usual Sunday place.) After our filling (but pricey) breakfast, we headed to the subway station and rode the subway to the US Open. We weren’t as early [...]

Labor Day weekend trip – Saturday 8/30

When we got up around 7:15 am, it was overcast. We were thinking that it had better not rain. (The policy at the US Open is that if no matches are played when the session is cancelled, then you get a replacement ticket to a session next year or a later session the same year [...]

Labor Day weekend trip – Friday 8/29

I had a 6 am flight to catch, so I drove to the airport at 4 am. Fortunately, security was really fast (and though you are supposed to take out your bag containing your liquids, I left mine in my carry-on bag and they didn’t notice it…), so I just hung out at the gate [...]

Question about New York recognizing gay marriages from other states

The governor of New York on May 14 ordered all state agencies to recognize gay marriages performed in other states or countries. However, New York itself does not allow gay marriages.
On May 15, the California Supreme Court ruled that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry. However, it is likely that a constitutional amendment [...]