We ventured in to Manhattan today. I needed to pick up my updated eye glasses. We went for a treat so we stopped at Luke’s Lobster for some lobster rolls. D even enjoyed eating one. From there, we headed over … Continue reading Central Park
We’ve had a spider setup shop on our balcony. The web is probably 5-6 feet in height. It’s been fun watching this spider grow. It looks like it doubled in size in the past week. Just before the tropical storm … Continue reading Spider
A night shot of the city taken from the east side of Queens. Continue reading NYC at Night
D had his stepping up from Pre-K ceremony yesterday. More photos here: http://www.rsb0.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/665 Continue reading Last Day of Pre-K
A little app I’ve worked on, gps4camera, is now available in the iOS app store! It’s a little app the can record your GPS tracks. It also provides a method for syncing the time with your camera so the tracks … Continue reading gps4camera available in iOS app store
Word is the protests have been peaceful so the curfew has been lifted this morning. Woot! We can be outside after 8pm now! Continue reading Quarantine Day 87, Curfew Ends!
We had such a good time last time, D wanted to return to Nyack Beach State Park. We didn’t go very far within the park. It turned out there was a little beach near the entrance. So we went there. … Continue reading Return to Nyack Beach State Park
Day 83 of the quarantine. Day 3 of 7 of the NYC curfew (Monday was 11pm and now it’s 8pm). We’ve been staying inside so the curfew is not much of an impact. Our neighborhood has been extra quiet tonight – not many cars, nobody outside walking around, jogging, biking, etc. This year has been surreal. Continue reading Quarantine + Curfew
D had a martial arts test. He had to demonstrate a number of different skills, such as various exercises, defensive, and offensive moves. He passed and has a new belt on the way! More photos here: http://www.rsb0.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/663 Continue reading D passed his martial arts test!
Woot! NYC is on track to start phase 1 of reopening. Looks like June 8th may be the first day if all goes well. Continue reading Quarantine Day 79
We took a stroll at Nyack Beach State Park. The path is parallel to the Hudson River. The views were awesome. The smell of charcoal grills going was tasty. D enjoyed the path in his green pedal car. He got … Continue reading Nyack Beach State Park
New York State says it’s quarantine day 84. I went into quarantine March 11 (72 days ago) and Dmitri was pulled from pre-k the next morning. We made it to Montauk. The idea was to see the lighthouse and visit … Continue reading Montauk (Quarantine Day 72)
D and I have been itching to get out. We opted for Robert Moses State Park. The original thought was to take a look at the Fire Island Lighthouse. I learned the hard way that parking options from the west … Continue reading New Normal @ the Beach!
Olessia and D dropped me off at New York Presbyterian in Flush. Because of COVID and for their safety, they could only drop me off. Word at admissions was they just recently started performing procedures again. Two weeks ago, they weren’t even performing emergency procedures. They are still not doing elective procedures at this time, so I’m guessing mine falls under “emergency” then? They did TEE (to take pictures of my heart and look for blood clots) and they did a cardio diversion (I think that’s what I heard them call it). They defibrillated my heart. It all went smoothly, … Continue reading Heart Restarted!
Today we got to cook with Michael Symon! ABC News has a speaker series and today was Michael Symon. He taught us how to cook bolognese and make pasta from scratch. The lesson was awesome and the food turned out … Continue reading Cooking with Michael Symon
A couple photos from the other day where D is pedaling his car through a puddle. The weather was fantastic. I wasn’t quite up for keeping up with Dmitri so I stayed put and had a nice perch for a … Continue reading From up high
Whoa. Olessia caught this on video. I was chasing and being chased. My watch said it was for about 7 minutes (doesn’t seem like much). It apparently surprised my heart. I ended up pretty winded and my heart was racing. This was on Sunday the 26th.An hour later, my heart was still chugging away, even when sitting at the dinner table and not moving much. I checked my Apple Watch: Atrial fibrillation. Ah, now what? The watch says to call 911. The Queens hospitals are great, but are also overrun with COVID-19. I called my insurance’s nurse-on-call. They said to … Continue reading Atrial Fibrillation
Both demonstration teams did a flyby today to celebrate the healthcare workers. Some photos from our balcony. Continue reading Blue Angels and Thunderbirds Flyby
D’s turn to get a haircut! More photos here: http://www.rsb0.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/657 Continue reading Another haircut
D had martial arts class. It’s held over Zoom. Sadly, he’s not getting individual attention or correction – there’s only so much they can do over a video conference call. It’s getting him moving and he’s having fun. Mom had … Continue reading Martial arts from home