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New York Hustle

Written by Jeanne Martinet on February 16, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Should we be worrying about our hurrying? By Jeanne Martinet On Amsterdam Avenue, I watched a homeless man approach a briskly walking passerby. The homeless man held up his hand and opened his mouth. It sounded as if he had a heavy accent; he spoke haltingly, laboriously. Slowly, he began, â€œExcuseâ€¦ meâ€¦ canâ€¦ youâ€¦? The
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Don’t Bother Me, I’m Crying

Written by Jeanne Martinet on February 2, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

To console or not to console, that is the question By Jeanne Martinet It was, in fact, an incredibly sad movie. Nevertheless, when the lights came up I was somewhat embarrassed at just how wet my face was. (To tear up in a movie is one thing, but to have your entire face and neck
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False Alarm

Written by Jeanne Martinet on January 19, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

On having to Face(book) the music By Jeanne Martinet When my carbon monoxide alarm went off at four in the morning on New Year”s Eve, the only thing on my mind was getting the earsplitting screeching to stop. So I did what many a half-asleep person would do at 4 a.m. (Though I categorically do
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Manhattan Pajama Party

Written by Jeanne Martinet on January 5, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Boxing Day blizzard-wear By Jeanne Martinet We thought it was such a daring thing to do. It was Boxing Day 2010, which will be forever after known as Blizzard Day 2010. A good friend of mine was stuck in the city, her flight having been postponed indefinitely, so I invited her to stay with me
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A Holiday Tonic

Written by Jeanne Martinet on December 22, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

This year, why not try singing the blues away By Jeanne Martinet Almost every day I see another newspaper article or blog about how to stave off the holiday blues (an affliction irritatingly known in some circles as WHAD’s â€œWinter Holiday Affective Disorder ). Upon perusing the list of dos and don”ts, I discover the
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Christmas Tip Tango

Written by Jeanne Martinet on December 8, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

The annual doorman dance By Jeanne Martinet Every holiday season I steel myself for the annual challenge’s the inevitable series of one-on-one face-offs I can never seem to win. By now I am convinced that, in the Christmas tip scuffle between doorman and woman (this woman, at least), there can be only one outcome
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Social Adaptations

Written by Jeanne Martinet on November 23, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

Switching lanes in mid-mingle By Jeanne Martinet When the email invitation arrived for a â€œpre-opening event at a cool new speakeasy on the Lower East Side, I was somewhat daunted at the prospect of trekking all the way down there from the Upper West Side on the Saturday night of Halloween weekend, but I RSVP”d
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Fancy Running into You Here

Written by Jeanne Martinet on November 10, 2010. Posted in Opinion and Column

Urban encounters of an unwelcome kind By Jeanne Martinet I was on deadline for a project. I was stressed out. I was also out of food and coffee. With the clock ticking, I grabbed the first hat I could find and jammed it over my unwashed head, and pulled on a pair of old walking
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Why I Love the Flier Guy

Written by Jeanne Martinet on October 27, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

In defense of handbill handouts By Jeanne Martinet I have to confess something: I have a serious soft spot for the flier guy. All my friends think I am crazy—not to mention totally un-green. “Fliers cause major litter,” one told me. “They are killing trees!” exclaimed another. Most people feel that the flier guy is
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The Rise of One-Downmanship

Written by Jeanne Martinet on October 13, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

When did complaining become a competitive sport? By Jeanne Martinet The cocktail party was crowded, as every self-respecting cocktail party should be. I was therefore making depressingly slow progress in my foray to the bar, during which I overheard the following conversation: “So how are you doing these days?” asked one man, sipping his drink.
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