Monthly Archives: July 2010

Recipe: the pesto of my conception

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Big Adam

This is a great pesto recipe, my mom’s own, and one that I like to think I owe my existence to.   On my parent’s first date, my mother made my father this pesto, so the family joke is that this … Continue reading →

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Doorman chronicles: the war over couches

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Big Adam

War is coming.  I can sense it, children, that rebellious haze that shimmers in the building’s lobby, a nowhere breeze that twinges the tip of my tie.  War is coming. Wars are fought for many reasons, for land, for oil, … Continue reading →

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Photos from riverside park, with a friend

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Big Adam

For the past few weeks, the two things from the secondary rung of my “living deliberately” experiment-the things i work on for four hours a week-have been my voice and photography (see post “more obsessive business.  For voice I’ve been … Continue reading →

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How to not compliment a stranger.

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Big Adam

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Why we should embrace our privilege

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Big Adam

Core to being on the political and social left is admitting that our society is unequal, that the game is unfair and that your starting place on the board is predicated on the chance of birth.  Indeed, socio-economic class is … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Clotworthy, tenant, member of the taxi youth.

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Big Adam

Mrs. Clotworthy, so perfectly summed up by her name she needs no nickname.  A true American blueblood, a pure-breed, free-range Upper East Side birth-right aristocrat. And how perfect a name! Reminisicent of a character straight out of Dickens or Trollope, … Continue reading →

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Doorman Fashion

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Big Adam

There is very little variation in doorman fashion: short sleeves/long sleeves, black pants/gray pants, full-windsor /half-windsor knot for the tie.  Always go full windsor.  We have our pride. I was thus surprised when I found myself in a conversation about … Continue reading →

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The dorm-mouse: A tenant

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Big Adam

In his fascinating and insightful book, Doormen, sociologist Peter Bearman encourages us to look at cities as a hive of villages, each building an individual unit in the hive.  Every village has its stock characters: the idiot, the priest, the … Continue reading →

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My first call girl

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Big Adam

It is amazing how much a doorman learns about his tenenats.  A few weeks in, and I know if you are a morning or a night person (how easy!).  I know if you are nice to your dog, where you … Continue reading →

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The Community Bucket List. Add on!

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Big Adam

Contribute to the COMMUNITY BUCKET LIST! Essentially, anything you have on your own bucket list, are afraid to put on your bucket list, or want me to try out of spite, throw that up here!

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