Optimistic ~~ The Daily Post

On January 22, 2016 By dancingpalmtreesIn Blizzard, Lyft, New York City, Optimistic ~~ The Daily Post, Snowstorm Jonas, Sounds of Blackness - I Believe, Sounds of Blackness ~~ Optimistic, Uber, Zen Garden ~~ Emergence Created by DeBorah Ann Palmer1 Comment

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PHOTO CHALLENGE

Optimistic

How do you fuel the fires of optimism?

First with great inspiring Gospel Music!!

Sounds of blackness Optimistic

Making jokes about Snowstorm Jonas which is bearing down on New York City!! May as well laugh now because tomorrow I won’t be laughing while I’m struggling to get to work!! Ugh!!

Purchased a snow shovel. Ready as I’m gonna get! Mother Nature bring on the Blizzard!!

Wonder if Uber and Lyft will be giving out Free rides?!! LOL!!

Snowstorm Jonas is on its way to New York City. Is Blizzard Jonas a long lost Jonas brother from that boy band?!! LOL!!

Creating scenes in the Zen Garden in our kitchen. My room-mate and I are having a great time with this! Tuesday he will bring me sea shells and we will see what the Muses stir in our spirits.

Zen Garden ~~ Emergence Created by DeBorah Ann Palmer

Sounds of Blackness – I Believe

Times Past | Baby Boomers

On January 2, 2016 By dancingpalmtreesIn Times Past | Baby Boomers, Uncategorized7 Comments

A New Monthly Challenge:Times Past

Baby Boomers

Boom Generation/Hippie 1946 -1964 Space Exploration/ first counter culture

I’ll revise the writing prompt to Eating out with Dad. My Mom Mable Elizabeth Palmer cooked so we rarely ate out. Too expensive. My earliest memories of eating out with my Dad Edward G. Palmer was our weekend forays into the city (Manhattan) I grew up in St. Albans, Queens, New York. Daddy took me to a restaurant called the Automat, where you’d put your money usually a quarter into these vending machines and get yourself sandwiches, desserts, snacks, drinks etc… I remember if one of us having to watch the table if the other got up because if you left your food unattended either the Automat workers would take it or the homeless. I just loved those vending machines and making my selection.

Here is more information on this old-time New York eating tradition.

http://exhibitions.nypl.org/lunchhour/exhibits/show/lunchhour/automat

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SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2015 WEEK #36

On September 7, 2015 By dancingpalmtreesIn Central Park, English, Fountain Pen, New York, New York City, Roaming Urban Gypsy, SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2015 WEEK #36, Spanish, The Big Apple, Vacation7 Comments

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SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2015 WEEK #36

If you were a pen, what type, style and color would you be?

A Fountain Pen with purple ink. I often feel like an anachronism. One born out of time, meant to be in another century. As a kid I had some fountain pens and I loved them despite the fact that they could be messy. One just had to learn to tame that ink! LOL!

How many languages do you you speak?

One. English. Took Spanish in High School but that was over 30 years ago! However living in New York does give me opportunities to use my rickety Spanish skills. One day I will master the Spanish language.

Are you a listener or talker?

I listen but really enjoy talking more.

Rather Have: Which would you rather have, 2 million dollars or true love?

True Love. Uncle Sam would take most of the $2 million leaving me with not much left. However with true love you never know. Perhaps my next man will be a millionaire and I’ll have both Love and Wealth! 🙂 LOL!

Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

Being able to spend time outside enjoying New York City and today having fun hiking the Ramble Nature Trails in Central Park. I’m becoming a Real Rambling Rosie!! 😀 LOL!! Check out my pictures: http://roamingurbangypsy.com/2015/09/07/rambling-through-central-park/

Looking forward to my upcoming vacation!! Yessssssss!!!!!!!! More rambling and exploring the Big Apple!! Booyah!!

Share Your World ~~ 2015 WEEK #31

On August 3, 2015 By dancingpalmtreesIn African American Queen, African Goddess, beach, Coney Island, Detour, Fuji Film Camera, Jones Beach, New York City, Ocean, seaside, Share Your World ~~ 2015 WEEK #31, Staycations, Woolworths6 Comments

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SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2015 WEEK #31

Would you rather take pictures or be in pictures?

I would rather take pictures than be in them. As I get older I have begun to lose fascination with my own image that I see in the Selfie obsessed Millennials. When I was a teenager back in the 70s my girlfriend and I would spend hours taking funny face photos in the Woolworth’s photo booths. If I remember correctly one could get four pictures for a quarter. Or was it a dollar? Now I avoid mirrors and cameras unless I’m at a special event of some sort.

Where do you like to vacation?

I prefer the seaside, the beach anywhere near the ocean if I get the chance. However I usually wind up taking Staycations within New York City but maybe in my next scheduled September and October vacations I can get out to Coney Island or Jones Beach.

If you had to describe your day as a traffic sign, what would it be?

List at least five favorite first names.

DeBorah

Stephen

Edward

Mable

Helen

Thelma

Gladys

Hattie

Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I’m grateful that I was able to attend two farewell functions for two young co-workers who are moving onto bigger and better things. Looking forward this week to continuing with my health diet and improving my over all well-being.

Bye, Bye Rosetta Stone!

On April 16, 2015 By dancingpalmtreesIn Hispanic, New York, New York City, Spanish4 Comments

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Take That, Rosetta!.”

Take That, Rosetta!

If you could wake up tomorrow and be fluent in any language you don’t currently speak, which would it be? Why? What’s the first thing you do with your new linguistic skills?

Spanish.

Large Hispanic population in New York. In fact Spanish is the most widely spoken language in New York at least I believe so. Also Spanish is like a second language here. Many jobs require that applicants speak, read and write Spanish.

Shock my Spanish speaking friends by fluently conversing with them. They would be so pleased because they always encourage me to practice and watch the Novelas.