The Empire State Building Tour & Photo

For many years, I have looked at a photo of my grandparents, taken at the top of the Empire State Building in the early 1940s. I have wanted to (a) go to New York City, (b) have Sweetie go with me, and (c) have the same type of photo taken of us at the same …

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It’s Just “Jersey”, No Need for the “New”

Okay. To people from the South, if states have two names, a la "New Jersey", both names are used. Apparently this doesn't apply to Jersey when one is in NYC. I've known this. I just had not really experienced it before now. Everyone just says "Jersey", and they usually say it with a sneer. It's …

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