Italian Wedding Soup 

Italian Wedding Soup Servings: 8-10 livewellnetwork.com/Lets-Dish/
•1 lb. lean ground beef
•1 egg
•3/4 cup breadcrumbs
•1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan (about 1 oz.), more for topping soup
•1 large garlic clove, minced
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
•1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaf
•1 teaspoon onion powder
•1/4 cup cold water or broth
•2 Tablespoons olive oil
•1 cup finely diced onion
•1/2 cup finely diced celery
•4 cloves garlic, minced
•3 quarts chicken broth
•1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaf
•1 1/2 cups small dried pasta (i.e. elbow macaroni, orzo, ditalini, etc.)
•3 cups finely sliced (about 1/2 inch thick) escarole
•3 cups finely sliced (about 1/2 inch thick) fresh spinach
•1/4 cup minced Italian parsley
1. Combine the beef, egg, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, 1 garlic clove, salt, pepper, oregano, onion powder, broth. Knead until it becomes elastic. Be sure to keep the meat as cold as possible. Roll into 35-40 firm balls.
2. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
3. Add broth and thyme and bring to a boil.
4. Add dried pasta, escarole, and meatballs. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through and the pasta al dente.
5. Add spinach and cook for 2 more minutes. Add parsley and serve with grated parmesan on the side.

 framed by your 'favoritegrandchild'.
i'm yours forever, gran. google you? yes, gran; i did; you are forever to all!.

2008's Women of the Year will join a long list of women whose hard work and determination has helped make our community a better place to live. We salute previous honorees: 1978 (alphabetically)Hannah Hume Baird, Charlee Blaine, Mamie Ray Duff, Jane Earley Georgia Krider, Dr. Beatrice Lampkin, Loretta Manggrum, Bettye Torrey Oldham, Virginia Ruehlmann, Mary T. Schloss
source: cincinnati.com/womenofyear/

o give us a home

wherein nothing 'roams' including our cellfone. where we maintain apartments the size of closets. where we meet a challenge with coned when they get annoyed enuf 2 end the fonecall with: 'we are on it'. where we lookout on the cozy neighborhood and spot a possible '2nd home' on the range.

g where the lights are on and the skies are cloudy allday.

Where leftover bread and one egg creates a feast: we KNOW 'egginthehole' is not supposed 2 look like this xactly. ok? however: we have REAL eggs inthehouse. we try a little basic:
Egg In The Hole (1 serving)   
•2 eggs
•2 slices of bread
•1 tsp. butter
In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Tear a 1 1/2" hole out of the center of each piece of bread. Tilt the skillet so the melted butter covers the surface of the pan. Place each slice of bread next to each other in the skillet. Crack eggs, one at a time, into the hole in the center of the bread.
After about 3 minutes, flip the bread and cook on the other side until the egg has set. Slide onto a plate and serve.

Altered state

Manhattan's iconic skyline at risk
Change is good. But not all change is equal. And this is precisely why New Yorkers are largely opposed to a 67-storey office tower to be built in the shadow of the Empire State Building, where it will dramatically alter the city’s iconic skyline and sadly not for the better.
Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli for Vornado Realty Trust, 15 Penn Plaza, which was approved Wednesday by the City Council by a vote of 47 to 1, is a giant office building with few redeeming qualities other than the 6,000 jobs and the $15m in transportation improvements it promises to bring to the city. And yet, with yesterdays’ approval, it is all but guaranteed a prime spot on the city’s storied skyline where it will compete with the Empire State Building for top billing.
While the project has its share of supporters, chief among them Mayor Bloomberg who thinks the building will be a tremendous boon to the city’s economy, most people are against it, citing a bevy of reasons from the building’s underwhelming appearance to the harm it will bring to the Empire State Building – a structure that topped the list as the most beloved building in the United States in a survey conducted by the American Institute of Architects in 2007. In a poll conducted by Malkin Holdings, the owner of the Empire State Building, 85% of the people who weighed in on the new tower said it would ruin the skyline with 39% calling for setbacks to soften the building’s impact, particularly at street level. The battle over New York’s skyline raises interesting questions about design merit and the role it should play in shaping the city’s image, specifically how high the design bar should be for a building such as this one that will occupy rare air.
While Mayor Bloomberg has been quoted as saying that every building built in Manhattan alters the skyline, there are some degrees of alteration that are simply not acceptable. One such example is the demolition of historic Penn Station, which most New Yorkers agree was an unfortunate mistake that should not be repeated. But somehow the lessons of Penn Station did not resonate with those who approved this new office tower, who granted numerous concessions to expand the building 50% beyond what is permitted by as right zoning. The issue is not so much the design of the tower, per se, although I’m sure it is for some, but rather the design of this tower at this location. While many people said they would have no issue with the tower if were built elsewhere, the general consensus is that it simply doesn’t have the gravitas required for the address.
This area of Mid-town Manhattan is a beehive of activity, one of extreme densities at certain times of the day. Located across from Penn Station, the main transit hub, the area is teaming with people at rush hour. But at off- peak hours, the plazas and the streets are dead. Adding 2m sq ft of office space to the mix will only further deteriorate the street life, which in other areas of Manhattan, the city has been careful to nurture through programs that ‘pedestrianise’ and ‘green’ the streets.
While 15 Penn Plaza will bring jobs and transportation improvements to the city, it will do so at a cost to the skyline.
Let’s hope it’s not too high a price for most of us to bear.
Sharon McHughUS Correspondent

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/

census2010 v internet identity.

watch

three blocks acrosstheroad as our little lives change.

how do we save

our neighborhood hospital; indeed.

we tried to reach them yesterday.

alas, we were given someone

in the emergency room?

who has secured new employment.

well. she had to put us on hold.

there was an emergency.

one block downtheroad as our little lives change. we haven't bought a stamp, mailed a bill for 10yrs. we just don't do it.The post office in the West Village, at 527 Hudson Street, is one of 14 in New York City that the Postal Service might close to save money. Judy Seigel said that the closing the post office on 527 Hudson Street in the West Village would be “a disaster.” Ms. Seigel, who has lived on Morton Street for 52 years, frequents the post office twice a week to send customers her self-published books and photography.
“Going to any other post office would be a pain in the neck,” said Ms. Seigel, 79. “This branch is cozy. It’s like family. It’s comfortable.”
City officials and community activists gathered outside of the West Village post office on Thursday to sure up support for continued services at this and 13 other post offices across the city.

painting: leo amon
wise fools.they often find each other and make the journey sidebyside.
ormaybenot. some wisefools think they need a counterpoint::: so they can prevent slips and slides off the road::: and they think a little 'sidekick' might be of some assistance::
::: an easy read about the wisdom of fools;
http://etext.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv4-70
not really idiot savant::: we are all wise fools.