Who Knew?

How about some CEROTES?

Sarah Jessica Parker Come ON!!!!!!

Is it me or is this just way too much!

When the going gets tough!!!!

It's an old saying but it true on the U.E.S. at 86th and York Avenue.

the tough get going !!!!!!

Chimp Attack

What are people thinking? Let me paint you a picture of the life of a "pet" chimpanzee.

First, chances are the chimp was captured from the wild. That mean it's mother was probably brutally slaughtered right in front of the infant. That makes for big trauma!

Second, these animals are trained privately and in circuses for human profit.

Third, once these animal reach an unmanageable age (usually around two years old)they are sold to laboratories or roadside shows to life out the rest of their thirty years in utter horror.

What was this woman doing with a 14year old Chimp. Further what the hell was she doing lacing it's tea with Zanax? Had she been drugging this animal like this for years to keep it placated? This IS NOT a baby. This is a wild animal and it deserves our protection, love and respect. The chimp snapped!!!!

There is however a wonderful organization called. Save the Chimps, http://www.savethechimps.org/ that takes in these unwanted animals. Take a look at the site, bring your kids, adopt a chimp and help educate other on this utter selfish stupidity.

U.E.S. Fashion Disaster

As I walked to the bank today. I couldn't help taking a pic of this U.E.S. fashion disaster.

The jacket's way too short. Note the slip hanging out on the left side. She's got those 30's stocking on with the line down the back ,which can be really sexy in the right context but what made her throw on the leggings? Then she figured, let me put on slippery shoes so that my feet slide out when I'm trying to walk through traffic..

And if that wasn't enough... the gold bag?

How do you fix this?

It's the Age of AUQARIUS Deal with it!!!!!

Ok people. Here's my take on the job situation. I've been reading countless articles in the paper about what to do for requiter , what to wear for requiters, how to talk to requiters how to do everything except wipe your requiters ass. I know for a fact that some people are so power hungry are going around saying that they're requiters just to get attention in the room. I've also caught on to some sadistic Human Resouce people who have nothing better to do than interview people all day they know they'll never hire.

If your looking you are no longer in a position of power. That means whoever your dealing with is in a position of power and you're at their mercy. That's a shitty position to be in.

I'm also sick of reading fictisious articles on "how to land a job". How about this. Take that job and stick it!

Sit back. Chill. Want to travel? Swap your apartement, grab a back pack and go. This is your time to grab the opportunity for adventure. This is the time for you to do the things that you've never done before. Sell some of that crap you'll never us. Visit a soup kitchen for the first time in your life. Sit down, have a meal and enjoy!

Whatever you do don't buy into this financial doomsday senerio. Get out there, grab this chance because when the economy gets fixed you'll be back to nine to five wishing you'd taken this opportunity.

Happy V- Week Everyone!!

My favorite soup Meal!

I'm a big fan of Tomatoes but when the winter comes I'm hard pressed to get my hands on a fresh one. When I say fresh I mean grown in the sunlight, beefsteak, tomatoes. Around this time of year the tomatoes are bland, hothouse grown and way too expensive.

In response to this I have invented a Tomato soup meal that is delicious, low in calories and takes a minute to make.

You'll need a can of Tomato soup, a microwavable bowl, croutons or cut up toast, and three slices of Boar's Head American cheese. Simply, pour the soup into a bowl, add half a can of water half a can of milk. Sprinkle the croutons over the soup cover with cheese and microwave four minutes or until the cheese really melts into the soup. Cool and enjoy!

Fashion Nightmares on the U.E.S.

It doesn't happen often in NYC but it does occur. This fashion nightmare was spotted at a local bank on the Upper East Side. The jacket is what caught my eye. Ten sizes two small maybe?

Then the shirt. Why is her shirt hanging out of the bottom of her top like a wet rag? And to top it all off, I don't know if you can see it in this pic but the hem from her pants is hanging out over her foot.

The heels are what makes this a definite fashions disaster. To tell you the truth the outfit could have been saved with a pair of green sneakers. The heels however, pointy, flimsy and black seal the deal. What do you think?

Making History

Well American we made history today. All of us sitting here made history. We are part of something bigger than the man itself and something greater than ourselves. Let us usher in this new era with good will.

Blessings President Obama.

Love is Lost

Sadly, the most famous store in the east village is a thing of the past. "Love Saves the Day" has graced first avenue for as long as I can remember.

And now it's gone.

I haven't been to the Village in awhile and yesterday I hit on this unfortunate event.
It's not the economy that done this it's the greed. In fact the east village looks more like chain store amusement park then a mecca of the new, the unique the unusual the what you can't find anywhere else in the world.

The other closing that broke my heart was the famous restaurant Dojo's. Dojo's introduced me to the idea that a soy burger was a good things. Dojo's fed the artists of the Village with vegetarian recipes that could be found nowhere else. What replaced it was a chain fried chicken joint and a yogurt bar. Wow.. what an upgrade. The landlords got their rent and the Village lost big.
These new chains are places mean that you don't need bother to make pilgrimage to the Village. You can find them in any major and minor city in the world.

Now that the Village is beginning to look like anywhere else it will loose it's mystique, it flavour and it's draw. We have to value in NYC what is unique, and what makes us different from anywhere else. If we don't start to preserve these places we will loose our identity. Once they're gone we can't bring them back.

A Miracle Aiplane Crash?

Yes it's true! A ommercial airplane went down in the Hudson river today. When I think of what could have happened I shutter. The plane could have easily crashed into a building on the lower east side. It very well may have gone up in flames and pieces when landing on the water. The passengers could have floated in the river and downed of hypothermia like the passengers in the Titanic. People could have panicked pushing and shoving causing chaos and death.

Yet, none of this occurred and no deaths have been reported. As far as accidents go this was a miracle accident. The pilot and crew the heroes in this story maintained control and composure and saved all the lives on all those on the plane. Hat's off to them!
It's no leap of faith for me to admit that something other then ourselves was at work here something called God. What do you think?

WOW what a Week!

What a week it was.
1. Oprah, should stop worrying about her weight, she looks great!
2. Bernie Madoff should go to jail. He'll sing like a canary.
3. Please stop with the stimulus packages and let the market ride. We're in overprotective mother mode. Let it breath, please.
4. Let all credit scores revert to zero. Wipe the computers clean. Let us start again, not just the corporations.
5. The Benjamin Button movie was fab but there was really not a lot of acting. Great narration and great action shots but acting? I don't think so.
6. The housewives of Orange county should see beyond their navel and if Gretchen sleeps with her finances son she's only protecting the inheritance he's bound to get when his father dies.
6. Your thoughts?

MUGGING AT CARL SCHURZ PARK TODAY!!!

Ladies, please be careful. There was a mugging at the Carl Schurz Park in broad daylight. It occur ed just off the boardwalk by the Mayor's Mansion this afternoon. Please be safe and take a buddy with you when you enjoy this magical place and bring your cell phones. The problem is that when you get mugged in a Park it can be very difficult for the police to locate you so be aware of the street crossings when you're out and about.
Also, watch your back and be aware of your surroundings. If you see someone suspicious just turn and walk the other way. And please turn down your I Pod's so you can hear what's going on around you.

Blessings, Ms. ObsHERvation

Nip/Tuck Female Mutilation?

You know my thoughts on the high heel phenomena that cripples women and renders them helpless to male aggression but the show Nip/Tuck has really got me worried. I've just been watching the trailers lately and I've been bombarded with dancing girls in frilly blue short skirts and white puffy hair reminiscent of the wigs of the English Renaissance. These carbon copied dolls dance to twirling scalpels. and ending their show by ripping off the red ribbons from their porcelain white revealing a necklace of stitches like you see in the picture of the eye above.


As the trailer of blood and scalpels and cutting continues in Jack the Ripper style there is one shot that makes me sick to my stomach. There is a naked woman grabbing a knife and trying to cut off her breast. Come on people. This is sick. Remember Larry Flint? The guy who published Hustler magazine? He put a picture of a woman going through a meat grinder and caused a uproar from the Feminist American woman of the world. What I don't get is why, as women and men we're just sitting here as images of self imposed female mutilation are celebrated?

Do we want our young girls and boys exposed to this and accepted as a lifestyle? Is this some serial killers fantasy?

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!

SAVE The CHIMPS !!!!!

Save the Chimps is an organization run out of Florida by Dr. Carole Noon, who rescues Chimpanzees from research facilities, the pet trade and entertainment companies. If you and your children need a great New Year's Eve project that will hold the imagination for years to come I recommend you go and adopt a chimp.

These are incredible animals who have all been abandoned by their human counterparts and some have spent decades in windowless cages waiting for their fate to unfold.

Because this is a sanctuary and the goal is to give these animals peace in their golden years it is not open to the public for tours but their website keeps you up to date and even offers a kids section to visit.

Please take a look ....the stories will blow you away. www.savethechimps.org

Retails Sales... What Sales?

I can't tell you how the rest of the retailers in New York City are responding to the after Christmas sales rush, but I can tell you that on the Upper East Side in Yorkville the place is virtually sale free.

In search of post Xmas sales I began by scanning the local drug stores seeking those wonderful bath and body gift sets which I usually get for half price. Unbelievably, I could find none. I also observed that the in store Xmas sections where last year there were deep discounts this year... forget-about-it.

I also visited a collection of shoe stores scattered on 86th street. I was enticed in by the big signs with huge letters screaming 70% off and above in tinny tiny letters.."up too". Ignoring my past experience with such signage I took a walk into these stores. No surprise I couldn't find any of that "specially marked merchandise" that was actually 70% off. Someone must have bought out the entire two pairs of shoes that would legally protect the store from false advertising. I was foiled again.

Sadly, in my humble opinion this was the worst after Xmas shopping that I have ever seen and I'm beginning to think that maybe these retailers and us shoppers are locked in some kind of retail tango. Are we the shoppers holding out for bargains by punishing the retailers? Are the retailers in retaliation punishing us shoppers with crappy sales? Maybe so. Get out there and let me know what you think.

The Birth of Jesus at God's expense

At the Midnight Mass last night the atmosphere was festive and musical. Red and white poinsettias covered the altar, harp and horn players complimented the choir. The priest, Jennifer Linman talked about the purpose of the celebration the birth of Jesus. The man that came to change the world...and did.

Ironically Jennifer was about six months pregnant herself and confessed to a new found affinity for this most precious birth.

As she talked about the love and magic and mystery of giving life as a woman I wondered to myself what did this birth mean to God, the father of Jesus.

The closest thing I have to experiencing the innocence and love of an infant is misplaced in my little Chihuahua Henry. His innocence I want to protect, my heart simply bursts with love when I glance at him and the thought that I would choose to give him away to someone else to be ultimately tortured to death made me shutter. It also helped me understand, finally understand the great sacrifice God made for us. He gave his son. That little son he so loved and wanted to protect and nurture and wanted to be safe and happy. He gave that son knowing what his end would be, the suffering he would experience the pain and horror of mankind in action. Who among us could give our infants over to such a journey willingly, knowingly and with love. Not me.

And I thought to myself. For all the celebration that we have on the day of the birth of Jesus, it must have been a very sad day for God.