Red Dot. Alana Hauptman. Jerimiah Rusconi. James Ivory. “A Room with a View” “Howard’s End” “Maurice” Putin The Donald Martin Shkreli Enrique Marquez Farook Malik US and Cuba flights Star Wars May the Force be with you!
Early this morning I came down to the city and will return on the 7:15. There is a Holiday Party I should attend but will not. I want to return to the cottage and continue cleaning up from the dinner party I had last night.
Alana, who owns the Red Dot, and her partner, Patrick, were there as well as Jeremiah Rusconi, the premiere consultant for restoring homes in the Hudson Valley, and James Ivory, the directing partner of the Merchant Ivory team that brought us such films as “A Room With a View,” “Maurice” and “Howard’s End.” He lives at the end of my street and has become by way of a friend.
It was a lovely evening. Roast duck, scalloped potatoes, creamed pearl onions and peas, carrots and a salted caramel chocolate ganache for dessert.
We talked of movies and politics and local events in the warmth and coziness of the cottage. Floodlights lit up the creek and holiday lights festooned the front of the house.
Jim and I started the evening with martinis and went on to a chill white Cotes du Rhone. It was a softly warm evening of good chatter and comradeship, all united by the place where we live. I treasure nights like that at the cottage.
While we dined and sipped wine, the world was moving on…
Putin has said that The Donald is the absolute leader in the race for the Presidency. They have formed a mutual admiration society. Trump wants to get closer to Putin and Putin sees nothing wrong with that.
While I was waking up this morning to make my way into the city, Federal agents were preparing to arrest Martin Shkreli, the bad boy of pharmaceuticals. He is famous, or infamous, for upping the price of drug that had sold for $13.50 a pill to $750.00 a pill. Used to treat people with toxoplasmosis, including those with AIDS, it was a critical component of many folks drug regimen.
Apparently, according to the Feds, he was not a very good boy before that and is charged with fraud and wire transfer conspiracy. He’d been doing, according to the Feds, a number of naughty things with companies he’s been involved with and lying consistently about the financials of those companies.
I hope it’s all true.
Enrique Marquez, a friend of the San Bernardino shooters, Farook and Malik, was arrested. He legally obtained the assault weapons used and gave them to the shooters, without going, apparently, through he legal process to transfer firearms.
He converted some years ago to Islam but quite going to his mosque because some members found him “goofy.” Depending on what charges are filed, he faces some years in prison up to life imprisonment.
The US and Cuba are working out an agreement to allow up to thirty flights a day between the country. Hello, tourism!
And hello “Star Wars,” which is released tomorrow. Generally the reviews are really good and say the film harkens back to the first films, which were actually Episodes 4, 5 and 6.
1, 2 and 3 came out much later and while box office successful, were not critically acclaimed and didn’t capture the love of the audience the way the others did. The magic seems to have returned with this episode, number 7.
I am sure I will see it but not for a bit. I don’t like crowds and the crowds this weekend with be formidable. May the Force be with you!
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Letter From New York 12 17 15 Naughty Hedge Fund Managers to a return of The Force, may it be with you
Red Dot. Alana Hauptman. Jerimiah Rusconi. James Ivory. “A Room with a View” “Howard’s End” “Maurice” Putin The Donald Martin Shkreli Enrique Marquez Farook Malik US and Cuba flights Star Wars May the Force be with you!
Early this morning I came down to the city and will return on the 7:15. There is a Holiday Party I should attend but will not. I want to return to the cottage and continue cleaning up from the dinner party I had last night.
Alana, who owns the Red Dot, and her partner, Patrick, were there as well as Jeremiah Rusconi, the premiere consultant for restoring homes in the Hudson Valley, and James Ivory, the directing partner of the Merchant Ivory team that brought us such films as “A Room With a View,” “Maurice” and “Howard’s End.” He lives at the end of my street and has become by way of a friend.
It was a lovely evening. Roast duck, scalloped potatoes, creamed pearl onions and peas, carrots and a salted caramel chocolate ganache for dessert.
We talked of movies and politics and local events in the warmth and coziness of the cottage. Floodlights lit up the creek and holiday lights festooned the front of the house.
Jim and I started the evening with martinis and went on to a chill white Cotes du Rhone. It was a softly warm evening of good chatter and comradeship, all united by the place where we live. I treasure nights like that at the cottage.
While we dined and sipped wine, the world was moving on…
Putin has said that The Donald is the absolute leader in the race for the Presidency. They have formed a mutual admiration society. Trump wants to get closer to Putin and Putin sees nothing wrong with that.
While I was waking up this morning to make my way into the city, Federal agents were preparing to arrest Martin Shkreli, the bad boy of pharmaceuticals. He is famous, or infamous, for upping the price of drug that had sold for $13.50 a pill to $750.00 a pill. Used to treat people with toxoplasmosis, including those with AIDS, it was a critical component of many folks drug regimen.
Apparently, according to the Feds, he was not a very good boy before that and is charged with fraud and wire transfer conspiracy. He’d been doing, according to the Feds, a number of naughty things with companies he’s been involved with and lying consistently about the financials of those companies.
I hope it’s all true.
Enrique Marquez, a friend of the San Bernardino shooters, Farook and Malik, was arrested. He legally obtained the assault weapons used and gave them to the shooters, without going, apparently, through he legal process to transfer firearms.
He converted some years ago to Islam but quite going to his mosque because some members found him “goofy.” Depending on what charges are filed, he faces some years in prison up to life imprisonment.
The US and Cuba are working out an agreement to allow up to thirty flights a day between the country. Hello, tourism!
And hello “Star Wars,” which is released tomorrow. Generally the reviews are really good and say the film harkens back to the first films, which were actually Episodes 4, 5 and 6.
1, 2 and 3 came out much later and while box office successful, were not critically acclaimed and didn’t capture the love of the audience the way the others did. The magic seems to have returned with this episode, number 7.
I am sure I will see it but not for a bit. I don’t like crowds and the crowds this weekend with be formidable. May the Force be with you!
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