Just about 40 years ago, on a hot summer Saturday, I attended one of the best concerts ever. Despite the incredible lineup of performers, it still remains relatively obscure. In the early summer of 1980, I was told about an outdoor concert that was to take place in Toronto in August. Billed as a “Punk Woodstock”, “New Wave Woodstock”, or…
Last week, I read a Washington Post article about how there has been a huge surge in dog adoptions since the pandemic began. According to the article, shelters, rescue groups, pet stores, and breeders are having a hard time keeping up with demand. Rescue groups are getting dozens of applications for individual dogs. People have put themselves on waiting lists…
After spending my entire adult working life immersed in the sciences (I’m a veterinarian), I now find myself pursuing the arts in retirement. I’ve always had an appreciation for photography. In fact, a few years ago, after purchasing a Sony DSLR camera, I took a class on digital photography at PhotoManhattan here in New York City. My instructor, Stephanie, was…
Three years ago, I made the decision to retire from clinical veterinary practice. I slowly let most of my regular clients know that I was retiring, and a few of them gave me little gifts, which was very kind of them. One client, Amy Cohen, gave me a book: Robert Frank’s “The Americans”, a book of black-and-white photographs. She knew…
Here in New York City, it seems as if everyone hails from somewhere else. In my social circle, native New Yorkers are a rare breed, but I’m proud to say that I’m the real thing. A Brooklynite, born and raised. I entered the world at Caledonian Hospital, in 1960. (Caledonian Hospital closed in 2003. It’s now a bunch of luxury…
Moment is a company that makes photography and video equipment, including lenses that attach to camera phones, allowing you to step up your mobile photography game. I’ve written blog posts about their fisheye, macro, and anamorphic lens recently. About two weeks ago, I bought a fourth lens of theirs, the telephoto. Like their other lenses, it came nicely packaged, with…
I’ve become obsessed with Moment lenses. I’ve stepped up my photography game in recent years, and with the iPhone cameras being of such high quality these days, I’ve elected to limit my photography solely to the iPhone. Moment is a company that manufactures photography and video equipment, including lenses specially designed for the iPhone. You have to buy an specially-designed…
In 2015, I sold my cat hospital, Manhattan Cat Specialists, to a corporation that owns and manages several veterinary clinics. I continued to work at my hospital, however, in June of 2017, I decided to retire from veterinary practice. My hospital continued on, in the very capable hands of Dr. Victoria Sheheri, and my faithful technician Hiromi Karagiannis, who started…
