Enjoy those flowers while you can...in a couple of months we will be wondering where the summer went

Actually, at the moment all I can think of is that summer meant having to remember to put on sun block when I went out all the time, and the horrendous electric bill I have for keeping the place reasonably cool during that LONG July heat wave..I wonder if there is a psychological twist to summer I may have missed...this from Psychology Today from a year ago Summertime Sadness Don't ruminate in the rain Published on July 25,...

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WHAT is the Translational Research Building?

All these big hospitals around here keep spilling over into new spaces and some of them, I have not a clue as to what they are about..The health field is still a booming field for some, despite the demise of St. Vincent's and Cabrini... I am not sure what follows is a totally adequate answer, but there you have itTranslational Research Building – 227 East 30th Street  This 70,000 square-foot condominium space, comprising three full floors...

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Dos Toros-- pleasant surprise

Despite my fear we have shown too many Mexican places , this seems to be another good small one on Fourth Avenue in the near East Village.On with the reviews.. No big thrill here, but naysayers just say some other place is better, while those who like it think THIS place is special Dos Toros Taqueria 850 reviews Rating Details Category: Mexican...

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Ibiza Kids are Lucky Kids

This sounds like a store for grandparents who dote on their grandchildren, or the Village mother who has decided " Nothing too good for my little Mary, even in the casual things."Well, I do not want to be a spoilsport about this kind of thing...I doubt it hurts the kids any Ibiza Kidz 8 reviews Rating Details Categories: Toy Stores,...

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