Luck and some last-minute arrangements have me on the opposite coast right now. I’m in New York, in the middle of a whirlwind trip which only removes me from San Francisco for a span of about 48 hours. You do the math. Figure about a five hour direct flight each way, and time to get in and out of each city via train, and it doesn’t amount to much time here.
Trips to New York are always like this for me. This is only the third time I’ve been here, but each time, my visit is extremely limited, no doubt confining my experience of the Big Apple to portions that I can see in such short time.
There’s something about short trips that push me to be as efficient as possible. I’m here for meetings with a couple of prospective clients, as well as a book release party at the SoHo House tonight. Around, and in between those events, I’ve been fortunate to arrange a string of meet-ups with the few NY friends I know. Each of them scheduled almost back to back, without room for a break in between. It’s non-stop, and that’s part of what I love about my experiences in New York so far. No time to catch my breath, and definitely not much time for sleeping. Of course, when I’m only here for two days or less at a time, why would I need to breathe or sleep anyway?
It’s now after lunch, and I just stopped at a small joint called Push Cafe on 3rd Ave and 23rd St. to get my afternoon dose of caffeine. On Heather’s recommendation, I’m off to the Met to see what I can before they close. Then meeting another friend, then the party tonight, then back to San Francisco tomorrow late morning. What a rush…
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I have only been to New York once and it was to loaf around and check out as many art meseums as possible. Even with no “strict schedule” in place I felt like I was always rushed and needing to go here or there. Needless to say, I think that is just how you “are” in a place lilke New York. It seems to be its own little world…but a very lovely one and seductive with all its lights, potential and opportunities. I can’t wait to go back. I envy your recent trip.
As a former resident of NYC, I can tell you first hand, the energy level is intense. I can also tell you it is relentless. After 10 years, I was burnt out. I moved back to the wilds of NJ from which I came. Viewing the city as an occasional visitor is definitely the preferred experience. Enjoy!
the quote issue, perhaps you need to add slashes when it is added to the db ?
“ & ”
If those got decoded via the web browser… the above symbols are ASCII-encoded left (“) and right (”) double quotes.
Not sure if its what you’re looking for, but maybe :)
Hi
As has already been suggested, using PHP’s
addslashes()orhtmlspecialchars()should prevent quote trouble (either by adding a ‘' before each occurrence or by converting the characters to HTML entities. respectively).Kind Regards
I put together a document testing the different special characters for the organization I work for. A friend of mine posted it on his web site.
It’s not complete, but maybe it will be what you are looking for.
I am a regular visitor of this website now and I’m very much impressed with the design style and content of the website. The break is a must, otherwise you get burned out. Keep writing.
I used to work by PUSH. It’s a great coffee spot with an awesome staff.
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