Are you sitting down?
Satori, Brooklyn, Brunch — Stephen on 23 December 2007 @ 7:12 PM — 1 comment
Because I have something crazy to share with you. There is a whole, amazing world outside Manhattan… I know! This morning I discovered to my delight a charming area called Park Slope in a hamlet known as “Brooklyn“. And it is only minutes away on the subway. Who knew?
Joking aside, I went to go meet my lovely friend Sian for brunch at a fantastic restaurant called “Rose Water“. I highly recommend it, for the brunch was one of the best I have had in a long time. We then walked around the neighborhood and talked about life’s meaning and the nature of belief. Sian is a former Quaker who converted to Judaism a few years back, and she has a fascinating perspective on it all. She invited me to go with her to her shul Friday night for their service, and perhaps I will. It was certainly a treat to see Sian again after so many years.
I LOVE Park Slope. Seriously, I have such fond feelings for that part of town.
In fact I wrote two blog/journal entries on it. One in 2000 and one in 2005. If you care to read them they are here. They are entries 1.0 and 2.5 in a rather overly-contemplative and romanticized recollection of NYC. Back when blogs were newer and I still felt compelled to unload my somewhat pointless ruminations all over the internet. Ah youth…