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Life

The parts that aren't spreadsheets.
This page is still mostly blank paper. Photos, books and places will show up here over time.

Where I eat

(New York spots I'd actually send a friend to. The list grows as I eat.)

Tribeca

Au Cheval

Tribeca / Chinatown · burgers & diner

order: single cheeseburger + thick-cut peppered bacon + a fried egg · chopped chicken liver with toast

33 Cortlandt Alley · map ↗

The long, dim dining room at Au Cheval, full on a weeknight
packed, as usual
Chopped chicken liver with toast, butter and pickles
chopped chicken liver
Single cheeseburger with thick-cut peppered bacon and a fried egg
single cheeseburger + bacon + egg

New York

(walks around the city, sorted by neighborhood)

Long Island City

November 2026 · leaves turning

A tree-lined residential street in Long Island City in autumn, a glass tower behind
tunnel of trees
Yellow leaves over a brick-lined sidewalk in Long Island City
yellow everywhere
The same Long Island City street a few minutes later under a cloudier sky
same block, few minutes later

Reading

(books I'm reading or loved, coming soon)