Postcards from the Quirky Side

02/28/2019

Especially for photographers, another postcard from The Quirky Side.

02/22/2019

We just got another postcard from the quirky side ...

02/14/2019

After a hiatus, new postcard from The Quirky Side, especially for Valentine's Day.

12/12/2017

A new Hannukah post: http://thequirkyside.com/post/168472632865/the-maccabees-had-oil-lamps-but-in-later-times

The Maccabees had oil lamps, but in later times people used candles in their menorahs. Then when candles became outdated, more practical incandescent bulbs. A few years ago, I spotted this menorah fitted with CFL bulbs outside a Park Slope synagogue. I haven’t checked lately, but it now may be fit...

04/13/2017

Ever wonder why photographers often wear black? http://thequirkyside.com/post/159540745450/for-everyone-whos-every-wondered-why

02/15/2017

Here's another post for Valentine's Day.
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It’s still Valentine’s Day, and it seemed like a good time to post this, for all the New York City romantics. (I await a romantic comedy that’s set at least in part in the subway.)

02/14/2017

Ah, Valentine's Day. Advice to the shy: don't be a dummy. http://thequirkyside.com/post/157236598195/its-valentines-day-so-heres-one-for-all-the

It’s Valentine’s Day, so here’s one for all the shy people.

12/24/2016

Santa's elves may need some extra cash, or they may be bored. http://thequirkyside.com/post/154905428390/even-santas-elves-get-tired-of-making-toys-and

Even Santa’s elves get tired of making toys. And, times being what they are, may need a bit of extra cash.

12/24/2016

The first night of Hannukah, as well as Christmas Eve. http://thequirkyside.com/post/154905341235/the-first-day-of-hannukah-as-well-as-christmas

The first day of Hannukah, as well as Christmas Eve. Nothing stays the same: the Maccabees ran short of oil, but menorahs today mostly use candles instead; or, outdoors, electric light bulbs. After all, it’s the symbolism that counts. This Park Slope menorah has some incandescent bulbs, some CFLs. S...

12/20/2016

'Tis the season, of course, but the season keeps getting stretched at the early end: http://thequirkyside.com/post/154737306225/tis-the-season-the-shopping-season-started-early

‘Tis the season. The shopping season started early this year, at least in NYC. By early I mean before Halloween. And I spotted this spring-loaded Santa figurine on a sidewalk one fine June day.

07/12/2016

's tourist season here in New York, and I've been thinking. http://thequirkyside.com/post/147306339360/its-tourist-season-in-new-york-now-that-i-think

It’s tourist season in New York. (Now that I think of it, it’s nearly always tourist season here.) And I’ve been thinking about New York, New Yorkers, and sophistication—the last real and imagined.

06/28/2016

Ah, New York, where humor rules the day! Especially in the subwways. http://thequirkyside.com/post/146617250075/i-have-no-idea-how-this-illustration-of-mickey

I have no idea how this illustration of Mickey Mouse got inside the locked display at the Penn Station subway, but some enterprising person managed it. Probably one of the most innocuous rodents in the subway.