Happy Birthday
#Periscope
! On March 26 the streaming app went live in 2015. For 6 years we watched, we broadcast, we created communities - until Twitter pulled the plug in 2021. Forever grateful for the wonderful and amazing people Periscope brought into my life!
This is most definitely an alternate vision of my city, a bad dream, some kind of photo-shopped gimmick .... it can’t be real..... can’t be ....
#NYCLockdown
#CoronavirusNewYork
Six tweets from
@realdonaldtrump
within 2 hrs this a.m. - and it's the same old crap - blame the Dems, bitch about Hillary, scream "witch hunt", & "fake news"- and lie about the affiliations of the Mueller team. Getting desperate? Scared? Seeing how this will end????
One of the most exciting aspects of
@periscopeco
is the opportunity to meet people from around the world - paths that never would have crossed without the app. Last night finally met Andy from Worthing U.K (aka
@Bobthebalder
) on his first visit to NYC!
Exactly three years ago today (May 5, 2015) I downloaded a new app called PERISCOPE ..... I stared at it for a few minutes but did not hit "Start Broadcast" so don't think I'll do anything on THIS May 5 ...... but tomorrow, May 6th, I'll start my 4th year going live!
Reda, you have no idea how much I value your posts - they remind me that not every Floridian is part of the problem, and you are the perfect antidote to some of the truly ignorant stuff that they share.
Think about how extraordinary it is to be a baby elephant. You're surrounded by your immediate and extended family when you're born. This calf is sandwiched between his mom and grandma. His siblings, aunts, and cousins surround him. Elephants are like us in that they live similar
Holy crap! Our mayor just said that before this ends some parts of
#NYC
could get as much as 8 inches of rain, and the Governor described this as a "life-threatening event". Happy to be home, with nowhere I need to go.
To my friends celebrating - hoping the holiday brings all the peace and joy you deserve. (And remember - no matter what your religion, the message of "peace on Earth, good will to all" is something everyone can embrace!)
#Christmas
All the tweets I see about the passing of the sublime Charlotte Rae only mention her TV roles - but her stage career was incredible & included Threepenny Opera, Pickwick, Golden Apple, The Littlest Revue, Three Wishes For Jamie and as Mammy Yokum in Li'l Abner. RIP.
I now have nothing but contempt for anyone and everyone who has ever enabled or supported the despicable
@realDonaldTrump
, the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime. No excuses - you all share in the responsibility for today's shameful anti-American display.
Just watched our incoming leaders ascend the Capitol steps ....... I think I’m probably going to spend the rest of today a bit teary-eyed but with a joyous heart.
I’m taking a bit of a break from live streaming, but I’ll be back on
@PeriscopeCo
later this month. Meanwhile, I’ll still be ranting, complaining & finding fun stuff here on Twitter. Stay safe everyone!!!
A pandemic is apolitical. Wearing or not wearing a mask has nothing to do with politics. Sadly there are too many people who are too stubborn or too stupid to admit this. And so the death toll climbs and we all are in danger ....
#coronavirus
This brief but brilliant book should be essential reading for everyone - thanks,
@PeteButtigieg
for you thoughtful and powerful insights as to how our nation (and much of the world) has reached a dangerous turning point.
It's Friday Nov 11 -
@twitter
is still here, I am still here, and hopefully YOU are still here. We can ride out the storm and hope the turmoil ebbs away. Abandoning this platform doesn't help.
A simple
#coronavirus
truth: if your personal decision regarding the wearing of a mask is based on your political beliefs rather than the advice of scientific and medical experts, then you are a self-defining a**hole.
I've been boosted! Just got my 3rd Pfizer shot, as recommended. I still wear a mask whenever indoors anyplace, and outdoors when in a congested area. What are YOU doing to keep yourself, your fellow Americans and our economy safe from
#coronavirus
?
Well, it appears that I fell victim to one of the flu strains NOT covered by this year's flu shot - definitely over the worst, but energy level stuck in low. Hope I can shake this off in the next few days!
It appears the powers that be in San Francisco pulled the Periscope plug with their morning coffee. App goes to black screen.
@PeriscopeCo
is now a memory ......
The reason I no longer watch the speeches or press conferences of
@realDonaldTrump
is because I am concerned that the temptation to hurl a heavy object at my flat screen TV might become impossible to resist.
I can only imagine the anguish and devastation being felt by so many people around the world watching what's happening at
#NotreDame
, a place I visited many time. It's not even a place of my religion, but I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes.
Weeks of
#coronavirusLockdown
didn't depress me, but 1/2 hour on the streets of
#nyc
did. No theaters, movies, museums, no near-gridlock traffic, no tourists crowding the sidewalks - I WANT MY CITY BACK. I know, we must be patient. 😟
As "stay at home" extends, here's a tip: before bed, schedule something for the next day so you wake up having a positive experience planned. It can be simple: rewatch a favorite movie, phone/skype w/friends, cook a special meal etc. Be creative!
#CoronaLockdown
#CoronaVirusNYC
🎉🎉🎉This morning, Flaco begins his ninth month of freedom after 13 years in a small enclosure in the Central Park Zoo. He's had to teach himself to fly, hunt, and ward off hawks and jays--defying the experts who said he wouldn't survive. And he has done it in style!❤️🦉❤️
The late great
#CarlReiner
is one of the names on this plaque located near the stage door of NYC's City Center, on 56th St between 6th & 7th Avenue - this is probably the greatest collection of comic geniuses ever assembled. Just imagine being in that room!
I'm seriously thinking about going to a movie today for the 1st time in 14 months! I'm fully vaccinated & the positivity rate in my area is well below1% (actually 0.69% for a 7-day average) Very few people booked, so not as if I'm wandering into a crowd. Maybe...
#coronavirus
Let this sink in ...... the overwhelming majority of human beings on the earth today have NEVER known a time when there wasn't a Queen Elizabeth II.
#RIPQueenElizabeth
24 hours after the 2nd Pfizer dose, and no real side effects (except for a slight tenderness at the injection point). Not changing any behavior - still wearing the damn mask, keeping my distance, etc.
#coronavirus
Desolate, deserted, a post-apocalypse feeling, the same Times Square where over a million people gathered just a few months ago.... is this actually happening?
#CoronavirusNewYork
#coronavirus
#NYC
In a stunning breakthrough, it appears that
@CentralParkNYC
has been able to train birds to pick up litter! Conservancy CEO Betsy Smith touts the innovation's potential, "Imagine if we're able to train pigeons!"
#CentralPark
#birdcpp
A special day for me - four years ago, 5/05/15, I downloaded this new app called Periscope, and what a wonderful ride it has been. I’ll be on
@PeriscopeCo
at 4pm EDT to share some thoughts and memories- join me!
Waiting for the light to change I spot a man wearing a MAGA hat as he notices my hat. Our eyes lock. We stare at each other. We stare ...we stare...we stare.👁👁 Then I let a slow smile cross my face. He quickly turns around and storms off in the opposite direction. MADE MY DAY!!
To all moms - here, gone, yet to be - eternal thanks for showing us how unconditional love can allow each of us to find ourselves, and explore our potentials. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Today was not an impromptu event - look at the date on the shirt. This was a planned insurrection and an attack on democracy orchestrated by
@POTUS
. The real enemy of the people is
@realDonaldTrump
.