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    August 16, 2008

    OVERHEARD and GLIMPSED in PASSING

    When: Aug. 5, 8:40 AM
    Where: Hudson River esplanade
    Who: 2 female joggers
    Attitude: flat
    QuoteUnquote: “I don’t like seeing a naked guy in the shower at 7:10 in the morning.”
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    When: Aug. 3
    Where: Washington Square
    Who: Businessman on cellphone
    Attitude: Amazed
    QuoteUnquote: “All his shoes are cheap pressed leather and cost $800 a pair!”
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    When: Aug. 12
    Where: 14th Street
    Who: middle-aged woman to friend
    Attitude: dry
    QuoteUnquote: “If I didn’t have my second child I never would have stayed married.”

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    AWESOME AND RISIBLE VISIBLES

    1. Man and upended racing bike emerging from a Port-o-San
    2. Fat bulldog sitting on bench while owner runs around dog run
    3. Cairn terrier scaling 6-foot stone wall to greet canine friends
    4. Man fishing on the North Lawn in Rockefeller Park
    5. Wild turkey strolling in Battery Park
    6. Summer skies
    7. Half moon
    8. Full moon

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    Posted by Jane on August 16, 2008 11:36 AM

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    I especially loved the glimpse of "mike", man and bike, coming out of the Port-o-San! And, do you think your fisherman might be standing in the wrong direction to catch a fish? (The patches of light on the lawn look as if they might be fish, no?!)

    Posted by: Claudia Cassel at August 17, 2008 9:30 AM

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