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Filmmaker Mustapha Akkad died in the Amman bombings of this past week. His credits included The Lion and the Desert, and The Message, and he produced the Halloween horror film series. His daughter also died in the same tragedy. They were attending a wedding party. (photo lifted from the islamonline.net website)

Having just left Amman, I have a sense of what a terrible tragedy these bombings were. Jordanians think of themselves as a peaceful people, and of their country as a safe place to be. Incidents like this are a horrendous shock, even beyond the grief and destruction and loss of life. Thoughts and prayers to everyone in Amman.

 Some of my favorite subway art is here on 14th St. West.

Central Park in the rain. Rain was what we endured most of October. The wettest on record, so they say. Still, the park is beautiful in any weather.

So here’s where I’ve ended up: New Yawk, New Yawk. Truly one of the world’s great cities. You will recognized this immediately as the Chrysler Building, which to me is one of the world’s greatest buildings. I love the audacity of it - how dare they build something that looks like that? This is the view looking south at sunset.