Tag: ice skating

• An Ice Queen and Prometheus on a New York City Night

  A month ago I wouldn’t be able to stand where I’m standing tonight.  Impossible.  Unless I was willing to share the same physical space with seven other people. I’m looking down at the skating rink at Rockefeller Center.  Four weeks ago, thousands of tourists and locals were cramped in and around the small park that…

  patrickjegan

  January 15, 2015

  Blogging, Creativity, Everyday Events, Memories, New York City, non-fiction, Objects of Beauty, Real Personal History, Uncategorized

  1980’s, 30 Rock Plaza, 5th Ave., daughters, god of fire, ice skating, New York City, Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Center Ice rink, self-confidence, zamboni machine

• The Brick Pond

    I grew up in a small town in upstate New York.  The name is Owego, which is derived from a Native American term that means “where the valley widens” or something close to that.  The village has everything that a typical small American town should have.  There is a beautiful cemetery on the hill…

  patrickjegan

  May 7, 2014

  Everyday Events, Holding onto the Past, Memories, Real Personal History

  bonfires, brick pond, childhood girlfriend, hometown, ice skating, owego ny, skating, waterman center, winter