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Courage.

“You keep baiting me, and baiting me, and baiting me. Is that disrespectful or not?” — Woman overheard quarreling with a friend while the two wait for a bus near Pacific and Washington in Brooklyn

“Remember that (unintelligible) meatball?” — Woman overheard speaking to a man while they cross the street near the King of Tandoor restaurant, Flatbush Ave.

“I’m like this with other people, I wish I was more like this with myself.” —Man overheard on phone passing in front of the Cutie Beauty Salon, Flatbush Ave.

Man 1: “He doesn’t even have an ax to grind! Imagine if he had an ax to grind. (pauses) This is pleasurable for him. Man 2: And we have a court system that can’t consider the lunacy of it.” Man 1: “I believe in karma.” — Two men overheard discussing legal matters, Brooklyn

“Nobody’s mad honey, everybody needs to play by the same playground rules.” — Mom overheard explaining playground rules to her little girl, Gates Ave., Brooklyn

“At least we know shit is clean around here.” “Just say no to roaches.” — Two friends overheard discussing cleanliness near Myrtle and Portland Aves, Brooklyn

Woman: “And I’m gonna be in a bathing suit pretty much …” Man: “… all the time.” — Man overheard completing a sentence for friend, Kent Ave. and Williamsburg St.

"Soon they might be forced to send their beloved ship to the bottom of the sea..." Wow. Storytelling at its best by Jesse Pesta, a "Great Read" in today's The New York Times. A wonderful and surprising profile of the woman trying to save a storied ocean liner: nytimes.com/2024/08/09/us/…

I wrote about Susan Gibbs and her urgent effort to save the United States—as in the SS United States. A supership with a wild history. It's a story about patriotism, top secret propellers and Salvador Dali's pet ocelot. And a big surprise. nytimes.com/2024/08/09/us/… Susan Gibbs

“Why do I have to be villainized literally every six weeks?” — Man overheard talking to an acquaintance near Grand Ave., Brooklyn

“I’m a fucking good person!” — Man in shearling coat overheard speaking with woman, near the lions in front of the New York Public Library

“That was honestly inspired by your blazer. All the colors in your blazer.” — Man overheard on East 4th telling a woman that her colorful blazer (which she’s not wearing right now) had inspired him to do something.

“Newspapers are bullshit, magazines are bullshit.” — Man overheard speaking with two friends on Navy Street in Brooklyn as a woman on a bike wearing a tall, pointy witch hat rode past.

“The person to whom she is speaking is myself.” It’s that time of year—time to read (or re-read) “A Christmas Memory,” Truman Capote’s sentimental masterpiece. Buy the book of course, but if you don’t have it yet you can read here: penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/…

“Like the pig in ‘Charlotte’s Web’?” — Man on a bike overheard talking to a woman jogging next to him, Flushing Ave., Brooklyn

Person 1: “The money will always be here.” Person 2: Inaudible Person 1: “The money’s always gonna be here!” — Someone overheard being reassured during a video call on the M train crossing the Williamsburg Bridge

Next time you're having a bad day just remember, today you didn't go to work and accidentally throw away a $50k picture of the queen by Andy Warhol. nytimes.com/2025/04/28/wor…

Mom decorating the Christmas tree at night, many years ago. See the dove atop the tree? The same one is there this morning. Merry Christmas!

Wall Santa.