2012 February

2. Queens Pride House English‐language men’s group (Fb), Jackson Heights.

6. Hug a Jew Day (Fb).

10. Karaoke with members of the Gotham Rock Choir at Karaoke Boho Orchard (Yelp), Manhattan.

11. Post‐karaoke food at Mikey’s Burger (Yelp). ‖ Queens Pride Lion’s Club “Stupid Cupid” party (Fb 1, 2) at Queens Pride House, Jackson Heights. (QPLC’s pictures.)

12. New York Bear Den (Fb) at the Diversity Center of Queens, Jackson Heights. Seven first‐time participants.

13. “Ayah’s gone to the Big Apple!” gathering (Fb) of members of Exotic Jews at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Manhattan.

17. Carlos’ birthday (Fb) at Sissy McGinty’s (Yelp), Astoria.

18. Positive psychology workshop with Daniel Cano at Queens Pride House, Jackson Heights.

21. Airplane flight from New York City to Tampa. Dinner at Argento’s Italian Bistro (Yelp), Hudson. Viewed The Last Jews of Libya.

22. Bowling at Leisure Lanes (Yelp), Hudson. Thunderstorm. Dinner at Hibachi (火鉢), the former Ichiban (一番) Buffet (Yelp), Port Richey. Viewed Hineini הנני: Coming Out in a Jewish High School.

23. Dinner at the “rustic” Sioux City Steakhouse (Yelp), New Port Richey.

24. Airplane flight from Tampa to New York City. Lunch at the new Mumbai Grill (Yelp), Jackson Heights.

25. Air‐conditioner brackets installed in my apartment by workers speaking to one another in Mayan.

26. Ethical Humanist Society of Queens at the Garden School, Jackson Heights. Abdul Bashar from 32BJ SEIU spoke. Lipiara Begum and her family and attorney were there, as well as the wife of another potential deportee. (See Rebecca Henely, “Wife’s words could stop deportation,” TimesLedger, 23 Feb. 2012.) Reporters Sarah Maslin Nir (Twitter) of The New York Times and handsome CeFaan Kim of NY1 News were also present.