Thursday Eye Candy: Silver Bells

Thursday's snow / sleet / rain / ice pellet mess in New York had its moments of beauty - when the temperature dipped low enough to fill the air with the white stuff.

Above, Manhattanites dash past Paragon Sports on Broadway and 18th Street. Paragon is a New York institution - a locally-owned sporting goods store that's been around since 1908 (boxing gloves and high-wheeled bikes?). One location only, three floors of a grand old building near Union Square, top-notch brands and no mass-market junk. Sales people who really dig (and use) the gear they're selling. No parking lot. Gotta love it.

Anyway, Paragon did a bang-up job of decorating their windows and exterior for the holidays this year, and with the addition of a little snow in the air, you can't help humming the "Silver Bells" song in your head when you pass by.