For the record, all log times going forward are CDT/CST as opposed to EDT/EST. I should fix this in the log generator. Ah well. The Ultimate Luxury. Must stifle the urge to snicker mercilessly. An everyday convenience just about everywhere else is a rarity in Manhattan, even in million-dollar apartments: the washer-dryer. Yeah! Looks like … …
Argh, why am I still reading NY1 in the morning? Old habits…
Attended my first block party tonight, which gave me a chance to finally meet a lot of my neighbors. Got a good feeling about this community.
After three weeks, I’m back in NY. It’s cold and dry, and I can’t say that I missed being here. Very happy to see Mr. Kitty though, who hopped on my lap this morning like nothing had ever changed.
After nearly a decade of morning workouts, I have started shifting to evening workouts. Getting up before 5:30am is just too brutal. Gitmo: The Worst of the Worst?. Life is quite nice here (despite my being incredibly busy with work) so it is very easy to forget to be angry about things that should piss … …
I have lunch buddies again…
A fresh start. So thrilled to be back in my hometown.
Finally got around to taking one of the Gray Line double-decker bus tours around town yesterday. We did the uptown loop ($37, 2 hrs), which was pretty interesting, but the air quickly turned frigid bringing our excursion to a sudden end (not much fun in riding downstairs). I recommend the tour, but don’t do it … …
City Rebuffed in Trying to Bar Mass Bike Rides. Let ’em ride. The judge said the city had wrongly argued that the Critical Mass rides were a form of parade or procession that required a permit because the riders “travel en masse.” Following the city’s reasoning, the judge wrote, “New Yorkers commuting over the Brooklyn … …
Huge blizzard. Quite possibly my last major snow as a New Yorker. It felt good to be out and about this afternoon, jogging to the store with some 80s tunes on the mp3 player, a brisk wind blowing through my hair, and practically no auto traffic in the street. Still can’t wait to move.