Anyone missing the old NYC didn’t live in the old NYC
Me: Do you want me to slice that for you?
Her: Why?
Me: Cutting bagels are the among the most dangerous household activities.
Her: (getting knife) You’re the clumsiest person I know.
Me: This is true.
Finished up a slate of projects for a client recently and immediately got more work in. There’s no real happy balance with my type of work, it’s either feast or famine.
The professor was in town but we each only had an hour or so, so we caught up in basement of Grand Central.
Me: Y’know, I have no childhood reference for this place. I figured if I came here back then, I’d get shanked.
Him: Yeah.
The people that dream of the good old days of NYC never had to live here back then. I have the feeling they’re the same people that like to rubberneck at car wrecks or watch nature shows when the impala gets killed by the lioness.
Great entertainment if you’re the lioness or the one in a safe car. Not so much if you’re the impala.
Running down my list of friends who were born and raised here, the professor is in Pittsburgh, another buddy is in Hawaii, another one in Cali, another one in Connecticut.
The City takes its toll on you over a lifetime.
I bring this up because I was concerned about our new mayor. The last time we had a mayor like him, the city was a cesspool.
But his recent choice of our old Chief Bratton has allayed my fears, somewhat. Only somewhat.
For me, I can only wait.
Because there really isn’t anywhere like New York.
Location: in front of all these computer screens
Mood: tired
Music: I know, I know, I know you ain’t the one to play the game.
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