Bagels, Pizza, Hot Dogs and Race Tracks - New York City?

Yes. It's where we fell in love.

A chopped one?

Are you kidding?! I live in Manhattan! It's so common here that jewish wives are constantly mistaking their husbands for it.

Soz,

Yes indeed. We'll surely have a big party for the next election. You and everyone are encouraged to come. If the Dems keep their powder dry and behave nicely, letting the Germans press charges for war crimes, we'll have something to celebrate big time.

We have Thomas for one more day. He doesn't fly out until tonight. We'll miss him as we've been missing McTag. It's like they've become members of our family. TcTag was the ideal guest, you'll be happy to know Fiona. I never heard any snoring (but then I don't get up in the middle of the night to smoke, like Bernie does) and I never heard him say a potty word. He only wrote naughty on this thread. Our influence, I'm afraid. Potty mouth is our household language.

Unfortunately, Bernie and I could not run about the city with our guests together. One of us had to play jewelry merchant at the shop. We're closed only on Monday. McTag and I had a good adventure on the Staten Island Ferry. The old girl with the pointy crown is still standing and looking as beautiful as ever. And we had a high time riding and transferring trains and buses. Lots of New York character to be seen on the subway.

Thomas and I had a short trip to the East Village to buy a DVD. Kims is a well known video/music store where one of my darling daughters works. (This is a real prestige job, she's so proud.) They have everything there. And sure enough, they had exactly what Thomas wanted. The ambience of the place is too-good-to-be-bothered cool. If an employee smiles at a customer, they are immediate identified as a non-intellectual and not worthy of favor. My daughter has been the exception. But what can you do with a tall blond from Texas? Everybody knows that blonds from Texas aren't intellectual anyway. Or so they had supposed.

But we all had the most fun sitting around in our living room watching the news and eating. Such good company. I'm trying to talk Thomas into moving to New York. He fits in so well here. I know I haven't a chance convincing McTag and Fiona, so I didn't even try.

I've been away from a2k too long. My habit of checking in on these threads is broken. I'll try to do better.

Blah blah blah, I've been writing too long.......back to work.

Quite likely meself and the lady Diane will be there for the next round.

Good news, Dys. But if you're not, I'll have to fly out to NM and drag you both by your ears. It was good to talk to you Tuesday night. Don't wait until 2008 to visit.

I'll check that dvd-store by myself, medium-term, and if it isn't true ...

oh but it is .............

Well, I'm slowly becoming accustomed to European time, and thinking fondly of my time in the States.
I visited in PA a guy I have known since the old Abuzz days, and that was nice. It was nice too, to be able to respond to an invitation to dine with Noddy24 in the Poconos, and it was good to talk to her, albeit briefly. A feisty lady.
I was panicking in case I would be driving in the dark again that day, but in fact I had plenty time to enjoy the fine scenery as I drove up from there to Highway 84 and eastward to Connecticut.
Visiting old friends there, I packed away another quantity of calories and eventually headed for NYC to meet Bernie and Lola.
Who of course were kindness itself and totally delightful people. They quickly learned the old anti-Republican dance I had been taught by a tribal elder in the woods of Pennsylvania. We lit a fire and danced it on the balcony, and by golly, it worked! The election turned out right, but it started to rain. A small price to pay, we all agreed.

In that case, I even might consider to spend a few bucks in 78th Street :wink:

Here I am, dancing around a little fire I started myself. I've been inspired. I've even broken my rule and taken my little devil's horns and tail out of the closet for the occasion. Oh if y'all could only see me now. he he

That would be fine.......St. Marks Place is passe these days anyway. We'd love to see you Walter. Come on over anytime. Bernie and I will give you the smiling treatment, an antidote for the cool, look-down-your-nose, disinterested attitude of the lower east side.

well, Thomas is on his way. When you get home Thomas, I just want you to know that I ate the last piece of pecan pie. Yum.

I just got back home a few minutes ago. The flight was bumpy, but mercifully short. I have a strong sense I shouldn't have left New York. Thanks, everyone, for a wonderful trip.


Yeah ... go ahead ... rub it in that you're in New York and I'm not ... Fine with me, honest. [sigh]

walter wrote

Define "a few". We have a bed here. It may be available.

Thaught more of "stones" than a bed :wink:

Come. Stay. Use our bed. Shop at our store if you wish. We'll need to hold your passport, of course.

I was only ever offered a sofa.

harrumph

That turned the balance ... looking through flight fares nwo.

Thank you for not publicly mentioning the actual and fullsome offer made.