9 11 2011

This morning I went for a bike ride in Central Park. AS I approached the southern edge I decided to get off my bike and walk along Central Park South. I ran into this memorial in honor of the First Responders of 9 11 2001. There were more than 260 persons pictured.

Last month many people in NYC panicked with the earthquake tremor and about a week later the hurricane came ashore. One woman just looked at me and said she's had her emergency supplies ready since 9 11 2001.

I know this day has marked many in our country and our world. In NYC people feel 9/11 in their gut every time any type of danger comes close.

May fear give way to hope.

Pre Storm / Post Storm

Things were busy, busy, busy yesterday in anticipation of the storm.

Now that it has quit raining, I went out to see the action and I found NYC delightfully quiet.

pre-hurricane activities

I'm glad we don't have TV yet. (We are planning to get TV soon so that I can watch college football.)

But even without TV, the radio hype is great. Maybe tomorrow I will be more humble, but I think you just need food, water, candles, and flashlights.

In preparation for the big hurricane, we tried to go for a walk. We knew the impending rain would discourage outside activities. We ignored the sign, but the police were circulating telling all that the park was closed.

Shopping Adventure

It may not look like much of an incline, but it was. I pushed the cart for the first half of the trip home - all on level ground. When we hit Central Park I let Ron take over.

We now have another cart that we can use for shopping. It is a little easier to maneuver, but it flipped the other day and I flipped over it. As I sat on the West Broadway sidewalk, Ron noted that I had done a very good job of falling. He said I rolled.

Dangerous Places Near Our Apartment

There are some parts of the neighborhood you really shouldn't walk through. Here are two of them.

Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream is less than 2 blocks from our apartment and it is habit forming. I didn't have too many problems until my sister Maureen came and I tried the Coffee, Coffee, Buzz, Buzz flavor. Hmmmmmm. It was so good!



I think the Amsterdam Tavern has 18 very good draft beers that change regularly. So you just want to keep stopping by for that $4.00 pint durng happy hour since they change their beers often. The Tavern is only 2 1/2 blocks from where we live.

So - there are some real dangerous places close to where we live.

Working in NYC

Looking out my window in the morning, I plan my day.

I like walking, which is a good thing in NYC. Basically, I am too cheap to pay for the subway when it is less than 2 miles (unless it is pouring down the rain), so I walk. Rarely do I regret my decision.

Sometimes it's the rainbow colors that remind me of the diversity of our world. At other times I need to look up - and pay attention to the interplay of church steeples and high density housing.

And when I am in overload, I can choose to walk along Riverside Park. It may take a few minutes longer, but that may be the key to a day's sanity.



Enjoy your day. Cathy

ARGENTINA 2009

Oh how wonderful it is to be in Argentina with Meg and Tony - especially when it is freezing back home. We have done lots of walking and have enjoyed some very good wines, empanadas, asados, and pizzas. We have visited two different Methodist churches and we have visited Buenos Aires where Tony was granted a one year tourist visa for the US which will help make it possible for Meg and Tony to visit the US next summer. We leave tomorrow, but part of us will always stay here.