Frequent Citations

Worst Parade Ever

It's worse than St. Patrick's Day or any of the others--the Puerto Rico Parade is a nightmare.  It ties up Fifth Ave for a 14 hours (okay, 6, but that's a CRAZY-LONG parade, people!!) and the crowds are bigger than any other crowd for any other event anywhere in the city all year, with the possible  exception of Times Square on New Year's Eve.

I had to take two significant detours just to get to my office, and that's ridiculous.

I would feel much more positive about it if they handed out food.  Give me a plate of authentic rice and beans and you can run all the parade nonsense you like.

I Am Not Alone In My Quest

So if the proprietor of the scandalous club that's right down the street from us (we do love this town), purveyor of magazines containing pictures of clothing-challenged chickies, and winner of one of the most famous First Amendment cases ever can ask for bailout funds for his industry, I feel I'm in good company.  Or something.  At least I'm not alone in my mocking, although surely Mr. F. is doing much better financially than I am.  The wages of "sin" are pretty high.

More on that later too.

TFL just made popcorn.  He is reknowned for his popcorn-making skills.  So I'm going to go eat popcorn and reflect upon the fact that my father lived on popcorn and eggs when he was in college.