I have to visit at least once a year.  There are endless things to do, places to visit, and the most favorite past time, people to watch.  I’ve never been to New York and thought ‘same old same old’.  It’s so massive for being so small.  I’ve never been to the same restaurant twice, nor the same art gallery, museum, concert venue, bar… I guess that comes with only having a day or two each time I visit and I try to pack as much in as possible and inevitably return home thoroughly exhausted.  It’s been one of those ‘must do’ items on the list of mine to return on my birthday in early December… I really want to go ice skating in Central Park.  It will happen… maybe next year.  It’s all about timing.  

Every time I visit NY, I have a memorable cab ride.  On this round, I had a demented clown.  And it was 7:30 in the morning on my way to work!  He was having monologues with himself but staring at me the entire time through the rear view mirror (somehow managing to drive a straight line) and he was pretending to be a different person or sometimes an animal that would show up to Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood and kill everyone off. 

“Oh hello Mr Rodgers, I’m Mr. Snake! I’m here to strangle you!!” (as he demonstrates how to strangle with his hands, lifting them off the steering wheel.)

“Oh hello Mr. Rodgers! I’m going to stab you with this knife! Bwaahahahaha!”

Then he began to get worried that I was going to ‘steal his act’.  He became vehement about me not sharing this with the rest of the comedic populace.  I assured him I would not. I am curious as to what tipped him off, as I was certainly not laughing.  But there it is, free for the taking if you happen to be mental.