September 19th, 2009
Have I mentioned Pat? Pat is a lovely woman I live with. She's 83 and still goes to work every day. She's an attorney. Yes, it's impressive that she still works every day, but the more impressive part is that she bikes to and from work every day in Manhattan. How inspiring!
Today Pat had a guest here from Connecticut. I really nice lady named Kim who runs a website called TravelingMom.com. Pat, Kim, and I went on a 17 mile bike trip to Hoboken, NJ. We then biked to the trains station and from the train in Manhattan back to Pat's apartment. Two hours later we biked from the upper west side to Greenwich village to see a play and then back. I estimate that we biked about 30 miles today.
NOTE TO SELF: WHEN YOU ARE 83, BIKE 30 MILES IN A DAY.
Pat is actually take a bike trip from NYC to DC next week. 4 days. 200 miles. WTF.
Our trek to Hoboken was to the legendary Fiore House of Quality, a deli famous for its fresh mozzarella and other Italian deli specialties. I had the fresh mozzarella and the smoked mozzarella and I must say that both were the absolute best I've ever tasted. What more could I ask for but perfect weather perfect cheese and a long-ass bike ride?
As if I needed more awesome shit, I had Ethiopian food and then I saw the most vile play I've ever seen, complete with nudity, rape, drug use, teen pregnancy, and murder! Believe it or not, it was a comedy. I think.
Final thought: At one point during our cycling trek today I waved a friendly hello to a passing cyclist who, after a look of surprise, smiled and waved back. Kim, riding behind me, said “That's so southern.” I nodded. Then she added, “Keep on trucking. These people need it.” That felt good, and I agree. Everybody needs it.
