I had a fantastic weekend in a very unlikely place...NY city (this is where the host ruptures a blood vessel in his brain because he hates it when I "big time" him). I started the weekend in a rather terrible way. I was supposed to meet up with my Aunt and Uncle in Washington D.C. I left early (2:30) from work in order to beat the traffic. At 5:00 I was 23 miles from where I started...still in bumper to bumper traffic and not in a very good mood (especially when you take into account the $15 in tolls this trip had already cost me). So, knowing when I've been beaten I gave up, turned around and slugged my way an additional 2 hrs back into the city. Total drive time, 5 hrs. Total mileage, about 45. Distance from where I started at 2:30 to where I ended at 7... 16 miles.
Now this debacle would usually be enough to ruin my weekend and bring out bitter Ant'ny...but I just laughed it off, went to a diner with my lady friend and watched the BoSox beat the Yankees in extra innings with cold beer and good company. On Saturday I went for a run through Central Park (9 miles) and then went had a picnic on the Great Meadow complete with beer, wine, and sunshine. Sunday was more of the same and commenced with dinner on a balcony overlooking the rat race. Now don't get me wrong...NY has a long list of things that I do not like. It's crowded, expensive, and it snowed twice in April. But, at least it gave me a little pleasure on what could have been a terrible weekend.
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You aren't big timing me...I love the City. Had an awesome trip there in March. Interestingly, it was hotter in NYC yesterday than it was in Tampa town.
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