Another strange but true tale of people going to any lengths to charge their phones.   In central New Jersey Police say a man sneaked into a home and hid under a bed in a spare room for three days before the homeowner realized what had happened.   Spotswood police say Jason Hubbard was charged with theft of services because he was charging his four cellphones in an electrical outlet under the bed. They are not sure why it took three days to charge.  

Did you know that Truman Capote Summered next door to the small town Alabama home of (Nell) Harper Lee?Did you know that Harper Lee served as Capote's research assistant while he was writing In Cold Blood?Did you know that there has always been an unsubstantiated rumor and suspicion that Capote wrote or rewrote To Kill a Mockingbird?

A recent email exchange makes me wonder about auto-correct. Commenting upon a Gothamite attending a meeting, the email stated that “We always actuate her participation.” Upon receiving the email, my intuitive ’auto correct misspell decipher’ recognized the unintended word immediately. The sender also recognized the error and emailed that “Somehow the auto spell transposed appreciate wig actuate.”

I'm just wondering who does their own laundry? I do. I've tried giving it to the guys downstairs, but they put it away wet or use strange smelling softeners or fold thing so oddly, I'd just rather do it myself. I have to use the laundry in the basement of my coop. Its a luxury in Manhattan to have your own washer-dryer. Statistically, only 20% of apartments on this island have their own equipment. A real status symbol. Sometimes the real estate agent will make sure the dryer is running during an open house just so people know.

I have always been a student of people. I enjoy hearing their stories. I think it helps to broaden my own perspectives.

Last week I was playing on my laptop and planned a cruise around Greece for my husband and I. Nothing was booked; nor did I even sign into any website. But, in my mind, I found the ideal cruise for us. I then looked at possible shore excursions using a few different websites.

When we came home last night we turned on the TV and watched a movie I haven't seen since it was in the theatres twenty-four years ago.  Thelma and Louise. A classic. It got me thinking about my favorite movies over the years.   Here is part of my list:  

I'm in Chicago for my niece's wedding tonight. Should be a great time. But that's not what this blog is about.   Chicago is a great city. Really clean, lots of good restaurants and places of interest. We checked into the Hyatt Place, a beautiful hotel, in the middle of the city and found our room. I didn't notice it then but when I got ready for bed, there on the nightstand was a pair of ear plugs. That's a first...ear plugs.