After spending most of yesterday in my office arranging files for storage, I aimed back towards the garage where I had parked, taking in the mild spring-like weather.  I decided to avoid the crowds and tourists on 42nd Street, and instead walked casually down 43rd St where there were few people, towards Ninth Avenue.  I had a productive day, was looking forward to a nap, and then the Badgers game.

Last Thursday was an office day. Banging away at my computer I was getting a bit wigged out and it was only 3. I had a bad case of the afternoon doldrums. So I took a break and decided to go outside. I stood there without a coat on, my eyes closed, soaking up the sunshine and warm air. It felt a little strange but quite exhilirating. Then I realized something...is this Spring? Are we really done with winter?  

Are you on Facebook?  If you are you're probably familiar with Throw Back Thursday (TBT) which is an excuse for one to post photos from the past, when we were young and in our prime. It is a fun, sometimes foolish, but mostly harmless tug of nostalgia. The above photo is representative.

It was in the personal section of yesterday's Wall Street Journal -- carrying two cell phones.

That's what Fred called it.  Gotham has a number of talk lists where fellow Gothamites can chat about a variety of topics.  There is something about talking sports that allows people to debate, speculate, opine and even hurl light barbs without others taking things too personally.    

Baseball season started yesterday with the composition of the middle school team. This year, sixteen boys and one girl. The girl on the team has been playing since she was little and really, really wanted to play on the boys team. She had to pass a physical test that the boys did not but she didn’t care. She wanted to play.

I have admitted in past blogs that I am not an athletic person. My idea of a work-out is to walk the treadmill as I watch a trashy television show that I have taped; usually an episode of The Real Housewives. As I have gotten older, however, I have recognized the increased importance of exercise for me.

Sitting on my office desk facing me is a Tiffany Lalique glass crystal sculpted eagle head.