Please don’t tell Mayor Bloomberg, our nanny-in-chief, but yesterday I had at least 20 ounces of Coca Cola, a pastry, and a sliver of apple pie topped with vanilla ice cream, and that was after turkey with all the fixings. It was a mega carb meal and I thoroughly enjoyed it. His efforts to manage the lives of New Yorkers took another blow this week when cabbies who were forced to buy hybrids reported that they were losing any savings on fuel, and more, to repairs. Thus far, the hybrids haven’t been up to the constant use a taxi experiences. Maybe they will be in the future, but for now it's less profit for some medallion owners, the possibility of going out of business for others. Their pockets are not as deep as the mayor's.
At each birthday or holiday I get to catch up on the progress of the family of my youngest niece, Sandra. Her husband, a superb banjo player, has put together another CD, his band's fourth, which I look forward to playing in the car this weekend. I’m not a fan of bluegrass, but I know the musicianship will be fine. Meanwhile, Ron Jr., a high school sophomore who has become serious about guitar, entered a contest with a friend who plays banjo - and they won the $300 prize for first place! His sister, Danielle, is a freshman. She made the JV volleyball team but didn’t see much playing time. She will begin basketball next week.
I expected traffic to be light yesterday, given the fact that Hurricane Sandy has taken out so many cars, and so many homes have been damaged. I was wrong, at least going, although it eased once we hit the Garden State Parkway. The drive home was smooth, as we’d come to expect since Easy Pass Express went into effect. The only damage my niece’s family suffered was an uprooted tree in the back yard, which fell away from the house and, fortunately, just missed their neighbor’s boat, which was parked near the border of the properties. They aren't far from Seaside Heights, where damage was severe, but far enough away as to never having been threatened by flooding. They lost power and decided to buy a generator, which they haven’t used, as their power was restored while they were at the store. Hopefully, they’ll never need it, but it’s wise to be prepared. Government will help, but it works slowly. By then it may be too late.
My thanks to the four kind folks who purchased books today.
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