Day 4 - New York City

The temps have cooled down finally. Last day here in the Big Apple. Meetings are going well. Had a nice dinner at the BLT Steak House on 57th and Park Av last night. Have a half day of meetings today. I have a presentation to prepare for meeting tomorrow and an agenda for another on Friday. Should keep me busy. So, it's off to work. Going home to Milwaukee tonight.

Day 3 - New York City

It's another scorcher in the City. I got up early and walked over to the 7th Ave subway. I learned my lesson yesterday that it's better to walk a block above ground than below. The A/C on the subway was working great so didn't sweat too much. I arrived early at 7:30 am and there was hardly anyone in the office. The #2 man here had to let me in the front door of the office when I rang the door bell. Have lots of meetings today and memos to type, so time to get to work!

Day 2 - New York City - My It's Hot Here

I forgot how God-aweful commuting by subway during the summer in New York City can be. I walked a few looooong blocks over to the subway from the hotel and then stood on the 100 degree + platform waiting for the next subway train--and waiting and waiting. By the time it arrived, I was sweating bullets. Then I had to make the big underground transfer at Times Square in a tunnel stretching between 8th Ave and 7th Ave. Then even more stairs and heat and sweat. By the time I emerged from the subway at Canal Street down in SoHo, I could have used another shower. After my morning meeting in SoHo, I subwayed down to the office down near Wall St. I'm now sitting in the same office I once occupied when I worked here. The view of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge below is great, as is the uptown view towards the Empire State Building. It's deja vu all over again.

Well, back to work.

Day 1 - New York City - Enjoying New York City

I'm here on business for a few days. I got here this morning, went to my hotel (Skyline at 49th & 10th Avenue), and then went for a run in Central Park like in the old days. It was hot--in the 80s--and the hills I used to run on every day were a little more difficult than I was expecting. I am getting old. On the way home from the run, I stopped by my old condo. The doorman recognized me before I saw him--and it's been 6 years since I saw him the last time.

After a shower, I hiked back up to Columbus Avenue and walked through a street festival that stretched from 63rd St to 84th. Same old stuff as a Wisconsin street fair. Then I hiked a block over to 83rd and Amsterdam Ave (10 Ave) to have a cooler at the Raccoon Lodge--one of my old hangouts. Unfortunately, it was sold 3 months ago and is now called Crossroad. I called up Doug back in Wisconsin and talked to him for a half hour. Then I stopped at McDonald's for a quick bite. Then I got tired and went back to the hotel to take a nap. I slept a few hours. Then Vicky called from Arkansas to say she and Vicki booked our trip to Eastern Europe already. I have to do it tommorrow. We're leaving April 27 to May 13.

After the nap, I took a walk around the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood I'm staying in. It was dark so Times Square was all lit up. I then walked up to the Letterman Show theater on 53rd and Broadway. Even saw Rupert Jee's Hello Deli, but it was closed. Guess he makes so much money from his cameo appearances on Letterman that he doesn't have to work Sundays. Then I went over to West Side Cottage II restaurant on 47th and 9th Ave for some excellent Chinese food. I had lemon chicken. The bill came to a mere $11. Then I hiked a few blocks over to the hotel to watch the Prime Time Emmy's (most TV I've watched in a long time).

Well, it's time for bed. Got to meet some outside consultants I'm going to be working with for the next six months at their offices in Soho, then down to the Financial District to the office for a bunch of meetings. Oh joy.

Got to go.

Hurricane Katrina Pictures from Key West, FL

My dad rode out yet another hurricane. Here are some pictures.