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Friday, March 6, 2009

Today I set out on my 10 block walk to work and I realized how many different things you get to see when you walk everywhere.  

Today I passed:  

  • The asian man stocking  the vegetables outside the corner mart by my apartment. Every time I see those fresh vegetables I think about how I should actually be eating more vegetables! 
  • a lady in spike heels trying to pick up her dog poop out of the sloppy slush left over from Monday's snow. (It was a funny site and made me once again remember why I do not want a dog in NYC)
  • the man running down the sidewalk wearing a baseball hat and large black sunglasses even though it was not sunny, trying to hide his appearance during his morning jog.  Celebrity's are normal people too.  
  • the beautiful designer silk dress hanging in the store window that I know I will never be able to afford to own, but stopped and dreamed over anyways. 
  • The homeless man who tied newspapers to himself to completely cover him.  (not sure if that is the best idea...let's hope it does not rain!)
  • The kids laughing as they play chase down the sidewalk.
  • The large black man who sits at the corner of columbus every morning raising money for the homeless.  He yells "Good day Miss Lady, God Bless God Bless God Bless"  everyday when I pass. . He has a smile on his face everyday even in the rain and the cold!  When I get stopped at the light I like to stop and talk to him and he always tells me the latest news stories of the day.  
So that was todays walk.  some of those things I see everyday, but I always see new things as well.  Today I am thankful that I have the opportunity to walk to so many of my destinations.  If I were in a car I would miss out on so many different things.   I love that my walks to work are not boring and that my neighborhood brings new sites every day that I walk!

1 comment:

Amy A. S. said...

You forgot to add that you love passing West 73rd street because your coolest NY friends live there ;0).