E-mail From: Contractors 'R Us
To: Architects Inc
Re: New Office Building at 18th St and West Ave, Manhattan
Dear Sirs,
We are in receipt of the plans for your new office building in Manhattan. Please be advised that, as there is no surface which is plumb or, for that matter, square to any other surface, we have absolutely no idea how to build it.
Enclosed, please find a t-square and straight edge for use in your next design effort.
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Now here's a view that I never want to see from KR's cockpit. Admittedly, a huge bow wave would make it more threatening. Still ...
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My week in the big city is quickly coming to a close. And, I have been able to cross off most of the items on my To-Do list.
Lasagna has been found; Artie's Delicatessen, with its great reubens has been visited; H & H bagels purchased: and all of the above and more consumed with great relish. It is time to reenter the real world of cruising. I made a batch of cole slaw this morning.
Most importantly, great times have been spent with Erik and Katy.
A notable failure, however, was that I was unable to get a ticket to see the taping of "Letterman". I was assured eight times while in line for my interview that the selection process was a "random lottery". By the 6th such statement, it was clear that it was anything but "random". "He who protesteth too much ..."
Bottom line is that I completely blew the interview. My penchant for complete honesty failed me. When asked my favorite parts of the show, I admitted that I live on a boat without a TV and haven't seen "Letterman" - or virtually and other TV show - for years. That was it - interview over!
It is a good thing that I am retired. Clearly, anyone who can't nail a 30 second interview to get a free ticket to "Letterman", would not do well in the challenging job search market today.
I visited the Intrepid one day. She had been out for refurbishing when I last visited NYC so this was my first chance to visit; very impressive in all regards. If they did cruises on aircraft carriers, I would definitely go (assuming, of course, that I didn't have to sign up for a 3 year hitch!).
Yesterday was a great day for rollerblading and I skated to Battery Park then over to (and over) the Brooklyn Bridge. The wood planking on the pedestrian walkway was not great for blading. My feet and legs got pretty buzzed. Cool bridge, though, and great views.
I'll have two more nights here. A good window for the sail down the Jersey coast is coming together for Sunday, Sunday night and Monday. It even looks like a SW pattern might fill in soon thereafter; perfect for the next leg of the journey - up the Delaware to Chesapeake City
Best to all.
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