I'm blogging from the MetroNorth platform in Dover Plains, New York, waiting for a late afternoon train to the city. Dover Plains used to be the end of the line when I was growing up in these parts, and I took the train to boarding school from the decrepit little station alongside this new facility. WiFi is courtesy of an unprotected home network somewhere in the vicinity, for which I am most grateful. If ever they are traveling through my town, they can tap into my line as well. Thus a web of hot spots springs up in the unlikeliest of places.
I'm riding from Dover because the lots were full at both of the stations closer to my home. l'll be in Gotham for a couple of intensive days of real estate training as part of my work with the Trust for Public Land. The negotiation training that comes with it will come in handy as I try and dine out on less than the allotted $25 mandated by HR for diner expenses. I'd prefer not to be in Manhattan on such a beautiful spring day, but since I have decided not to work for vastly more hours than i was paid (the curse of non-profit true-believers), I spent the morning chaperoning my daughter's 1st grade class at the Sharon CT Audubon society's Nature Center, a place I recall from my youth with great fondness. If that is not a high quality of life, then I don't know what is!
Catching up to this a little late, so you're probably no longer in NYC. But I hope the city was kind to you!
There are some beautiful outdoor places in NYC, even in Manhattan [g].
Posted by: Xris (Flatbush Gardener) | May 25, 2007 at 05:11 PM
It was my pleasure, New Friend! Looking forward to further conversations.
Posted by: GreenmanTim | May 24, 2007 at 01:52 PM
What a great treat to meet you recently...The questions about how things are changing in any given area for better or worse are helpful starting points to cull ideas for improvement from individuals or groups...We're fortunate to have you in the northwest corner. Happy trails...
Posted by: New Friend | May 23, 2007 at 11:09 PM
I can't imagine a nicer place than Manhattan in the spring :)
there's a certain energy to the city that you can't find anywhere else. Enjoy the time you have there, you'll be back to the serenity and peace of the wilderness in a new york minute!
Posted by: fuzzyturtle | May 23, 2007 at 09:14 AM
Tim,
Have fun in NYC. It's not so bad on a spring day. Union Square, for example, is lovely, with all those perennials in bloom at various times. Enjoy. I'll have to try the WiFi at the Dover station.
Posted by: Terry Cowgill | May 21, 2007 at 09:58 PM