"Every time I move I throw things out and
start brand new, like an Etch A Sketch."
- A New Yorker Dude
- A New Yorker Dude
Salvador Deli by Jeff Gagliardi
New Yorkers walk fast, talk fast and think fast. There just never seems to be enough time to get from point A to B to C to D to E to F, back to D and F and C with a full swing back to A. Time, time, there is never enough time. So we rush. RUSH. RUSH. RUSH. And in the process we dodge one another like hockey players cradling and handling a puck to the goal. It is an amazing feet, with all the rushing around that we can find time to keep in touch with others.
Where would we be without cell phones that facilitate our ability to reach out and touch someone? Walking, running to our goal while texting, e-mailing and talking."Watch out for that cab!" "What cab?!"
We plan dates with everyone for every available slot in our days. No time for a dinner date, how about a lunch date? No time for a lunch date, how about we meet and talk while we grab breakfast? And let the game of the fast talking fast thinking begin! You have 5 minutes before running up to the office! Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Can you take talking of the mundane with your friend to level 10?
1-2-3-START! Two young men are catching up. Like all NY'ers closet space is an issue. Architects of many buildings fail to realize that you have to dress for four seasons. Closet space only allows for ONE. It shouldn't matter if you live in a studio, a 1 BR or 2BR apt, one person clothes for four seasons. We must love summer because everyone seems to have more than their fair share of tee-shirts. The promo-tee from work, the free-bee-tee you got when exiting the subway station, promoting some product, brand, event, cause or other, the concert-tee, the team-tee, the crazy slogan-tee, "People like you are why people like me need medication," and the picture tees, "Yes, that's my grand baby," VP grandpa beams. "Dude, why you still wear that shirt? I thought you guys broke up." What a conundrum. The answer: Move. Move a lot. As the young man consoling the other in dilemma summed it up so profoundly, "Every time I move I throw things out and start brand new, like an Etch A Sketch." Ding-ding-ding, we got ourselves a winner.
But finding affordable housing isn't easy in The Big Apple which is why so many people stay put, while others get roommates, who hopefully wear the same shoe, pant and/or dress size so they can share clothes and have room in the closets for hockey, skiing, hiking and other gear. If not, it's time to get ready to play, the "I'm Moving" game. Grab some boxes, a bunch of 30lb Hefty's and some willing family member or friend participants. Set your goal and begin. Game tip: Take Friday off so you have time to rest on Sunday before Monday drops the puck and the new rush begins.
Left: Mohammed Ali by George Vlosich
Top and bottom right: Andy Warhol, John Lennon by Nicole Falzone
"Life is like an Etch A Sketch.
Every once in a while you have to
shake things up and start fresh."
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Empire State Building by Tim George
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