So, this story is going to make me sound like I have a drinking problem, but I promise that I don’t.
A friend from college texted a couple of weekends ago, wondering if I’d like to meet up with him and a few friends way up on East 93rd street. It was already nearing 10, but [...]
There’s No Service on the Downtown Side
Student: “Do you know what would be great?”
Me: “What?”
Student: “If I had twin boys someday and named one Michael and the other one Jackson.”
I’ve never in my life met a group of people who adore Michael Jackson more than my 5th and 6th graders collectively do. And that’s coming from a true MJ-appreciator.
I’m sitting on the couch in my apartment, wrapped in a plush blanket and watching the Twins. I’m such a fair-weather fan; I only watch when they’re on the brink of something exciting.
But, the joy of it is all part of another weekend in New York. Weekends are very important here. Not for rest and [...]