Fridays always start the same, I go to therapy. The highlight of the session was when my therapist said I was a “a little bit of a sociopath.” She then added, “You’re going to put that in your blog, aren’t you?” I can’t disappoint us. I have an unusual relationship with my therapist. I think that’s a good thing.
The next was perhaps a first, I went directly from therapy to Citi Field where the Mets were playing the Cardinals. As I take MetroNorth to and from therapy it’s an easy commute. The transfer at Grand Central Terminal is where I realized I hadn’t done that before. I often take the 7 train from Grand Central. I often take the MetroNorth into Grand Central, I don’t think I’ve gone directly from one to the other before.
It wasn’t a doubleheader but it wasn’t a single game either. The Thursday night game was suspended after 8 ½ innings with the game tied 4 – 4. They picked up that game at 6:10, the regular game was scheduled for 7:10. They didn’t need that much time. The Mets proceeded to blow the game in the 10th.
The second game started off bad, the Mets fell behind 4 – 1 but rallied in the seventh to take a 5 – 4 lead on a clutch 2-out bases loaded single by Wilson Ramos. I jumped up and cheered. Then I glanced over to the scoreboard and saw that Jeurys Familia was warming up in the bullpen. I told Alan, “This does not count as a lead, Familia is coming in and he always gives up runs. I was a prophet; he gave up four on two home runs. The Mets lost 9 – 5. I saw 10 ½ innings of baseball and the Mets lose two games. There was no joy in Metsville.
I did meet a delightful couple from Austin, Jenna and Garrett. They were sitting in front of us. Jenna turned around to tell us how much she enjoyed our accent. I think she might have just meant me; I have a stronger New York accent. We ended up learning sharing our life histories including our medical history. Jenna is a cancer survivor and was so open about discussing it. This wasn’t in a, “feel sorry for poor me” way. She was incredibly cheerful. It was about enjoying life when you can. She wants to move to New York. I encouraged them. I love making friends with strangers like that. People don’t suck. They aren’t awful. Most are just fine and some much better than that. Don’t judge humanity by the worst of us.
I had no commuting adventures, on the contrary, everything went smoothly. On the way home the D train came just as I got on the platform. My therapist is wrong, that proves I’m a good person.
Today is the first day of the Great Clearwater Hudson River Revival and I’m not there. This is the first time in years I’ve missed it. I couldn’t get a comp and the lineup does not merit the expense. I’m looking at the pictures people are posting and none are making me jealous. I love the Mammals but they are there every year and I see them often and under better than festival conditions. They are on the Rainbow Stage this year which is a big deal, and I miss kvelling for them, but I can do that from afar. The one band playing that I love that I don’t often see is Birds of Chicago. If I were there I’d also be sure to see Peter Siegel. I love his band the Gaslight Tinkers, Budgiedome regulars. I have never seen him solo. But everyone else there I either don’t want to see or have seen in the last year someplace else. Tomorrow I’m seeing the End of America at the City Winery Loft.
I’m posting this late because once again my sleep schedule was thrown off. I was fine all day yesterday then spent the night going to the bathroom and having sneezing fits. Zyrtec usually works wonders for me so the pollen levels must be very high. I’m not going to let that stop me from taking a walk today. I’m trying to get more exercise. The only question is do I do the nature walk through Bronx Park or walk to Stop & Shop. I need a few things so though it’s less scenic I guess I should do that. What matters is that I walk somewhere.
Wise Madness 