Tuesday, August 21, 2007

RAINY DAY MUSINGS

As I write this post, it's a crisp and wet 59 degrees in Midtown Manhattan. Weather that's more befitting a place like, say San Francisco, Seattle or London, England, than here in the Big Apple in mid-August. However, with the nasty, funky humid heatwave we've had the last few weeks, I'll take the wet weather for the time being.


Though with the weather being the way it is, I couldn't help but to think about who has to deal with this crap. Lucky for me, I get to do most of my work on the inside, as do most of you. However, you gotta feel for those fractured few who brave the elements on a daily basis:

1) The Mailman. This person is the ultimate element crasher. Through rain, snow, sleet, hail, heat, etc., the mailman can always be counted on to deliver your daily dose of bills, junkmail, secret loveletters, catalogs and packages, often without a single "Thank You". No wonder they often go "postal" (excuse the pun).

2) Delivery Guys. These guys don't get nearly the amount of love and admiration as the Mailman, but without them, most businesses are doomed. They are depended on to get the businesses the supplies they need so that they can indeed, do business. Right now, as I write, I can hear a delivery guy dropping off kegs for our DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS tonight; If they were afraid of the elements, we'd have no kegs. No kegs = no beer; no beer= no love. Catch my drift?

3) The local bodega. These guys stay open every day, rain or shine. When the local D'Agostinos or Gristide's can't open because of a snow storm, you can always count on Excel News or Jose's Boriqua Shop to be open to handle all of your needs, from milk that 's one day past the expiration date, to condoms, cigarettes, even that $3.00 black umbrella that lasts for all of maybe four blocks.

4) The Homeless Can Collector. Here's another person who will brave the elements to make that cheddar. When you are reduced to homeless status, you don't let something like rain stop you from getting those cans and bottles. You still gotta eat, so you do what you gotta do. Kudos to you, Homeless Can Collector.

5) The Baseball Tarp Guy. Here are the guys who are so low on the food-chain that their sole purpose at the baseball stadium is to sit around and wait for rain. Then they become the star of the game for all of 1.5 minutes, as they roll the tarp out onto the field to protect it from the elements. You go boys!

*rain, rain go away.... come again some other day....*


CALIFORNICATION- Another Home Run from SHOWTIME


If you haven't seen this show yet (airing after "WEEDS") on Showtime, you are missing one funny show. The premise is an interesting one: A writer (David Duchovny) tries to juggle his busy career, his relationship with his daughter and his ex-wife, as well as his appetite for beautiful women. Lots of steamy scenes, hot chicks and witty dialogue. It airs on Monday nights at 10:30pm, anytime on Showtime On Demand. Worth a watch.

Had my first (of many) fantasy football drafts last night. Went in pretty much blind (no research done whatsoever); had the 12th (of 12 teams) pick in the draft. Ugh. First two picks were Peyton Manning and Reggie Bush. Draft went downhill after that. We'll see how the season plays out. Have the big THIRD and LONG V fantasy football draft this Saturday. Hopefully i'll fare a bit better, but with my draft slot (10th out of 12th), who knows?

Last night was the "Invasion of the NYU Medical School Students" as a huge pack of them descended on the bar for DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS. This happens usually once or twice a month as the med students use this time to blow off steam, hook up and do other wild and crazy things to take their minds off the books, even if it's for a couple of hours. God bless 'em.

Speaking of which, DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS continues tonight with $1.00 mugs of BUD/BUD LIGHT all night long!


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