Hi there. I — we — are back. Where did we go? This place:

It was a whirlwind three days. We ventured uptown and down, saw a play, saw cabaret, saw jazz, saw art. This art, in fact, the Raphael exhibit at the Met:

Dog walkers on the upper east side:

Cocktails on the lower east side:

(Actually, I think it’s more properly the east Village. Whatever, I’m a tourist.)

It was exhilarating but exhausting, and I’m still recovering. More later, but we need a new thread.

P.S. To the dismay of perhaps some of you, NYC is not imploding under its COMMUNIST MAYOR. In fact, it seems to be thriving. Of course, he’s only been in office a few months. Give it time. :::Mitch Albom shakes his fist angrily.:::

I’ll be back when I’m more rested.