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Andy[_2_]

Stan Horwitz said...

> In article >,
> unge (Little Malice) wrote:
>
>> One time on Usenet, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan"
>> > said:
>> > ChattyCathy > dropped this turd
>> > news:UT0ui.5232 : in rec.food.cooking
>> >
>> > > margaret suran wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Happy Birthday, Stan and many, many more.
>> > >>
>> > > I'll second that! Happy Birthday, Stan.
>> >
>> > I'll third it Stan. Have a great day!
>>
>> Hippo Birdy Two Ewes, Stan... :-D
>
> While Margaret posted that announcement, I was out shooting photos in
> the Central Park Zoo. It was my first visit there. Its a nice zoo, if
> not a little small.
>
> Thanks to Margaret's generous hospitality, I drove up to NYC Monday
> night after work and slept on the couch in Margaret's den. Margaret was
> waiting for me with food on the table: pastrami, corned beef, chicken
> fingers, and three different salads, one of which I never had before,
> celery root salad, which is like mayo-based cole slaw, but with strands
> of celery root instead of cabbage. There was also cole slaw and potato
> salad on the table. Some half sour pickles were also served, and I think
> the regular dill pickles. I tried everything except the potato salad and
> the rye bread. Everything was great, and Margaret was such nice company!
>
> By the time I got to Margaret's place, it was 8:00pm. We chatted and
> nibbled on the food for two hours or so. Margaret went to bed. I felt
> energetic after dinner, so I told Margaret I was going out for a little
> walk. That little walk ended up being five miles! I walked from
> Margaret's 76th Street Apartment west to 5th Avenue, then I walked south
> to 59th Street and I went into the Apple store and I looked around. I
> stopped along the way to get a cup of low carb double dutch chocolate
> ice cream at a store in Margaret's neighborhood. I was only in the Apple
> store for a few minutes. By the time I got back to Margaret's apartment,
> it was 11:00. I went to sleep and read a few pages of her New York Times
> to nod off.
>
> When I woke up, Margaret made me a ham omelet with some toasted rolls.
> We chatted for a little while. Margaret dashed off to a nearby Ronald
> MacDonald House (not the restaurant) to donate some odds and ends for
> their side walk sale to raise money. After I finished my shower, I went
> over there and Margaret and I looked around at the items being sold.
>
> Then, thinking Margaret had a full day planned, I made my way east
> toward the East River and I quickly decided it wasn't worth seeing at
> that point, so I turned around and I walked to Central Park. I walked
> along one of the trails south. I stopped along the way and shot quite a
> few photos in the park before I got to the zoo.
>
> I then ended up at the Apple store again hoping to see the new iMacs I
> knew they would announce today, but there was nothing out of the
> ordinary there. I ate a small lunch at the Carnegie Deli (just a kasha
> knish and some chicken soup).
>
> By that time, my 20 pounds worth of camera gear was really causing me an
> achy back, so I decided to walk to B&H camera store at 34th & 9th, but
> by the time I got to 53rd Street, my back was killing me, so I took the
> E train to Penn Station, which let out one block from the camera store.
> I bought a nice backpack style camera bag, then I went back on the E
> train north, then I transferred to the 6th train which let me out pretty
> close to Margaret's apartment.
>
> While I was resting my tired feet at Margaret's, a bouquet of aromatic
> roses in a nice vase was delivered for Margaret. The roses were sent by
> a certain RFCer, who's name will not be disclosed here, but it rhymes
> with brandy! Margaret sure was surprised to receive such beautiful
> roses!
>
> I picked up some rolls for home from a neighborhood bakery and a snack,
> then Margaret and Marcel and I went to El Grecko for dinner. Both
> Margaret and I had Osso Buco for dinner. Marcel ordered soft shell
> crabs. We all enjoyed our food, even though Marcel's order was messed up
> slightly. Margaret was nice enough to make this my birthday dinner.
>
> My drive home was uneventful. After I dropped Marcel off at his
> apartment, the traffic going home via the Lincoln Tunnel and the NJ
> Turnpike was ver light. The drive took me only about two hours. Of
> course, I arrived home with a care package from Margaret!
>
> Take care, all!

Stan,

Almost sounds like TOO much fun!

Great report.

--
Andy
Three Stooges in One
CotD #2