This Weather is Ridiculous

I sit here in Central Park waiting to go to the gym for my volleyball match tonight.

I will say that it just get me how people become with some added heat.
They slow down so much that it makes you wonder why they are even walking.

Take a cab.

Take a train.

Take a pedicab.

But get out of my way.

I will say that sitting here at 6:50 Tuesday afternoon, in the shade with a not so humid breeze, feels nice.

But I am glad the weather is breaking and I hope for a hard fast cold rain to cool things down.

I wonder what the summer holds when we have had 4 days in the mid 90F temps while summer our highest temp all summer was 92F.
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How in the hell.....

Can you be on line at the concession stand at the movies,get to the counter and NOT know what you want to order?

Chris
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Integrity.

The definition of integrity is as follows. The adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.

So here are the rules of integrity. simplified of course. and i plan on following them to the best of my ability.

1. Don't deny your feelings but don't wallow in them. Find an effective straightforward and non-blameful way to communicate feelings. If you're scared or angry. say so. not a big deal.

2. Tell the whole truth. make yourself safe for people to tell the truth too.

3. Be selective in making commitments and scrupulous about keeping them. Don't break commitments unless no other alternatives exist and then carefully communicate about the broken commitment to all relevant people.

4. Take responsibility for any enterprise in which you're involved and ask for each participant to do the same.

I found this piece on a blog I read called "about a boy and his briefs"

He simplified something he read in ‘a year of living consciously’.

I was happy to see it and plan on living it as much as I can.

M102 Helen

I have been meaning to give a little credit to a nice woman I met on the M102.

Now anyone who knows me when I am out will tell you I probably have my ipod on and going strong. Same can be said for the few times I am riding the bus.
This day I decided to take the M102 from my house up to 87th street to hit the volleyball courts behind the MET.

The bus comes. it is one of those super long buses with two sections with the accordian middles for wide turns. I get on, sit down and just relax. Bus is filling up but still enough open seats for people to sit alone and also those single sits are mostly open too.

Next stop here comes Helen.

Now I have my music in in shorts and tee shirt with my backpack. She comes all the way to the back section where I am sitting, stands in front of me and asks, "Would you mind telling me when we get to 67th street?"

"Of course."

She sits in the open seats behind me and even though I was just about to put my headphones back in she started a conversation that I doubt I will forget for sometime.

She is 78.
Living with cancer since she was 14. Living with it every day.
Worked in the JFK Airport back when it was originally Idlewild Airport.
Met Rose Kennedy. Had a conversation with her.

If I recall the conversation correctly Helen told Rose that her son could be "I cant remember what" someday.
In response Rose told Helen that her Sons were going to be "President".

We spoke about living life for others as well as ourselves.
Living a life that makes you happy because otherwise you will not survive it.

She was quite the woman. One who it would be an honor to meet yet again on the M102.

My Memorial Day in a Few Pictures.

You can see just how blue the sky was all weekend in all the pictures.
I will be writing about most of these pics soon but thought I would put this up to stir some questions.
Hope your Memorial Day 2008 was as good as mine.
For those not from the US; Memorial Day a day when we honor the memory of lsot service men and women from our military.

Things to Do This Week:

Keep checking Genius Rocket for new freelance ad work.

Head to Home Depot in Queens to get a propane tank. Strange that in you can have a grill for your deck in Manhattan but since 9/11 you can not buy a propane tank in Manhattan. You have to leave the island, buy it, bring it back to the island and then get it filled. Ridiculous.

Do some laundry; an every other day kinda thing with me.

Write back many emails for people who I have been missing from. You know I hate being on the phone.

Start taking pictures again with the 5mp camera I am using until I can find camera I really want. No more settling because I see a great price.

Pray that the sun comes and stays out this week. A sun that feels like it is just above the clouds and makes me sweat as I am walking to the park to wander and play volleyball.

See 'The Chronicles of Narnia; Prince Caspian' by the weekend. I swore I would see it on an off day when it wouldn't be full of parents and their kids.

Sit and wish I had made plans to be in Miami playing with Bry at Nationals. it sucks and I blame myself. It won't happen again.

These are just a few of the things off the top of my head. Always helps to put them out there so then I can not forget them and people can hold me to them. Well they can try but there are only a few people I really listen to.

Is This the Promise of a New Generation?

Okay, so it would never happen but I do love this picture.
It is funny that for a movie that will do such great business the promotion is immense.
I know people have plans to see it already in groups and have to see it by that Monday.
I might be one of them, actually I would wait until Wednesday to go to a less crowded theatre.

But I love this photo.