quite a day.......

not feeling to great this morning, but now somewhat exhilirated since I corresponded with newspaperman re article about the mayor. Still not sure if I will take his advice, but feel involved. Still wondering about work tomorrow, should not forget that I took a bus from Washington Heights into the Bronx that primarily went down 170 Street. Fascinating trip! On this very dark day, the Bronx seemed very non-threatening, many streets quiet, almost deserted, a whole swath of streets that seemed to be very weakly inhabited. Very nice development around Freeman Street; seemed very tranquil---a few blocks away the apartments where the students who went to James Monroe in the forties and fifties, students to whom my father taught math to, were brought up. Could (should) have stayed longer, then a bus down Southern Boulevard to the zoo, to Fordham Road. Again, looked at the houses on Crotona Parkway, once (thirties, forties?) considered very special. Yet nothing really threatening about them or the area, which I suppose is strange, since this is officially the "South Bronx". Now in the library, probably will simply return to the apartment and wait for the possible calls at 5:00---maybe a movie after that. Glad I decided to do something different than "hang out", perhaps that is getting a little stale. Yet had a good conversation at South Fourth with a teacher named Joey--have met many interesting people there this week in the three times that I visited. The place attracts such a magnet of people, that is what makes it good.
Later payed a visit to East River, just had a beer, checked in with Erin, said hello to Corenna, whom I had met before---then returned to Manhattan to check in with the guys at 113. So that is it.....later......