pretty normal....

day today, as I sit at the computer in the Lincoln Center Library which has now wonderfully chosen to open at 10:30 A.M. All to the good.
What else..? Yesterday evening was spent at the BAN meeting, a lot of ideas discussed, group is continuing, I offered to help Coby with some data entry during christmas (don't think that I can do it until then)  some annoyance with two of the participants who insisted on something that is happening in the future without adding any doubts to it. Did not confront, maybe another time. My life with BAN still seems undefined. I am not part of their struggle, yet I want to stop the "horror" of aggressive gentrification. Really admired Imani last night for including in the struggle young white people being priced out themselves. Anyway, will see how this plays out.
Afterwards had to do"something" ended up going to bar on Amsterdam and 80 Street called Bourbon Street---a souless place that I do attend at times, because it is not too crowded and has plenty of tvs to watch sports. Pretty crowded yesterday at about 10, mainly due to $1.00 budweisers. I bought one, then gave the bartender a two dollar tip, as a result, she was really nice to me (always tip bartenders a little more than they deserve---you never know what that will result in) watched football game, left thinking Lions would win, returned home to hear on radio the last sad moment in which the Packers took the game away from them. Bar is convenient, but the people there are less interesting than the ones at the Dive Bar on Amsterdam and 96th street. So why did I not go there..? Too tired to take bus there and back. Returned home, awakened around 3 by drip from upstairs radiator, which had been gone for a few days. Woman who lives there has been away for at least two weeks. no keys to super or landlord, so super will have to turn off the heat during the day; only way to stop the leak. It will probably return late at night, leaving me with an annoyance as tomorrow approaches.
Tonight, after session, might see a movie, but at some point will head to South Fourth for their ninth anniversary party. Can it really be nine years (or 8 and a half for me as a regular) since I discovered the place. Many good times there, have made a lot of friends. I go there less often now, probably because so much of my afternoon work is around 145street in Harlem. Looking forward to it.
Not much else to report, busy day tomorrow, will see what happens...