so it is....

gone, yes the $48.00 residue that I began with yesterday morning was all spent yesterday---not the greatest budgeting strategy possible, but hay, it was hot, and cold smoothies and a really good ice coffee was necessary. Still, it was an interesting day.
Yesterday afteroon--in the intense heat, went to the steps of City Hall for the Small Jobs Business Survival Act, in other words the meeting of the advocates of the Commercial Rent Control law, that would stop landlords from simply throwing out mom and pop stores as soon as their leases are up.
I expected more people would be there---not a great crowd, I was able to speak to a few politicians and tell them of my $8.50 experience at a Greek Diner where I had to pay that for a cup of coffee and a cantaloupe. But there was not a lot of eye contact, the gentleman running for Public Advocate against incumbent Leticia James seemed very stiff (I later found out that he teaches Shakespeare at one of the local colleges, and ran an off off Broadway theater in the nineties---well who didn't?). A few speeches followed, but sadly they were scripted, the speakers read from a cold prepared speech, when the issues that we face because of lack of commercial rent control are very obvious and effect citizens of the city of all races and classes. These guys should be able to do better---when DeBlasio was mentioned it was always "play to pay"---a statement that is meant to describe his relationship with the real estate industry, but is also a cold cliche---easy for people not informed to avoid.
The fact is, for some reason, DeBlasio seems very indebted to the Development Community---ironically most of his support in the last election came from the very people who are anti-development. Why is it so hard for people to discuss the problem in this manner?
  I feel strong in my vision and understanding of this problem, but where do I go with it? Possibly i could write an article in the Daily Kos---that might get some attention. Anyway, there is an E for Flatbush party tonight at a venue on the Park Slope border where some more discussion might be possible. Will see how this all plays out.

Tired as the evening came about, but did go to Lansdowne Road to visit my waitress friend Mel. She was there, and we talked about a possible short movie that would include both her and her identical twin Sinem (they are turkish) Surely there is some kind of adventure or trick that they could be in on; they could lure men to their place and confuse them by changing places very quickly, but what would be the "hook'? Why would they do this. They are really great kids and very talented. Well, we will see---maybe some ideas will come to me this evening as I wander around Park Slope.