Last night....

 around 8---not sure how to spend the rest of the evening, but definitely wanted to go out.  Headed for Lincoln Center--figured that if the Geffen was closed, I woulld just walk around the grounds---maybe stop on a bench and read with the little light that was left. But for some reason I headed south---body felt much stronger then I had expected, and at Columbus Circle walked west---now at 59th and Ninth. To the south---all of Ninth avenue---should I explore....? Decided to do it and thus began my walk South on Ninth---what a circus! The only way I could describe it. Every block saturated with eating places---either bars or specialized restaurants---all at high prices---several small pizza shops as well--I guess that is where one gets ones cheap eats in the neighborhood. Streets crowded with people; most restaurants pretty full. Walked up to 51 street---sometimes checked both sides. Looking for a sports bar, that at some point I might be able to watch baseball---found one or two, but of course, did not go in---I was not hungry and no beer at this point. The Avenue is not much different then it was pre pandemic--if anything, it seems that there are more places to go into. Remember this was a Monday ---what must it be like on the weekends---so here it is---high end NYC---flourishing but only available to people with a certain amount of money---a garish playground. As the body got tired, and feeling that I had gotten enough information about the block (or blocks) I walked east to 8th avenue---quieter there and waited for the 104 to take me home---waited, actually about 15 minutes. Remember when  104's came almost every 3 minutes? Not Tany more---the bus was mostly empty, and consisted mostly of elderly people. This was a Monday and only a few shows on Broadway had performances, but even on the rest of the evenings---the 104 still runs slowly.

For the rest---sessions seem to be building---reading a lot---Sejanus, a play by Ben Johnson, Shakespeare's contemporary. Johnson writes very well and his characters are articulate, but mostly the play reads more like a treatise on governing then a drama. Narrative spread out as well. Still, I am getting a lot out of it. Should continue and finish it by today or tomorrow. More news and "adventures" to follow...