Today was just one of those days where I loved being in New York. Lately the city has been gray and cold and hard. But today the sky was bright blue and the sun briefly warmed the back of my neck. Spring has made the trees on Park Avenue sprout buds and all the fancy apartment buildings plant tulips around their bits of green. And it was a good day for me.
First, I was walking through Bryant Park and with my laser eye for freebies I spotted the Starbucks tent. So then I sauntered through the park with my free cup of promotional coffee (promoting some new blend), highly sugared and milked, feeling remarkably happy with the slightly chilly breeze and the impressive gray lions.
Second, I went to an appointment at a place near Grand Central. There were pink slips of paper everywhere labeled "Set #2 -->" or "Crew -->" which caught my eye. Next thing I knew I was in the elevator with two people in obviously fake lab coats, faces heavy with makeup. Turns out they were extras for a Law & Order episode shooting in the building. Coolio!
Finally, I decided not to waste the warm, delightful afternoon and took a walk through Central Park. I was grooving to my itunes and walking along enjoying the first flush of spring when I saw a group of photographers and a small camera crew. The object of their attention was a woman in red coat chatting to a gray haired man on a bench. Yes, folks, it was Baba Wawa herself! Barbara Walters, unmistakable. I had just stumbled upon a living legend. And all without trying.
It's nice to be at the right place at the right time, every once in a while. :)
Baba Wawa. Wow! Geezers in plain sight. I can't tell you how great it is to hear you so happy. New York is magical, even in the midst of its chaos, or maybe because of it. The way you navigate that space, with your quiet energies and inner strength, if you bottled it - it would sell.
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