22 March

IMG 6732 I shared a taxi from Newark to Manhattan and walked around the area near Grand Central (and around Bryant Park which I know pretty well from when Nikki and Austin lived in Brooklyn) acheiving important administrative tasks), namely Medallion Signature Guarantee on paperwork at TD Bank on Broadway at 37th Ave. IMG 6734 I stopped for this photo in front of the Whole Foods at which I think I went shopping with Frank Hubinsky (but I could be mixing this up with a Trader Joe's in Chelsea). Wherever it was, it reminded me of when Frank helped me with the logistics for the first head-mounted Augmented Reality Hardware historical event (to which Nikki and Austin came) IMG 6735 Verticality is a concept well illustrated in Manhattan IMG 6738 selfie taken at the same place as previous photo to capture the two NYPD officers bearing automatic weapons
IMG 6739 two more officers equally well armed IMG 6740 found the US Post Office next to Grand Central to mail the signed papers to Alliance Bernstein. The place is EMPTY, service was prompt IMG 6742 back out in front of the USPS, the sun is shining blue skies above. This is the very definition of "urban canyon" IMG 6743 walking along I see so many people who expected there to be snow on the sidewalks when they left home that morning! Seeing all these gooey ducks reminded me of the time we visited Elena Baxter and she took us out in the evening to Trader Vic's (was in the Plaza Hotel, Central Park South) where we overheard Bobby Kennedy Jr. complaining that his gooey ducks were too hot
IMG 6745 convergence of icons: Vanderbilt Ave at Grand Central with Chrystler building beyond. IMG 6748 and this Persing Street bridge is another memory booster. You walk by and under it when going from the drop off/pick up location of the Newark Express bus IMG 6750 finally, I am rushing to get to one of my rescheduled appointments when I decide to stop at the Zaro's bakery to get a plastic bag for Greg (he's still using one that he purchased there when Nikki was living in Brooklyn) IMG 6753 Pass through Grand Central main hall to get to 335 Madison St where I meet with Augmate friends, made over 9 years before