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May 16, 2004
Creatures of Habit
I've just returned from my stroll to get the Sunday newspaper. I couldn't help but notice the four people standing in front of the newsstand sifting through The New York Times. The "flip-through" is a mandatory, fail-safe method to make sure that you have every single section of the Sunday paper before returning home. I've learned this routine the hard way by not stopping first and inspecting my copy, only to return home to find I've got two Money and Business sections and no Metro section. I used to think folks were actually reading the paper on the street corner but now I know better.
After fetching my paper, I walk past H&H Bagels, the round-the-clock, 24-hour get-your-starch-fix bagel store. H&H is bustling with activity on the weekend, and a line out the door spills out onto the Broadway sidewalk. Cross the street and you're at Zabar's, the gourmet food store here on the Upper West Side of NYC. Zabar's is ... well, the place to go for fresh bakery goods, your Sunday morning fix of lox and cream cheese and other delectable goodies. It's also a popular stop for tourists, as evidenced by the busload of folks standing outside waiting for the doors to open.
It's just another typical Sunday morning in my neighborhood. What's it like in your neighborhood on a Sunday morning?
Cindy
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Sunday mornings usually consist of the Houston Chronicle and coffee out on the deck. Then it's grocery shopping. Yes, I am a woman who lives on the edge.
Brain matter deposited by: Kat on May 17, 2004 12:08 PM
Kat - I guess you're the only other person who wakes up on Sunday and actually does something (since no one else responded.) :-)
Brain matter deposited by: Cindy on May 17, 2004 6:16 PM
This last sunday was spent mostly clearing up the carnage from the dinner party the night before and then going for lunch with an elderly relation.
Next sunday will be spent doing a 10km run in the morning and watching a rugby cup final in the afternoon.
A typical sunday (if I have such a thing) involves walking the dog, collecting the paper, having a large brunch, reading the paper, watching a video and maybe nipping down the pub in the evening for a pub quiz. Interspersed with large bouts of doing nothing and walking the dog.
Brain matter deposited by: Dragon on May 18, 2004 11:52 AM