Murderous pace

Things have not slowed down, not even slightly. Too much to do, not enough people to get it done, not enough time. And then I get called to “must do” meetings on the silliest of topics, meetings that waste a couple hours or an entire day, and it gets frustrating. Despite (or because of) all the pressure, I wasted a day myself on Tuesday, touring New York Harbor by small boat. It’s a trip I’ve done before, and while I’m sure the Circle Line is fine, there’s nothing like bombing around the harbor with people who know what they’re looking at, and we covered a lot more territory, too – – from Gantry Park to the Intrepid, Governors Island and around Staten Island, up into Jamaica Bay, a quick dip in the Gowanus, and back home. Took all day. Of course, what I want to see and what a normal person wants to see would make for a nice Venn diagram, plenty of intersection, but a big space over on my side for power plants, sewage treatment plants, and the odd highway floating in the river (not yet, but soon). I think “outboard road detour” is my favorite new euphemism. Took lots of pics, but they’re not up yet. I’ll let ya know.

Off to la dentiste.