We Love New York. Really We Do.

Last night, I quickly scanned through the posts Wife and I have written thus far. I realized that, thus far, our blog may not paint New York in the best light. The reason for that is probably three-fold. First, we are attempting to be somewhat entertaining and interesting with the blog. Imagine the following post, “I went to the local discount store to buy glasses and a very nice woman started a conversation with me and told me a better place to buy even better cups for considerably less money.” While that is a true story, it really doesn’t prove to be very interesting or memorable.

The second reason that our blog will feature a lot of nuts and wackos is simply because there are a lot of them in NYC due to the tremendous population in the city. Every time Wife and I walk just two blocks from our apartment, we pass hundreds, if not thousands of people. In every bunch of a thousand people there is bound to be a couple of nut-jobs. It just so happens that because of the massive population here, we encounter these crazies more often than we did other parts of the country. Finally, we may write a lot about nuts, because New York City may just attract more than its fair share of weirdoes (but we won’t go there).

So, just to set the record straight. I have really enjoyed New York—much more than I expected I would. By enlarge, the people are friendlier than I expected. Transportation around the city is easier than I anticipated. My perceived safety on the streets is better than I thought it would be.

Now, my nose is going back to the tax code, where I have spent the majority of the last two days. Fun stuff.