quick thoughts...

•i was walking to lunch this afternoon and i passed an ad for delta airlines above a metro entrance that read "brazil: it's different down there." i realize that they could be promoting their non-stop service from jfk to sao paulo, but they have also come up with one doozy of a double entendre. with advertising like this, it is no wonder that they have been toiling in bankruptcy for the past several years.

•after my run in with the delta ad, i settled in for lunch with a wonderful cobb salad from gourmet 53 in the public atrium at 53rd and 3rd. for those of you unfamiliar with new york, many large buildings have public space contained within them, that as the term public space would indicate, are open to the public. i am sitting in this space happily eating away and immediately i feel a wave of emotion coming over me. what was it you might ask? nothing more than the sweet sounds of lionel richie and steve perry! the catch is, they were not playing over some crappy speakers pumping muzak into the space, no they were courtesy of a nattily dressed man playing the piano. it is unbelievable how awesome 80s standards such as hello and don't stop believin' can sound emanating from the ivories. needless to say, there was a small stream of salty water running down my cheeks as a enjoyed the rest of that salad.