Thursday Is Good So Far

The heat has finally lifted and the air feels fresher than it has ever felt. The gray clouds seem grayer and the green trees, greener. I saw the three-dimensionality of the Empire State Building this morning and knew that this city is as solid as that. I saw a union rat—one of those huge blowup rats meant to signify unfair company practices toward a union—and I knew people were taking care of each other, protecting their own. I saw that the rotating B-A-M sign has been removed (temporarily, one hopes) and construction is heavy at that corner, indicating a refreshing of art, even of just an artful sign in Brooklyn.

The day is new and the world is as steady and ever-changing as always.