The Big Apple (and I don't mean Indianapolis)

Ah, New York! It was always jarring coming here from DC, but coming from Basel is something different altogether. I saw more ethnic diversity, psychotic drivers, and certified mental cases wandering the streets, and heard more car horns and cursing, in a 20-minute walk last night than in three months in Basel. Throw in some stifling heat and humidity (heat index still over 90 at bedtime last night) and a mediocre hotel room that costs an arm and a leg...I love this place!