ARE YOU GOING TO THE GAME?
With the coming of fall and the temperatures beginning to drop, going out is more comfortable.
reasonable prices. Why would you want to see a losing team? Well, it’s something to do and the arenas will not be crowded.
If you’re a sports fan, now is the time to get out and about to see a game in person. With the Mets and Yankees collapsing, there will be plenty of tickets available at
Of course, hope seems eternal with the start of the football season. Will the Jets and Giants succeed? Let’s see, the Jets were in Super Bowl III … wasn’t that like 50 years ago? The Giants have fared better, but what do you think? Never say never — there’s always hope — but one thing is certain: There will be plenty of seats for either at Met Life Stadium at this point of the season. Something tells me here the seats will still command a premium. If you go to a game, you need to get decent seats. You don’t want to be sitting as if you’re like a plane landing at Kennedy or LaGuardia. Yes, there’s more room up there, but at that height, better to watch the game on TV. Be prepared to be gouged on the food and drinks, but that is part of the experience. Going to a game brings out the fact that you’re a real New Yorker, which is necessary at times. As an alternative, you can go to Central Park for a stroll, run, bicycle ride, or boat ride. There are even swings if you want to relive your childhood. A good swinging always elevates your mood. Don’t forget the carousel, especially if you grew up here. It always brings back memories.
YOUR BEST FRIENDS ARE THE BOOKS YOU READ
Not a lot at the movies or on TV, but there’s always a secret friend waiting. A good book is that friend. Reading is the most intimate relationship between two strangers. Reading can transport you to the past, present, and future. It is entertainment of the mind, somewhat like what radio shows used to be. I always try to read for an hour each day, generally at night before going to sleep. Reading engages your mind and helps keep it active, somewhat like solving puzzles. Here are several titles I’ve recently read; maybe they might be of interest to you.
Nordic noir with Detective Walllander on the hunt. Berlin 1939 — a serial killer is afoot with the Nazis all about. Shipwreck, savagery, and survival in the 1740s on HMS Wager. The definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Are you brave enough to walk the path to the Pet Sematary?
“ FACELESS KILLERS” by Henning Mankell
“BLACKOUT” by Simon Scarrow
“ THE WAGER” by David Grann
“AMERICAN PROMETHEUS” by Kai Bird
“PET SEMATARY” by Stephen King
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