I don’t think I have been to work on 9/11 for a few years, at least not while working in Tribeca. I generally take my birthday off which is 9/12 and the previous years working in Tribeca had 9/11 on a Monday so I took off 9/11-12. Before that, it was on the weekend.

I wasn’t prepared for the scene at the World Trade Center though I figured something was up. I did my usual avoidance of crowds on the escalators, taking me a few minutes out of my way but is enough to salvage a stress-free commute.

As I approached the exit I was asked where I was going. I replied, ‘the street’ only to be told that that exit was not accessible. I told them a sign downstairs might have helped and thanked them for doing a good job.

So I was headed to where I did not want to go but it was not crowded at all. But the street was somewhat different. Yes, I expected crowds and whatnot, and there were a few obstacles just to get 50 yards from the doors of the Oculus to Church Street.

After picking up a cup of brown water at the Dunkin Doughnuts at 250 Broadway, I was at my desk, printing out copies of PDFs that I created the night before. Schlomo added to the queue of PDFs just so he would have something to do.

One or two of the bigwigs made a comment on last night’s debate with Kamala Harris and L’orange Merde. I was surprised that they were favorable to Kamala since these people make six figures I reckon and even in Manhattan they live republican lives.

Perhaps old school republican lives I don’t think they would be maga driven but what do I know? When I am off the clock I try not to think about these people or the job. They agreed with me when I said that Kamala kicked L’orange Merde’s ass.

I was just distracted by a commercial for Gotham Set pots and pans on TV. I was thinking that I should look into that, we do cook in this apartment. It was one of those “but wait…you get this and that for 3 easy installments on $49.99! You would pay $400.00, now it’s only 3 easy payments of $49.99!”

It was a welcome distraction and I was somewhat interested in the product, but after living here for 22 years, where the hell would we put it? I mean, it’s crowded already!

Being that tomorrow is my birthday, I have off and who wants to go back in on Friday the 13th? Not me, so it’s a four day weekend which I need. More of the usual weekend frolics I guess but tomorrow being what it is, Bill will likely take control of the direction that those 24 hours will bring.

Born in 1962, I’m turning 62. Bill mentioned that a few weeks ago and it was on a post-it in the back of my mind.