Wednesday. Woke up with the alarm after checking the alarm clock an hour before. I took my time, rather than waiting on the platform for the next train to arrive after the crowded train left. I did not take into account that there are people I sort of compete with when the train cars open, so waiting awkwardly for a few minutes does not seem so bad after all.

I bought a few ankle socks a few weeks ago which have served me well until this morning. The left sock decided to slink down into the sneaker, making things uncomfortable. It was manageable and I only just changed into a backup pair of socks that I had put into my bag only yesterday. So now I need a new pair of backup socks for the bag.

Yancy was at the fruit stand before me which was unsettling. I did not think he would be around this morning but there he was. Not much to say, he told me last week to organize my part of a shared file cabinet and I did but he insisted that it could be better and he was right. But I am the only one who uses it, I sit next to this file cabinet at least 7 hours a day. I appeased him though. He went off to finish clearing our Marcus and Jimmy Chile’s spaces a few floors down.

An hour or so later he was headed back to the major fruit stand blocks away. I was not sure what to have for lunch, and opted for a salad. My plan on saving money went out the window since the salad was about $18.00. It is not just lettuce; there are other ingredients. And it was good and healthier than a slice of pizza or a burger from Wendy’s.

It was a slow day overall and I got a few crossword puzzles done. Hard crossword puzzles. I was doing medium level puzzles and ran the gamut on those and thought I would try the harder stuff. Where it used to take me about 15 minutes for the medium puzzles, now it takes about 30 minutes to complete the higher level. I’d like to think it staves off Alzheimer’s but only time will tell.

We did have a Latin pop singer at the fruit stand today. I heard of them but that was only because if I was looking up another artist with the same first name, this pop singer would be presented in the list. They were nice enough to shake my hand when they arrived, then they were escorted into the area where they were interviewed and I never saw them again.

Mike also made an appearance at the fruit stand. I did ask him to call when he was in the neighborhood but he didn’t and just showed up. It’s a good thing that it didn’t matter. We walked to the Path train a little bit later and he was off to Jersey City and I waited for the Hoboken train, one of a handful of riders that were not captivated by the devices they hold in their hands.

I know, those devices aren’t going away and a lot of people do not have imaginations so they need something to occupy their thoughts. I am the one that has to adapt.