September 27, 2009 - Bicycle ride
Past the Marcy Projects, past bizzy Bedford, up to Wmbg Bridge and over. The other day on Atlantic near the bank building I was waiting to cross and a young man came up to me. "Excuse me! Excuse me! Are you Jewish!"
"No," I said. So he turned briskly and went off to save some better soul. Not a thank you or a nod or a smile or a sorry-to-bother-you. I was worth something to him, and then, fingersnap, I was worth nothing.
I should have said: "אני שייך כל הכנסיות; אני מכבד את כל הדתות." And tapped his mink hat and said: one must not add bullshit to the world; one should remove nonsense whenever possible. With a shovel or an ice pick, with a blog or a red pen. If we sat down and had a cup of coffee together I bet we could put the vowels back into the name of God.
| Food | Qty | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle ride, 1 hr. | 1.3 | -667 |
| Total | -667 |