Sunday’s Report From The Big Apple

Good morning all of my loyal and faithful readers and followers. It is bright, sunny, windy and cold in The Big Apple @ 8:30am==>39º ...  Burrrrrrrrrrrrr!

The Gator’s 14-7 win over Mizzou yesterday afternoon in The Swamp was ugly but ... hey ... a win is a win ... right? This was yet another game where our defense made up for a lackluster offensive performance. Our record is now 8-1 and 7-1 in the SEC.

So==>The Muschamp magical mystery season continues.

Unfortunately, the Georgia Bulldogs won 37-10 over Ole Miss and now will face the woeful Auburn Tigers (2-7, 0-6). Ain’t no way The Dawgs are gonna lose this game so our chances of playing 'Bama for the SEC Championship are virtually nil.

A bit more on the sporting scene ...

Great news in the Yankee Universe==>On Friday Mariano Rivera, our closer, informed Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman that he would indeed return for the 2013 season.

At the beginning of the 2012 pre-season Mo sustained a season-ending knee injury and his return, at the age of 43, seemed to be problematic.

WELCOME BACK MO!!

Moving on some more ... 

Last night’s NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC concert was wonderful, especially Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Lugansky received a well-deserved standing ovation.

Yesterday I posted that I was pretty certain that my comp. seat would be in the upper nosebleed section ... well ... I was totally wrong. My seat was in the orchestra, row N==>AWESOME!!

When the concert was over it was way-too-cold for me to even consider walking back to the apartment. I had anticipated this so I actually got to Lincoln Center about 90 minutes early and spent the extra time walking around the underground areas of the Center, out of the cold.

Oh ... the subway on the way up to Lincoln Center was jam-packed, nose-to-nose, almost Tokyo-like. Very very unpleasant.

Today’s entertainment event is yet another classical music concert in the Lincoln Center area ...

3:00==>CONCERTANTE CHAMBER PLAYERS @ Merkin Hall - “Works by Beethoven, Vaughn Williams and Schubert.” (complimentary ticket)

Hopefully, when the concert is over I will be able to meet up with Dian Crystal aka My Lady for a bite somewhere. 

My Lady is undergoing major foot surgery tomorrow and is in my thoughts and prayers for a quick recovery.

HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY EVERYONE!!

Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>4.53 miles (or, 9,917 steps)

Total mileage since 7/1/12==>678.76

Mileage remaining until 4/23/13==>400.24

GO GATORS!!

Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”