I'm baaack!

Not that anyone missed me. Long story short, I joined the 21st century with a new computer purchase and a DSL line. My old computer was 6 years old and dial-up was entirely too frustrating.
I just returned from NY city. Queens actually which is a lot like the city of Buffalo. Think of the opening and closing footage on All in the Family and you get the idea. My friend Mike is trying to return to the Buffalo area so I thought we'd have one last hurrah before he packed it in. We took the Staten Island Ferry and actually saw NYS Attorney General Elliot Spitzer on board. I was impressed because I didn't think the politicos traveled amongst the little people. Maybe he wouldn't be such a bad gubernatorial candidate . We headed to one of Manhattan's best known liberal areas Union Square and checked out the big Barnes and Noble bookstore. We were fortunate enough to catch Pulitizer Prize winning author Art Spiegelman speak about his latest book In the Shadow of No Towers. I just started reading this title which is sort of like a board book for adults. It deals with the author's experience in the days following 911. He lives near the WTC and his kids attended schools nearby. He intermingled recent history with characters from old school comics. It was an interesting presentation--he has a great sense of humor. I also had a chance to check out the Queensborough Public Library's Central location. They had an exhibition of Zelda Fitzgerald's art work. Much of it done while she was institutionalized. Queensborough does so much with not a lot. I hope all who live there know how fortunate they are to have the Library.
On a parting note, The Daily Show refuted claims that its viewers are nothing but stoner slackers. These tongue and cheek remarks were made by Fox News nazi Bill O'Reily. An AP story says that Daily Show viewers are more educated than O'Reilly viewers. Yes, I used a Canadian source but what can I say? Where I'm from we're practically Canadian. Is anybody else as bummed as I am about the lack of a hockey season?