Men of a certain age

seem more reluctant to participate in my mcbreaks than their female counterparts or people in the other age categories. By these men I mean the middle aged like the characters in the TNT new series by that name. Today, my usual spot was taken so I sat in a different area which I try to avoid because of the high rate of rejections I've gotten. Predictably, the first men of a certain age made a sign that he was in a rush, stuffed a burger in his mouth, gulped it down in a matter of minutes and took off. The second man of a certain age made a reference to having problems with his voice. That was a lame excuse. Oh yeah, yesterday's man in a hooded sweatshirt was one of them too.

Friendly locals like Pee Wee or John don't stop by very often so I miss those tourists!! The Big Apple finally made the top tourist destination in the US after trailing behind Orlando and Las Vegas for the past two decades but where are thou friendly

tourist?! It was matinee Wednesday so I could see many of them gathered around the Ticketmaster office.

I was having my coffee while catching up on the day's news. As I read the devastating details of the earthquake in Haiti, I felt guilty about waiting around for a mcbreak when a whole nation was shook up by one of the most catastrophic quakes, thousands of lives perished and people are desperately searching for survivors. There are plenty of problems in our immediate vicinity but surely the Haitians are in dire need of aid and support - just think of all the goodwill that overwhelmed our city after 9/11: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/haiti/2010/01/12/2010-01-12_haiti_earthquake_how_you_can_help.html Today I didn't feel like sticking around for a third or fourth rejection.