YESTERDAY IN NEW YORK CITY: FIRST TIME BACK!

Yup, that's right.
Yesterday.
New York City.

I was there.

The last time I was in the city was December.

That's the longest I've been away in 40 years!

Today was my first time back since the pandemic rolled into town.

I would like to say that I went to have some fun,

but truth be told, it was for a doctor's appointment that I'd postponed.

I was in and out of the city in one hour,

but I did have a few minutes to walk around before my appointment.

It didn't take long to notice two things:

1. The streets were empty.

2. Almost everyone was wearing a mask.

 

Yet, there were signs of life.

People were walking, jogging, biking, shopping, eating.

It felt so good to be back, even for just a short and sweet visit.......

and even if things are not yet back to normal.

I had time to walk over to the reservoir at Central Park.

You know me......

Any chance I get to stare at some water, I take it.

In my quick trip to the city, it was clear to see that

New Yorkers are working hard to keep coronavirus from making a comeback.

So, PLEASE, rest of the country.......

Learn from New York (and New Jersey and Connecticut).......

Wear your masks.

Keep socially distant.

There is scientific evidence that if everyone wore a mask in public,

the U.S. could get COVID-19 under control in 4-8 weeks.

That sounds a heck of a lot better to me than never.

We are all in this together, so let's fight it together.

Mask up, America!