The Three Turkeys

I have seen three types of turkeys since being in NY.
The first is the Wild Turkey. Wild Turkey is usually found empty, laying in gutters and occasionally littered in the park.


The second kind of turkey is the wild turkey, which I have also seen in the parkk (not far from Wild Turkey).

The last turkey is the tom turkey we will be dominating on Thursday.

Halloween

Megan was at a hospital in the Bronx, learning how to give, and then giving, pelvic exams until about 10 pm on Halloween. Needless to say, it made for a very frightening evening for her.

I spent my evening at home, and my fingers were involved in a very different activity than Megan's. My fingers just channel surfed until I stopped on 'Poltergeist,' starring the guy who plays Hayden Fox on Coach. The movie was on ABC Family, (I was hoping to catch a Full House Halloween special) so it wasn't very scary.

I will not post a picture of Megan's evening.

work and play

Megan on the Brooklyn Bridge

Here is the building I work at, under the supervision of Vishnu

and Joan

Here I am at a procession for St. Antonio on Mulberry Street

Paesano

Today I took the Bronx 2 bus across town to Arthur Avenue, home of the Bronx's Italian neighborhood, a neighborhood which I found far less touristy and more Italian than Little Italy in Manhattan.

I enjoyed some delicious mozzarella and I sauntered the streets for an hour or two, but the highlight was a conversation with Maria, a 35 year transplant from Napoli.

Although Maria had been in America for over three decades, she had failed to really learn English...except for some phrases, some gems. Occasionally throughout our conversation Maria would end a phrase by turning up her nose, showing her palms and shrugging her shoulders while saying "whata you gonna do," or "foget about it." Great ItaloAmericano stuff.

Soon Maria and I were joined by her friend, Fortuna. After about 45 minutes, by the time a third friend arrived I surrendered my seat on the park bench and proceeded on my way with satisfaction.

I had a good day today. Porca miseria.

Tha Brawnx

The Bronx: a far cry from Sacramento or from Holladay.

My assumption is that the Bronx is a different area than it was thirty years ago, when it seemed to develop a dubious reputation in the minds of everyone who was around in the '70s. For us, in 2008, so far so good.

Megan started on her cadaver and I started at work, which gives our lives a degree of normalness. Cadavers however, are not normal.

Target is normal though, and we found one. I also found an Autozone. I have yet to see a Video Vern's.

First Names in Hollywood

Cerebral challenge:

Correctly list the first names of the above heroes.

___________ "Indiana" Jones, Jr: John, Henry or Samuel

___________ MacGyver: Angus, Seamus or Richard

___________ Walker (Texas Ranger): Charles, Robert or Cordell

I'll spell the answers backwards, but in order:

yrneh, sugna, lledroc

On the silverscreen, as in gym class, there is heavy emphasis on males' last names. First names are for girls, like Punky or Blossom. This was a tough quiz. It was intended to be more informative than egocentric.