Andrew J. Lederer

So, I searched for and found another on the web, received a coupon via e-mail, printed it at FedEx/Kinkos, and, with true dedication, ventured forth in the rain.

Got there and the gym wasn't even open yet. Won't be open 'til June 27th. (They did offer to let me see the floor plan, but it probably wouldn't have worked up much of a sweat.)

Oh, well.

Killed a few hours in the book and grocery stores of Manhattan and headed off toward the highlight of my week -- "Joe McGinty's Keyboard Karaoke".

Entered the showroom to find it wasn't happening.

And the cutie-pie "ukulele girl" on stage just didn't send me.

So -- though a ukulele girl with more gravitas went on after her -- I decided to simply go home, a task made more difficult by the fact that a portion of the G line wasn't operating.

What a waste of a day and night.

Except . . .

I ran into Kim, who I spent a lot of time with two years ago and who looked great.

I'd been thinking about her earlier in the day. (Even thought about calling her.)

Of course, I wasn't thinking about her when she tried to catch my attention while I was lost in thought on the sidewalk.

Then, I was thinking 'bout Edinburgh.