"How you like your coffee?"

First, let me say this: I have lived in Massachusetts for more than 25 years. I love Boston. I love New England and, most of all, I love the Red Sox.

That said, I have to admit to this: I love New York, too. I grew up in the Jersey/New York area, lived upstate for nine years, and have been infatuated with the city since I was a very little girl.

So how do I reconcile my would-be love affair? Easy to answer. I get the New York Times delivered every day, and with it I get a taste of the cosmopolitan lifestyle that has been the object of many of my fantasies for years and years. And, to tell the truth, I also flirt with getting the Daily News and the Post, just to have a well rounded NY reading experience. This is not about politics.

One of my favorite reads in the Times comes on Mondays: The Metropolitan Diary. It is more or less the perfect little portrait of life in NYC, as seen on the streets and in the deli's or in the subways. In other words, from the perspective of the people who actually live and work there.

Check out today's column--especially the last entry.

Comments

[Jen Robinson]

That's quite a conflict! I love the Red Sox, too (having grown up in Lexington), but having never lived in New York, it's easy for me to just dismiss it...

Thanks for commenting on my blog this morning. Your response (about groceries or books) was a nice little window into this not so black and white issue. I will also admit to having left the groceries on the kitchen floor while I briefly check email, too. I keep my laptop in the living room, so this is pretty tempting.