1. The woman on the subway wearing a Hello Kitty-patterned blouse who asked her companion, “What’s this corn doing in my bag,” then produced a half-cob of corn from her bag and ate it between Union Square and Grand Central.
2. The taxi’s meter was broken so my ride was $5 cheaper than usual.
3. I am not rich (yesterday I saw Sarah’s 5000 ft TriBeCa apartment:  she has a room that she just uses to put on her make-up) but I am still among the wealthiest people who have ever lived.
4. In addition to the woman with the corn, the texture and color and diverse flavor of the passengers on the subway.  Specifically, for some reason, the Chinese woman with bags and boxes piled up in her pink, dirty baby stroller.
5. That I am respected enough to be asked to be overall chair for Tudor.

Many thanks,

Me