I have arrived in New York City! To start off with I have a few random musings which have crossed my mind from time to time...Ok at least three times to six times a day.
To start off with the resevoir in Central Park has started to freeze around the edge and has created a 5 metre ring of ice around the edge of the lake, now I understand that it is winter and freezing is the natural occurance of a liquid turning into a solid at 0 degrees. What I am failing to comprehend is how the ducks and geese still land on the water and sit in it. How are they doing this? Do they have insulation on their legs? And is this why duck leg is a gourmet delicacy in china town? AND aren't the ducks suppose to head north for the winter so that they minimize the chance of becoming a permanent fixture of the lake? Speaking of, how do they know when the water is starting to freeze around them? The whole situation has me perplexed and I feel compelled to find out the truth about this freezing duck phenomena!
Next item on the agenda. Why do the greek statues in The Met have such perfectly sculpted testicles? Lets all be honest here, when have they ever looked so smooth and perfect? Same goes for the ass! Because I can tell that the nether regions of these greek gods are somewhat misleading in their representation of real life, does this mean that their six pack and pectorals are also a false representation of what was many thousands of years ago? Is this like the B.C version of photoshop? Yes, I think so!
Why is it that in a city of roughly 19 million people do seemingly ordinary citizens, with no obvious disability or crack addiction, find the need to talk to themselves so frequently, and even sing opera to themselves. I am really confused by this habit.
Finally on my list of things that have crossed my mind this week. Do you thinks it's bad if the recommended price for museum entry is $20 and I give them $1? Is it my moral obligation to give in and waste $20?
