April in New York

I've done nothing recently except rag about the weather. But just this week I ventured to the Union Square Market which was really an important sign of spring for me with all manner of vegtables and flowers available and abundantly available. The Sun is out for a limited amount of time today and I have put my heaviest coats into storage. That's a statement if ever.

Today I went down to Kate's school for a parent teacher meeting with her advisor Mr. Byrne who has become a storied part of my life. It's all about the Mr. Byrne stories; Mr. Byrne likes candy and apparently throws people's work back at them if he'd displeased and characterizes everything as crap. We imitate Mr. Bryne at home. ....Kate is doing well in school but sometimes her results are erratic. So I heard myself saying to her, "It's not enough to be smart. You have to learn about time management and spend the next two months just studying for finals." School will be finished on the 10th of June and so she has limited time to raise some of her grades and make a grand exit.