what do you get when you cross a hedge fund trader and a longshoreman?

well, that depends on whom you ask, i guess.  but according to ronnie of carle place, long island, what you get is what i, apparently, need. 
cs lewis and i met at the beer garden for a drink after an especially painful stab therapy session.  as i’d suspected, cs lewis’d made friends by the time i arrived.  [...]

excellent things about today

1.  i woke up to the sound of the mediterranean lapping against the pier of my hotel in juan les pins on the cote d’azur.
2.  my co-worker colin drove me to the airport and asked me if i’d had my “brekkies.”
3.  my flight into munich was late, causing me to miss my connection, but this afforded [...]