I subscribe to the New York Times Friday through Sunday. That's enough; I don't miss the stack of papers glaring accusingly at me from the coffee table (Read Me!) But I do miss a regular Monday morning column, Metropolitan Diary. New Yorkers send in short vignettes of life in the city. I came across this one online the other day; it's perfect; I can add nothing to make it better.
METROPOLITAN DIARY
Jul 9 8:36 am
Disappointed Fireworks Fans in Brooklyn
By GORDON ROTHMAN
Dear Diary:
To unhappy fireworks fans on the Brooklyn Promenade,
We know you were disappointed, as you streamed away from the waterfront by the score. Many of you bellowed in frustration that the Fourth of July pyrotechnics were too small and too far away. You shoved and snarled through the elbow-to-elbow crowd to make your escape.
Most of us, it seems, recognized that those bombs were actually bursting in Jersey City’s air, and that our show had yet to begin. Perhaps we should have set you early departers straight. But we hated to embarrass you in such a public forum. And we did appreciate your letting the rest of us get a little closer to the action.
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