Johnny Carson once said a New York Minute is the time between a traffic light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn. In other words, a very short time interval often associated with the fast-paced life in the Big Apple.

We experienced a New York Minute in July…actually about a week’s worth of minutes spent with our son David and his girlfriend Miranda. The week can be summarized with a few simple numbers: More than 50 miles of walking; around 30 subway rides (between Brooklyn and Manhattan…or the City, as it’s referred to), 4 cab rides, around 3 showers a day (owing to the humidity), one stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge, 2 episodes of drenching rainstorms, a bottle of SPF 45 and more than 800 photo images. Why a New York Minute? Because that’s how quickly it passed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4D_rfENTEo

Don Henley’s song,“A New York Minute” not only brings to mind our experience in New York, but also in his tribute to the survivors of 9/11 he tells us to appreciate what we have…and our time in the Big Apple was truly an unforgettable experience, thanks largely to the generosity of time that David and Miranda gave us. They literally filled every moment with a memory that will last a lifetime, not only for us but hopefully for them as well.

This blog will attempt to relive those moments. Perhaps it is my way of savoring them, and allowing them to become further ingrained into our collective memory. Rather than simply list the things we did, I will present them as individual events, complete with commentary…and of course, photos.