When I was a young in (pre-high school age). I'd wake up for school and my pops would pop into my room and tell me, I'm not going to school today. I'm going into the city with him to run errands.

Those were always the best school days to me. They didn't have podcasts back then so we would actually talk during the almost 3 hour drive into the city.

I'd remember being amped and excited about the day ahead but my pops feeling quite the opposite way in fact. Like "a whole day wasted".

Upstate NY down to the Bronx then Queens. We'd get back home late, after dark usually and I always had a blast. Breakdancing was a new thing in the city. I'd briefly catch up with some older cousins and get news on what's "cool and hip". Show up at school the next day to broadcast the previous days adventure to my class mates.

I say all that to say, I have to get down the city one day this week probably Thursday. And now I know why my pops felt the way he felt having to go into the city.

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