New York City

It was a day like any other. I was working at Kennebec Valley Mental Health Agency, now Kennebec Behavioral Health, as a billing specialist. I actually STILL work there as a Managed Care Coordinator's Assistant. The billing department was in the basement of the billing and my desk was in the back corner of the room. It was ALWAYS cold at my desk. I was in the corner right next to the pipe that bro

Yesterday was the 97th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, held on the Fourth of July in Coney Island. Joey Chestnut managed to not only win the championship title for the seventh straight year, he also set a new world record by eating 69 hot dogs in just ten minutes.

It is an iconic New York City landmark. Even if you have never been there in person, you probably have seen it in movies and TV, Grand Central Station. Grand Central Station is celebrating its centennial.

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's swim looks like a great time. People in costumes, swimming, having fun. We probably should've gone, but there was that whole hangover thing to deal with. Which makes us wonder, does jumping into the freezing Atlantic ocean cure a hangover? If so, we're totally there next year.

I've talked in past posts about my baseball vacations. I've been to Philadelphia and Baltimore to see the Red Sox on the road. However, the first trip was with my friend Jeremiah, a New York Yankees fan, to New York City to see them play the Twins.