not Ralph Lauren

b4 yesterday the number of ppl who wud have gotten this question wrong was not zero . . . w my yesterday Persian Book of Kings deep drive that number 2day cud b zero but it’s probably not . . ¿Origin? of polo . . dear kind readers: plz eye’m begging; eye’ll do anything, por favor . . nvr say it was Ralph Lauren sincerely, Tom Doody . . a google search will say it was the Persians . . 4me learning w a google search is 4gettable . . learning the way eye did yesterday is memorable . . the Met has 83 pages of the Persian Book of Kings . . the Met realistically declares all the pages of the book will probably nvr b united . . there is abt 8 . . . may b 20 pages . . . on display and they rotate . . and may b my passion will dissipate . . at this moment eye pledge 2make the Persian Book of Kings a must c . .. on each Met visit . .

¿Defensive? si

the tone of this txt will b defensive . . defensive when a person’s been accused is understandable . . defense when there’s no current attack . usually pts 2 some level of insecurity . . in my case it’s the latter . . eye’m defending myself from an accusation that might . . if eye live long enough and other parties live long enough . . that accusation might say eye did not try hard enough w my surviving son Ryan and my daughter Erin . . that accusation . . someday . . . might say eye made no effort w the mom-side of their fam . . yesterday was 2june and if my 1st born son did not die he’ve celebrated his 35th birthday . . yesterday eye tried . . vm 2 Ryan at a number ending 8009 email 2 Erin at email . . . . y . . a txt 2 Luke at a number ending 7299

detached

Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue a few taps on the Met art search and it seems this is the only Manet on view . . eye’ve seen many vids and read on how this artist . . w his paintings . . pivoted the world twrd modern . . tho eye don’t c it in this painting . . other Manet paintings of the same time b gan 2 show how the modern world was drawing ppl 2 cities yet the close proximity of many ppl was realizing detachment which contrasted 2 village family neighbor social interaction of yrs b4 . . wat was said abt Manet’s inspiration cud b said about the internet . . detached

Persia

this day . . 2June in memory of my late son David has a deeply emotional history that b gan after his death . . this yr has generated only traces of emotion which tipped in favor of intellect . . . 4 hrs in the section of the museum traced 2 this geography: Damascus Syria Constantinople Istanbul Yemen Uzbekistan Egypt Andalus Iberian Peninsula Türkiye Persia Iran Iraq Mesopotamia . . a significant section was closed so nothing on Mesopotamia and seems everything was Islamic . . but pero but . . that’s the problem eye can organize the this area of the world in any chronology . . Persia . . . beautiful . . . modern day Iran . . the effectively closed borders 2 Americans and the public cries of: “death to America” . . contrast to the beauty of Persian relics in this Met collection . . . feels tragic . . my childhood was marked by the Iran hostage crisis and eye’d have 2 have a super-human life span 2 c peace w Iran . . Persia the Silk Road surfaces images of beauty . . and ¿Iran? gives me no images of beauty . . may b eye’ll b gin thinking of Iran as Persia

Mesopotamia

Arabic numbers were 1st in India . . Indians also knew of r spherical earth . . this is a deadend in my Met visit . . thinking Arabic numbers originated in Mesopotamia . . BBC traveler and Drew Blinski visited Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers . . my 1st target 2day at the Met after my final drink of my eleven USD twelve ounce can of beer . . eye shud not bitch eye paid ten USD entrance as an NJ student

David 1988 – 2007

2day is 2June . . if my late son David did not die in 2007 he’d celebrate his 35th birthday . . as every 2June btw David’s death and 2day it’s 2day is special 4me . . 2day eye’m omw 2 the Met Art Museum in NYC . . my emotional baggage feels light . . eye’ll continue my campaign 2 talk 2 a member of the Mom’s side of David’s surviving family members . . b4 David’s death he was making an effort . . . 2 involve me in his family . . his mission died w him . it feels like a fitting memorial 2 David . . a phone conversation . . w any member of his mom-side fam . . a baby born after in the years after his death wud b an adult now . . it’d b cool 2 talk 2 1 of them . .

¿Nxt?

dear Felicia: according 2 the State Board of Cosmetology my 300 hr certification was uploaded . . grazie . . eye b lieve the nxt step is 4 me 2 visit the school . . . as u requested eye called 201-866-4000 x 102 and eye got a vm greeting that was not u . . so eye’m opting here via txt . . eye’m not sure wat 2 do nxt ¿Help? sincerely Tom Doody middle-age American living in New Jersey near the Lincoln Tunnel

Citibike viral dispute

black male teen and a 25 – 30 white female hospital worker argued 2 determine the valid owner of the Citibike . . the vid went viral and the teen’s age is not conspicuous . . until eye knew he was a teen eye cud have visualized the 2 parties as matching ages . . dear kind readers: my wife heard this story fr me and formed an opinion in minutes . . she’s at an advantage fr many Citibike rides . . but if u lack this x perience eye’ll get u 2 a decision pt in minutes . . eye promise . . sincerely, Tom Doody . . each person has a membership . . and each person is a regular rider . . each person unlocks his or her bike w a phone scan of the QRcode visible on the stem btw the hand grips .. . the teen had docked recently and was allowing the system 2 register his dock so he wud rent again . . . as the hospital worker saw it . . the teen was sitting on the bike w no immediate plans 2 ride it . . the hospital worker passed her phone over the QRcode and got her hands on the Citibike . . por supuesto the teen did not release the bike . . so they wr tet-de-tet and both have physical possession of the Citibike . . this is where the vid b gan . . eye withheld my opinion until this AM when eye got the whole story . . settling disputes like this is common and ppl r avoiding conflict everyday in NYC . . yet there is no wide reference of precedence or etiquette that rules clearly . . and it goes a little something like this: neither party owns the bike . . both parties have physical possession of the bike . . the teen has reason 2 feel the bike b longed 2 him considering his recent rental and return . . but he’s wrong . . as soon as the citibike logs the dock then the bike is available 2 the nxt person who scans and this person was the hospital worker . . ppl have reason 2 feel they own these bikes when they rent . . a doorwoman as eye delivered Doordash 2 a resident of her building reacted to the bad location where eye locked my Citibike and asked: is that ¿Ur? bike . . NO . . and eye proceeded 2 the elevator . . she accused me of lying on my return . . but eye was truthful . . the Citibike b longs 2 Citibike . . renters feel like owners but they’re not . . the hospital worker was the legit renter of the Citibike and the teen shud have relented

perfect storm

got the following fr a State of NJ Cosmetology employee . . it’s describes the perfect storm . . over and over again in life we have 3party administrative transactions . . it’s best when the person w personal motivation 2 close a deal gathers everything and presents 2 the authoritative party . . but . . that’s rare . . like w mortgage applications there is usually a pro gathering the docs and presenting the docs 2 underwriting . . my situation is similar . . my beauty school is presenting my completed qualifications 2 NJ State and the State approves and gives me a license 2 work as a manicurist in the State of NJ . . dear kind readers: as u can read b low my school did not do something . and that something is delaying my license . . Sincerely, Tom Doody . . eye have reason 2 b pissed off . . eye’m not . . after 300 hours why now am eye learning my school file is ¿Incomplete? . . fr the school’s prospective . . so so so many students r beauty-school dropouts so what’s the pt in making sure every student’s file is perfect . . so in my case it’s not until some1 else alarms that a review of my file commences . . waiting

Hello, After reviewing your online student registration application, a completed school certification page must be uploaded to your online account for review. Failure to do so will result in your application to remain in pending status and you will not be eligible for a student permit. Please contact your school to upload the required document. Also, please be advised, the document cannot be emailed to me. Please feel free to contact me via email when the document has been uploaded to complete the application process. Thank you and have a great day, Mrs. Boyd Tarsheima Fields • FieldsT

beauty school

llo Ms. Shannon y Ms. Maria . . so glad 2 b a graduate of ur esteemed educational institution . . u r so kind 2 reply . . my SS card jpg is attached . . urs always Tomás Thomas Doody middle-age American living in New Jersey near the Lincoln Tunnel