Hey there happy reader!
You don’t need to be a tried-and-true basketball fan to appreciate what the New York Knicks did this past weekend – they ended a fifty-three year-long drought and were crowned NBA champions.
Today they’ll be celebrated in a ticker tape parade down the “Canyon of Heroes” in lower Manhattan and be given the key to the city.
Bet’cha don’t know why the route is called the “Canyon of Heroes”?
Turns out, there are over two hundred black granite plaques embedded in the sidewalks from Battery Park to City Hall, all commemorating the parades that have celebrated a great event.
The very first “ticker tape” parade happened in 1886, to mark the opening of the Statue of Liberty. Back then, shredded telegraph paper was used, generated by the “tickers” that counted the ups and downs of the stock market.
Today, the paper is biodegradable – but it’s still a massive clean-up for the sanitation department when the event is over!
(I’m just a crypt-keeper for the very interesting history of New York City. I have a whole file left over from when I wrote “The Woodcarver’s Secret,” LOL)
I will happily watch this parade from my home. I’m not fond of large crowds, and this celebration is predicted to bring out a million people. Yipes! Not my idea of a good time…
What is my idea of a good time?
Every now and then, I remember that I live on an island and am surrounded by water.
This was my view at lunchtime earlier this week. The weather was picture perfect and I was lucky enough to meet some friends outdoors. It’s the best way I know to clear my mind and recharge. I highly recommend it…
I am back at my desk, working on my next novel, “The Forty-Eight Hour Rule.”
(I can’t decide if it will be “The 48 Hour Rule” or if I should spell the words out. Feel free to weigh in on this one.
I’m also just about to hit send to put “From Below the Horizon” into the hands of my advance readers. If you’re interested in participating and giving me your feedback, send me a message.
I hope you’re outside today – you most certainly deserve to soak up some sun. Summer is here, and so far, it’s been pretty spectacular!
As always, let me know what you think!
xoxo,
Hilari
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