Welcome to the Big Apple!

I was in New York City, Wow! I had planned on writing my week 2 blog while in New York, I figured I was there for four whole days. I would take a walk to a cafe with my computer some morning while my wife slept in. Or maybe sit in a cafe in the afternoon or some evening and reminisce about technology in New York. Well New York was awesome, the only time I set down was to eat! The Technology presence in New York was evident in Time square, where almost every building outside our apartment had some sort of plasma display with vivid pictures and colors displaying all the beautiful items and people money can buy. I was also able to use my BlackBerry everywhere in Manhattan, and I mean everywhere; From the top of the Rock, to the underground subway, on the Brooklyn bridge and on the Staten Island ferry.
With that said, even if for a minute I headed out with my briefcase(or attaché perhaps it's really a satchel, man purse?) I would have been hard pressed to find a place to hook up. (with my wireless that is) It did make me stop and think, how we need a wireless infrastructure in this country. Well need may be a bit strong. I would like one is more appropriate. If it is good for me though it may well be that it is good for commerce in general. How much would it cost, how much would it help? I wonder.
While wondering I wondered as Mic Jagger once said "all over Manhattan" actually perhaps those aren't lyrics in a Rolling Stone song but they are close, related or someone may consider them tangential at the least. Which through the fun of word association and rambling leads me to another New York Minute.
I had just assumed I would hate New York, just in the same way I hate driving in downtown Chicago and just how I hate the Yankees. (Yes I came home with two Yankee hats, what's a fella to do.) Hadn't Jagger told us all about it in that song "Don't mind the maggots" (Now I know they sang that!) Well if you have not been there in a while it is time to go back. It was like a Walt Disney vacation set in a huge city. Really everyone was happy, I even thought I say Mikey Mouse walking around Santa was there in full force it must have been some kind of conference there were hundreds of them mostly in groups of 7-10 and very few sober and it was not crazy expensive though signs of rich people were everywhere. Which was kinda fun though puzzling as well as we never did see anybody who was rich, how do you think they manage that, probably pay folks like me to make sure they don't see folks like me. Interesting huh?