there are very few things that i do very well in life, but there is one thing that i think i excel at: city-walking.as a matter of fact, i'm probably in the top 10 in the entire world. i did my apprenticeship in europe as a young lad; mastered the trade in manhattan; and became a world class figure in the industry in DC.
i truly believe that this skill of mine is far too often undervalued, underappreciated, and sometimes even flat-out ignored. my girlfriend has attempted to ignore my city-walking skills from day one of our relationship, but i have not let her negativity affect the truth: that i have a special skill. i have never met anybody who combines the following skills with more consistency than i do:
a) avoiding cars/buses/trams while not being afraid to walk/run in front of cars/buses/trams when the time calls for it;
b) crossing the street in anticipation of avoiding waits at pedestrian walkways;
c) overall sense of direction; and
d) sheer efficiency in getting from point a to point b.
that is all.
