I can tell that I am now a New Yorker, at least in part, because I agree with every word of this Open Letter by Matt Kressel of Senses Five Press

Dear Pedestrian Shopper,

Please note that, while you gawk at the tall buildings and meander down the sidewalk carrying giant bags of material goods, others are struggling to get around you to get their places of employment. As advice for you in the future, I suggest you adhere to these four simple rules when visiting New York:

Please study that before you come to visit me.

Vylar Kaftan posted this on her journal and I thought it seemed like a good idea.

The first 12 sentences from my blog for each month this year.

January: For years, I’ve had a standing date with Sue and Albert on New Year’s Day for black-eyed peas and greens.

February: The deadline to submit nominations for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell Best New Science Fiction Writer Award is not until March 3, 2007.

March: My husband and his friend stand in the kitchen talking about wine.

April: As many of you know, I’ve had some doubts about Scalzi’s bid for presidency of SFWA.

May: I called Carlisle shipping, again, about our missing Audrey II puppets.

June: So.

July: Rob continues to work on cleaning the stove and, to our surprise, the stove is white.

August: I just added making dog ears to my plate.

September: There’s a certain euphonious delight happening with that title.

October: We are packing the puppets now.

November: Today started with me sleeping through my alarm, though waking up in enough time to make the 8:15 train to Saratoga if I hurried.

December: Buried in the 101 Best Web Freebies from BusinessWeek was a bit that read: