I think I need an attitude adjustment. Well, no not me per se but the blog me. A blogitude adjustment.

You know, I don’t actually spend all my time grousing about traffic. You might be forgiven for thinking I do - since I do tend to rant about it with some frequency and at considerable length. Yes, it makes me slightly bonkers and it’s as inconvenient as hell but it is not, by any means, the beginning, middle or end of my relationship with New York.

There is much more to the place and far more to like or love about it than not. That is - after all - why I started this blog. So, after reading back through the last few months and seeing a bit too much cranky for my tastes, I decided to swear off the traffic rants for a while (the issue isn’t going away anyhow. It will be there to rant about another day) and focus on some fab, fun and maybe unexpected things about the city.

I hear by pledge that I will look on the bright side, report on the good, the amusing and fun with only a dash of annoyance (it wouldn’t be Gotham without it, after all). Thankfully I have timed this pledge perfectly because summer is when a lot of the stuff I love about New York starts up or hits its stride.

Street fairs and festivals. Shakespeare in the Park. Shorter lines for movies and restaurant as folks flee for the weekend. Fleeing for the weekend one’s self. Fireworks over the East River, Summer concert series - actually several series in various parts of town. Sidewalk dining. Though speaking for myself in re the last - I don’t see the appeal of that in Manhattan most of the time. The quieter blocks in the Village on nicer days. Maybe. But drinks in the gardens of certain bars and eateries are definitely on the to do list.

These are the things that I shall concentrate on for the next few months (along with my regular shopping and walks, history and food posts). The things make summer in the city one of my favorite times of year - the heat notwithstanding. And let’s face it - I grew up in Houston. NYC summer heat has a long way to go before it can ruin my summer mood.