Word: daylighting
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...minutes a week. I took King's concept of typing up every minuscule thought that crosses my head and expanded it. Instead of just wasting the thought in one sentence, as he does, I stretch each passing fancy into an entire article: I hate dogs...I never get Daylight Savings Time right...The Post Office is one well-run organization...Happy birthday, Robert Goulet...Boy, do I love porn stars...
...raced down a flight of stairs, merging into people coming down from higher floors. We emerged into the building lobby. Just as I turned to face the glass doors and windows facing Maiden Lane, I saw the sky change from beautiful, bright daylight to complete darkness. It was as if someone had taken a giant, charcoal-gray blanket and draped it over the entire building, pressing it tightly against the glass...
...worker held my hand tightly and we helped each other across Water Street in the direction of South Street Seaport. We had our bearings enough to know that if we could get to the Seaport, turn left and walk north under FDR Drive, we would hopefully, eventually, meet daylight...
...three of us made our way to the Seaport, and then north along the East River under the FDR. After about 25 minutes of fast-paced walking (running was impossible because of the number of people around us), we finally reached the Brooklyn Bridge—and blessed daylight. By the time we reached the Bridge, we had heard so many rumors from others walking, that I genuinely believed the entire East Coast of the United States had been attacked. According to those around me (and the occasional snippet from the radio), not only had the World Trade Center...
...then there's the seers. Jack Welch, management guru of management gurus, is expected to dispense some pearls of wisdom this week about how far corporate America is from daylight. Alan Greenspan hits the House on Wednesday to say something about the economy and nothing about interest rates, and then take questions. (Expect a lot of bombs lobbed about the tax cut, and for Greenspan to calmly reply that fiscal decisions aren't his cup of tea.) And of course the White House will be reminding everyone to please spend your tax rebate immediately, we could sure use the stimulus...