What I did on my trip to NY

My trip to New York was great, full of exciting moments, interesting discoveries, and as we now know, pollution. :-)

Just so you know I wasn't slacking while I was away, here's what I did on my Summer Vacation trip to NY.

• Crashed with my good buddy Lipris from The Albany Project.
  
• Immersed myself in the home of the country's largest Hasidic Jewish population.
  
• Visited Lady Liberty in all her grandness.
  
• Paid tribute at the World Trade Center site.
  
• Found the records of my great-grandparents coming through Ellis Island in 1910.
  
• Spoke to some of the folks at the United Nations' Millennium Project about political blogging.
  
• Saw some of my favorite guys from Advomatic at Ulysses near the Exchange Place.
• Joined Jessica from Feministing and a bunch of other NY bloggers to watch her Colbert Report debut about her new book, Full Frontal Feminism. Click on the link to watch the clip, she did great!
  
• Attended the original Drinking Liberally chapter in Hell's Kitchen at the now-famous bar, Rudy's.
  
• Toured the inside of one of New York's emergency rooms.
  
• Participated in a great ride for an even greater cause.

Yes, all that in only six short days. Whew!

Now it's time to get back to business here in Lansing. First up, a hard look at financial literacy this afternoon with a Lunch and Learn at the Capitol. Come on down and get educated. WDIV's (Channel Four in Detroit) Rod Meloni will be the guest speaker. Hope to see you there!