We like to think we're finalizing stabilizing the situation here in New York. That's easy for me to say -- I spent the night here in Yonkers with Alane and the boys; Joe and Ellie are down at the Castle 1526 tending to Don Vito.

What a week.

That apartment, that neighborhood, that parish -- all had changed so much over the years; and now changed again.

Anyway, I'm catching my breath at Guido's place. Later today I'll hop a train and head to Brooklyn because there's a lot of work that still needs to be done.

I talked to Frylock last night as I drove from Brooklyn. He promised to stir the sauce on the blog in my absence. He's up to it: he's a guy who's never at a loss for something to say.