didionville

so a local chickadee was arrested last thursday in connection with the federal bust of the prostitution ring that is currently giving spitzer a major headache. (rhinebeck is about 15 miles north of poughkeepsie. apparently, ms. hollander was some sort of scheduler, and face it, any respectable sex biz is going to need competent administrative support.)

i saw the headline in our paper on friday and scanned the article with a chuckle. little did i know …

BUT all of this has reminded me that i meant to write a post about fleisher’s (a butcher in rhinebeck and kingston) that supplies fantastic grass-fed, organic meat from sustainable local farms.

earlier this week, d-man and i cruised up there and purchased the most beautiful n.y. strip steak. its marbling was mesmerizing.

i cooked it using my fool-proof, high-heat, cast-iron-skillet, mega-hot-oven method, and steven and i had one heckuva yummy dinner.

since i am writing about rhinebeck goings-on, i ought to also mention the beekman arms, a charming inn (reportedly the oldest in america) that has a quite nice restaurant with super-tasty meatloaf, among other treats. i also completely enjoy the paper trail, a stationer with a terrific selection of truly beautiful papers.

so i suppose, while rhinebeck might get some buzz currently for its indirect connection to a certain governor’s ridiculous indiscretion, i want to toot the horns of some of the local biz.

i had a milk break and some time for further rumination on the spitzer fiasco …

he’s gotta go. he has zero credibility. the people of new york are too busy, work too hard, and have too many needs to have to babysit a governor who collapses in the clutch … and in a presidential election year, the democratic party certainly doesn’t need him.

he said in his statement he needs time to reflect, to mend his family and re-earn their trust.

i say, take all the time you need.

mommy is teaching me about my body parts. right now, i am very fond of my toes. she is teaching me about my body parts so that in the event i am governor of a state (or otherwise entrusted by the public to provide leadership) i will know, for instance, where my pee-pee is AT ALL TIMES.

later my mommy is going to teach me about having priorities and a sense of responsibility. she is also going to teach me about humility and integrity. i’ll know all about these things so that, again, if i am in one of those leadership positions, i will know what decision to make when i am tempted to call an escort service and, perhaps, lose track of my aforementioned pee-pee.

shame, shame, shame.

and sad, sad, sad for his family and — in many ways — more importantly, for state of new york.