Aircraft change moved me onto a flight two hours later than planned but there are worse ways to kill some time than at the D1 Lounge.

A wonderful time eating and drinking my way through NYC between Memorial Day Weekend and Independence Day Weekend.

Wrapped up my time in London with a stop at the relatively new at the time American Express Centurion Lounge at Heathrow, followed by some great planespotting from my window seat on a Delta A330-900neo.

As a Midtown office worker drone, pre-theatre drinks and bites at The Elgin | @elginnyc is a solid option.

Cocktails had over several visits to Attaboy | @attaboy134.

Homestand number six on the season started out well enough with the Mets sweeping the Nats, of which I was in attendance for two of the three wins. The rest of the six-game homestand with three against the Rays? The less said, the better.

On an absolutely sub-drenched day where the thermometer nearly hit 90°, Chez Ma Tante | @chez_ma_tante and Natoora | @natoora threw a delightful street party filled with skewers, drinks, and fresh fruits.

50:09 for this year’s New York Road Runners | @nyrr Queens 10K - that’s not great but a 26:03/24:06 which is a very nice negative split. I won’t dwell on how much I left in the tank when I finished because I honestly wasn’t sure how much I had in the tank to begin with.

The experience going to/from Tampa in Delta First Class, with some stops in Sky Clubs along the way.

A wonderful Saturday and Sunday eating and drinking my way through Tampa.

With Tropicana Field out of commission thanks to Hurricane Milton blowing the roof off the joint, the Tampa Bay Rays are temporarily calling Tampa their actual home for the 2025 season. That meant a new stadium in George M. Steinbrenner Field to see an MLB game in so, of course, I had to make my way there! That said, early June day games in Tampa are… man, they are a hot one, like seven inches from the midday sun.

Dinner at the Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded Rooster & the Till | @roosterandthetill.

The fifth homestand of the season saw the Mets go back to their winning ways, winning all four games I was in attendance for, bringing me to 12-3 at Citi Field for the season. Sure, it helped that three of the games were against the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies but that other one? That would be against the defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers!

Dinner at the presently homeless M. Wells | @mwellshq, at their residency within On The 7 | @onthe7lic.

A wonderful Memorial Day Weekend eating and drinking my way through NYC.

Everything you’ve heard about Singapore Changi Airport | @changiairport? It’s true. It’s just about the most amazing airport I’ve ever been in and I still haven’t even been to Jewel! Something for the next time I transit through here…

The first stop after a 19-hour flight? A much-needed shower and breakfast at the Singapore Airlines | @singaporeair SilverKris Lounge in Singapore Changi Airport | @changiairport Terminal 3.

A wonderful last few months eating and drinking my way through NYC.