Somehow over the past month W has become the building yenta. In drips and drabs he’d start mentioning how neighbor A is visiting his boyfriend in DC. And how neighbor B has a much higher than usual electric bill. And how it took neighbor C 2 hours to get over the GW after Christmas. Oh, and Neighor D usually makes black eyed peas and cabbage on New Year’s day (W was hoping for an invite)… he must be from the South.

And so W’s new nickname is born. Welcome, Jackee.
He’s even been racing the old lady neighbor to shovel the snow out front, and has befriended her so that she continues to leave toys for our dogs at our stoop. I’m afraid to go back to work and come home to find a canasta tournament going on in the apartment.