So I'm on Broadway, walking down Broadway in the low 90s and I'm about to get to this

restaurant where I used to go all the time.

Well, once a week on every couple of weeks, I had these long backgammon games with my

friend James Altichard.

And it's called the pen quotidian and it's kind of a chain, but a classy chain with this

big wooden communal table.

And I used to go like I said quite often with my friend James and play backgammon and eat

healthy, delicious, expensive food.

And then something happened that one day that led to my not coming back here once.

And today's the day that I'm going to revisit the scene of the crime.

How do you feel?

Are you nervous?

No, I'm not really nervous.

I mean, am I nervous about something bad happening again now?

I mean, because the thing that happened was bad enough that it has to be very unlikely.

Because if it happened more frequently, then there's no way the place would still be

a business.

So I know that it's a very rare event.

And logic tells me it's a very rare event.

The pen quotidian is a civilized place.

That's really the best word for it, civilized.

It serves good pastries and strong coffee, nice salads and tartans, open-faced sandwiches

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