In our ongoing salute to The Pedestrian, we revisit Sidewalks Across America, our plan to connect both coasts with giant sidewalks. And we once again breathe a collective sigh of relief(which is the best kind), that we need not submit a walk plan for our daily strolls.

As the young man hawking newspapers in the 1930’s would bellow, “Read All About It. Tom and Scott Visit the High Line.” Thrill to their true life adventure, as they both tell the same story. In their own words!

We love quaint old small towns, with Mom and Pop shops, many of which are not owned by Moms and Pops, but by Moms or Pops instead. And we revisit our time machine, which is only missing the part that enables time travel. But the most important part is the comfortable reclining chairs, and that we’ve figured out.

Starting today, we’re changing our schedule to two podcasts a week, after having done seven a week for 10 months , and five a week for six months. Why the change? To give you the gift of time. The greatest gift of all. Take a week to enjoy the two episodes, or use the other days to catch up on some of the 415 you might have missed. The choice is yours!

The sultry, tropical July air in Manhattan makes us feel like we’re on a Caribbean island. Tom says we just need to plant palm trees, preferably with hammocks. Scott suggests “Hammocks for the World”, and hopes this diplomatic gesture will give him a better chance of being elected Secretary General of the UN.

Tom’s stay at a wildly eclectic, romantic and boldly designed inn makes Scott recall the antithesis of that. The 1975 Holiday Inn tag line. “The best surprise is no surprise.” We prefer the element of surprise over the soulless conformity of a uniformly designed box.

Tom has a magical moment with his nephew, as they stroll along the very street that earned he and Scott the moniker, The Unofficial Unelected, Self Appointed Co-Mayors of Irving Place. Plus, Scott and his childhood friend are drenched by a thunderstorm, but they don’t care since the rain provided welcome relief on a hot and humid day.

The streets of Manhattan may feel hot and humid, but when Scott rides the wondrous NYC Ferry along the East River, the trip is a breeze and he arrives at his destination cool and collected.

The airwaves are filled with “so called experts” with made up titles like “strategist “ On the other hand, Tom and Scott have every right to call themselves, The Unelected Self Appointed Co-Mayors of Irving Place.

On Bastille Day, the French Fete Nationale, we come up with the solution to speed up America’s pastime, baseball. The players should go back to wearing wool flannel uniforms and caps, and the tiny gloves of the 1930’s and 1940’s.