Damn! I'm running out of See's Peppermint Puffs. I stole some from my cousin's house when I was in L.A. Apparently I didn't sneak enough back with me -- I'm almost out. They're like those butter mints -- crumbly and chalky, with just enough mint to cool the tongue. What am I going to do when I run out? Are they just a Christmas thing? I don't even see them on See's website. WHY, GOD, WHY?
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Also, after a few weeks of being intimidated by inclement weather and padding my ass with Peppermint Puffs over vacay, I got back on the bicycle again this morning. It was a bit rough. I found myself huffing well before the bridge, which is really a disgrace.
However, I did discover that they've finished paving the upper half of the East River Greenway. Take your bike (or skates or skateboard) for a spin up there. Riding on the fresh, flat pavement is such smooth pleasure -- like digging a hot spoon into a bowl of cold lard. The lower half of the Greenway, though, is still a craggy, bumpy mess. Beware the pot-abysses!
Do y'all have an opinion on which bridge is toughest to cross? I've never crossed the Williamsburg Bridge, which I believe is the longest. And I've never gone up that super long approach to the Brooklyn Bridge from the Brooklyn side.
Hi Ganda,
Actually, the GWB scares me the most (on a bike) - super-long and there are big gaps between the concrete (path) and the cables, where a person on a bike could easily slip through and plunge down to the Hudson below! But the view is spectacular and there are few tourists (like those who endlessly clog the B. Bridge).
You can get a non-designer version of those puffs at bulk candy stores around town - I've seen them at a place just south of Times Square, maybe 40th and 7th Ave. Try Economy Candy? Good luck!
I'm so small town. Of course I was only thinking of the bridges between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
I like this transalt.org clickable map of NYC's bridges.
Worst bridge is the Triborough because you have to dismount and go up and down stairs at various points.
The toughest climb is the Verrazano, but you can only ride it as part of the 5 Boro Bike Tour.
The Brooklyn Bridge is annoying because of all the tourists except very early in the morning.
The the Manhattan, Williamsburg, Queensboro, and the GW (except when the south side is closed for construction, the north side has stairs) bridges are the most convenient for bicycling.
See's has the puffy mints year round! Don't worry! You'll find them.
See's has the puffy mints year round! Don't worry! You'll find them.