amsterdam avenue and connaught place

on sunday diana and i went to a street fair on the upper west side. she mentioned that she wanted to find a new purse and to keep a lookout. as it began raining harder, a stall caught my eye. specifically, a red purse caught my eye. yeah, that’s not uncharacteristic. but the odd thing is that i HAD the purse. and the more peculiar thing, still, is that it came from india. i asked the woman in the booth where the purses originated. sure enough, delhi. this antecdote could impel a few conclusions. a) even the street fair stalls in new york illustrate the international orientation of, arguably, the most diverse city in the world. b) upper west side women are being ripped off because that purse surely did not cost $20 in india. c) i need to get into the import/ export business to beef up the old teaching salary.