I've been working at the office on Times Square (xSq) for a little less than 2 months now. Times Square is one of the street level places that is recognizable as obviously being in New York, and not some other city. As such, people who come to visit New York, at least for the first few times, feel that they must visit this space. To someone who needs to go through Times Square multiple times per day, tourists are painful, literally....
I couldn't have asked for better weather. Sure, it's Minnesota and it's getting cool, but there was barely a cloud in the sky... Darwin and Ray are some co-workers who are in town for a month, and this is their last full weekend in Minnesota. I had offered earlier to take them to see Lake Superior. Darwin, in particular, had mentioned how much he wanted to see the great lakes... so I figured I'd do the best I could, and show him the big one that's only a few hours drive from here....