Thursday, February 12, 2004

This morning I was at the chapel of Greenwood Cemetery. It’s a truly impressive piece of architecture. Although non-denominational, it clearly has predominant Christian overtones. That's a contrast from Vassar College’s non-denominational chapel which seemed to be more balanced. (I recall being surprised to see Jewish stars engraved on the windows) Anyway, the purpose of the visit was to prepare for the Parks Commissioner’s annual review of the borough next month and Greenwood was selected for aesthetic purposes. I look forward to soon touring the cemetary and seeing the graves of notorious NYC legends such as Boss Tweed and Bill the Butcher! (Both characters were prominently featured in “Gangs of New York”)

Today is Thursday which means that it’s Survivor night. Since there are three tribes, I’ll make three predictions as to who will be voted out assuming that each loses the immunity challenge. On Chapera, Boston Rob and Alicia have butted heads at camp but it appears that Susan Hawk is the most alienated tribe member. Last week she barely said a word which leads one to believe she is keeping to herself and has not made any alliances. On Mogo Mogo, the odds are against Jenna Morasca. She’s a past winner and rumors are also circulating that she might have left the show due to her mother’s illness at home. On Sabaga, they clearly cannot afford to lose a third consecutive immunity challenge. If they do, Jenna Lewis will target past winner Ethan. The only question is if Jerri and Rupert will go along with her. I don’t think they will. I think they’ll keep Ethan’s strength and vote off Jenna. Thus, my three picks for elimination (depending on who loses the challenge) are Susan, Jenna M. and Jenna L.