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Just took a quick drive up to NYC and back, staying overnight on free hotel points. Object of this trip was to see the Christo/Jean Claude gates through Central Park. They were pretty impressive, though being far from artistic, I really miss the point. But here's a little secret we stumbled on while we were there: there are "gatekeepers" standing around all through the park, people with long extensible poles with tennis balls on top. Their primary duty is to straighten out any of the gates if the wind wraps them around. Their other duty is to GIVE OUT FABRIC SAMPLES TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS TO ASK FOR ONE! These are pretty small, but neat to have anyway.

There are only a few more days those gates will be up. Worth seeing if you can.