THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 Walking the Valk Alone By Steve Eskew Jogging? No thanks — de feet need no more agony. Mountain climbing? Impossible! I’ll stick to obsessive walking, thereby making me akin to many other certified eccentric New Yorkers. Case in point, the late Swedish actress Greta Garbo. Garbo graced the movie screens throughout the 1920s and '30s, but she was also famous for her excessive, solitary walking excursions. When Garbo retired, she intensely resented NYC reporters for disrupting her private constitutionals: “I vant to be alone vhen I valk the streets of Manhattan. Go avay!” I can relate — in spades. I also vant to be alone when I walk. I’ve never wanted a walking partner glued to my hip on my 80-blocks-a-day jaunt through the city of eight million people. While moving alone among the multitudes, I’ve always felt like a sort of walking paradox. And ‘tis my hallmark to wear a headband during my walks. Makes me feel foxy. In my 60s, I regarded myself the ep
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