Ever been locked in a public park after dark? Ella and I were last night. Not as sinister as it sounds—turns out the keeper of a local park lets the dog owners stay awhile after hours while he goes for dinner. Er, interesting experience. The enclosure was far too large to engender much of a sense of panic, but there was a niggling uneasiness at the back of my lizard brain. I suppose Ella and I could have made our escape via the East River if worse came to worst.