People talk about New York City’s culture, the fashion, the city that never sleeps.  Some say it’s a city absorbed in it’s own awesome-ness that no mere moral can live there – you have to be larger than life.  So when I decided to make a trip to the Big Apple for my birthday, I was fully prepared to deal with whatever ‘tude the city threw at me.  I was expecting to fall in love with the city, to have that strong desire so many people have to drop everything and move there. I really just love NYC and I could talk for days about  the museums, Central Park, the food, or the people – but what I was really REALLY fascinated with were the touchscreens in the cabs!  These were awesome!  I’m so jealous of all the New Yorkers who get to use there! You could check the weather, news, events going on around town, map your route, and pay with a credit card (plus add tip) all from the back seat!   Word on the street here in Chicago is that eventually all cabs will have them installed…but I’m  not holding my breath.  Most people I know make sure to have some cash on hand before getting into a cab because so many cabbies fuss about swiping credit cards.  Just about every cab I take and use a credit card – mostly because I travel to and from the airport for business trips and I have a history of losing receipts – so being able track my business charges with my credit card works for me.  And every time I use a credit card the cabbie will make some comment, sigh, or refuse – legally they have to take the card you don’t have to pay with cash!