things i like about flying above new york at night.

1. It's surprising, really, how many people use blinking christmas lights in their yuletide decor.
2. The many airplanes circling different airports look like fireflies.
3. Viewing a traffic jam from the rear looks like a river of blood. Very Moses. 
4. An illuminated boat floating down the river, creating hundreds of ripples in its wake.
5. Discovering where the moon casts its glow over the earth.