It was a fine weekend in the city of New York. I got off to a good start Friday afternoon with a new top 10 and JKE. A note regarding the JKE post, don’t click through on the E-poster if you are easily grossed-out. Saturday the sun was shining all day long. I went for … Continue reading Sunshine and Gridlock→
Question:
Dear Jake, How come it is so hard for me to get a gig for my air band? We can totally wail. Seriously. Like we are way better at sweet-A rocker moves and tearin’ up the frets than any of the Metallica wanna be cover bands that I have ever seen. How come its so [...]
10. Find out which of your friends rented weekend homes this year
9. Buy stock in Coppertone
8. Save money for the electric bill
7. Make sure that your window A/C unit is securely in place, to avoid killing the Meestah Meestah lady
6. Visit an indoor sauna, to get your sweat ducts primed for the impending outdoor sauna
5. [...]
I know that it is not nice to laugh at other people’s misfortune (or stupidity), but sometimes, you just can’t help it. For some reason there was another alarm malfunction with my calendar this morning, because the “move the car” entry scheduled at 7 this morning, mysteriously didn’t issue a reminder. This was very aggravating … Continue reading Some stellar parking skills→
As I am making my way home tonight, the weather is kind of warm, which means that spring fever is in full force. It seems like things are a always a little bit crazier when the testosterone and estrogen levels are peaking on spring nights. The FDR apparently, is not exempt from this phenomenon. 2 … Continue reading Missing the point→
I can’t even imagine what the world would be like without enough rice to go around. I was pondering that contingent while reading this article this morning. Although the article focuses specifically on the drought in Australia, apparently there are problems world-wide regarding rice production. In the olden days, during my stint in Hawaii, rice … Continue reading Global Rice Shortage→
It is a bit pathetic that my limited exposure to nature is looking out a window at a man made garden on an artificial piece of the island built from landfill. It is pretty though, and it does get me excited to experience a little bit o' real nature (outside of battery park city) later … Continue reading Proof that Spring is All Upons→
For those of you who have been following the sporadic updated that Reagan and I have been posting regarding Piper’s Progress, you will be pleased to know that our observations were validated yesterday afternoon. Piper’s doctors hold a monthly meeting with her primary doctor, the therapy coordinator, nurse practitioner and social worker. Yesterday was the … Continue reading Piper’s Progress is Official!→
I was relieved to read today, in an article following up on the Blackholes and Dragons article I posted about, a while back, that “Fears about the Brookhaven collider first centered on black holes but soon shifted to the danger posed by weird hypothetical particles, strangelets, that critics said could transform the Earth almost instantly … Continue reading Hear me, hear me, I want sugar in my tea→