A twitching eyelid has to be one of the most annoying things in the world. It started when I was on the train this morning and has been driving me nuts, since then. I went to this website to try to figure out what I could do about it. Here is what it said: Treating … Continue reading Twitching Eyelid→
[Liberty Street footbridge that crosses over the West Side Highway. I kind of like it.] One thing about living at the top of a walk-up building, is that I that I always have my daily dose of stairs. As if that weren’t enough, Reagan always coerces me into taking the stairs with her, even when … Continue reading Stairmaster→
(throwback from 2005)
Question:
What are the Names of Neil Armstrong’s parents?
-Maria Gilbert
Answer–
I’m glad someone finally asked that. The cool part is that most people are probably thinking, “oh, Neil Armstrong, the one giant step guy,” but in reality, you are asking about Neil Armstrong, the famous electric fork [...]
One of the blogs that I keep tabs on is called Public Ad Campaign. Before I started reading it, I had no idea how heavily regulated sign placement was. Jordan, the author, is very opinionated about advertising being visual pollution, etc. I don’t necessarily subscribe to his views in every instance. One thing that has … Continue reading Signage→
On my very first blog, I had this thing that I did called Jake Knows Everything. It was kind of fun, and useful in keeping my creative juices flowing. The page pictured above is actually the 3rd generation. Here is the 2nd. For some reason, I can’t find the original. Anyway, I haven’t really kept … Continue reading Bringing it back→
The other night, Reagan and I were having a tough time falling asleep. When this happens, Reagan generally starts saying stuff to make me laugh. Reagan is a pretty funny girl, and when you couple that with already being a little punch drunk with the “tired sillys,” it can get pretty entertaining. The particular night … Continue reading Super Hero Powers→
I’m really seeing the fruits of that hard fought stimulus package, right about now. Or maybe this is just a reaction to Oscars, Hahahah. Wouldn’t it be awesome if bankers had a Wall Street equivalent of Hollywood’s Oscars? All of the Wall Street players could have a big televised party where they get together, blow … Continue reading Make it stop!→
I’m sure that I’m not the only one who suffers from extra dry skin in the winter. It seriously makes me crazy. Especially on days like today, when it is so cold and windy. It seems to sap my skin of all moisture. This condition, left unchecked, will leave my knuckles all dried out and … Continue reading Dry Winter Weather Dilemma→