May Sweeps |
May Sweeps just ended in TV land and I wanted to take time out to pat my co-workers on the back for a job well done.
For those of you that don't know, "May Sweeps" is the all important ...
Posted by Mark Arum on Fri, 23 May 2008 07:06:00 PST |
The Passing Of A Culinary Genius |
Herb Peterson died yesterday. He was 89. I never met the man, but he had a profound influence on my life. Herb Peterson was the inventor of the Egg McMuffin at McDonalds. The Egg McMuffin might be the...
Posted by Mark Arum on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:51:00 PST |
A slice of "city life" in Atlanta |
I'm often asked by my friends in New York why I've stayed in Atlanta so long. I have my standard answers of course. It's an easy life down here. It's relatively cheap. In my profession Atlanta is a gr...
Posted by Mark Arum on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:01:00 PST |
This is not a paid endorsement |
First off, Happy Thaksgiving and all that jazz...Ok..so I go to Fathead's (Mr. Jackson, see my Halloween pics) for Thanksgiving dinner. He decides to fry the turkey. Yes, deep fried turkey. I've heard...
Posted by Mark Arum on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:02:00 PST |
My Favorite Morenos |
Thanks to my old pal the Haitian Flu, I was unable to travel to Jacksonville to watch the latest installment of Georgia vs. Florida on Saturday. Private plane ride, five star hotel room, press pass......
Posted by Mark Arum on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:26:00 PST |
Why Joe Torre must go. |
Let me start by saying I like Joe Torre. I'm glad he's been the Yankees manager. I am grateful for the four World Series titles, the 13 year run of playoffs and above all the class that he brought to ...
Posted by Mark Arum on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:36:00 PST |
Yet another reason why Friendlys is the greatest place on Earth |
Ok&another Alumni Weekend is in the books. I'm debating whether I should blog about the debauchery in Poughkeepsie. In the mean time, a funny story on the way to Po-town:
I flew up to Connecticut o...
Posted by Mark Arum on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:39:00 PST |
Dreams versus Nightmares |
In general I'm more of an optomist than a pessimist, but it occured to me the other day...when I sleep, I'd much rather have bad nightmares than really good dreams. I know that sounds crazy, but let m...
Posted by Mark Arum on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:16:00 PST |
Yom Kippur |
The holiest day of the Jewish year just ended. Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement. A day of deep prayer, fasting, repentance, self sacrifice and self reflection. Most of my non-Jewish friends feel bad f...
Posted by Mark Arum on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:25:00 PST |
I "heart" Leo |
As much as I hate to admit it, I have become a Leo DiCaprio fan. It pains me to even write that sentence. For years I have been one of the biggest anti-Leo people around. Amazed that the ignorant mass...
Posted by Mark Arum on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:02:00 PST |
