Unpaid Testimonial |
On weekends recently I seem to fall into a little routine. Friday I go to The Bar to see various bartenders I like but am not friends with. Their puzzled, not unsympathetic expression when I walk th...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:10:00 GMT |
Zhunk!! |
This weekend I rented "The Dark Knight." Kind of an indie flick, you might not have heard of it. About a man who dresses as a bat and fights crime! Now I've seen everything!
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Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:46:00 GMT |
Apartment-Sitting, Upper West Side |
Friends of mine who live on the Upper West Side went out even west-er for a month, and graciously offered me the use of their apartment while they were gone. It's about 10 city miles closer to w...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:12:00 GMT |
Dogsitting Sights, 11:12a.m.EST |
As i continue to dogsit, this is an ongoing log. Hopefully this will help answer any of history's questions as to how dogsitting went for me in August of the Year of Our Lord 2008.Walking her yesterda...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:12:00 GMT |
Apartmentmade Meal |
Tonight I had a turkey pot pie for dinner. A-ahem, ahem-Swanson's turkey pot pie (Banquet is for losers). With absolutely nothing else to do with my time, I read the back of the box as the...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:43:00 GMT |
Chilling Moments in Comedy |
from the "trivia" section for Lou Costello (of Abbot &) came this mirthful nugget.
"After the death of his son, Lou Costello Jr., he performed "Who's On First" routine as normal, but with tears st...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:28:00 GMT |
Things Seen and Heard Dogsitting |
I dogsat for a very sweet-tempered Huskie in Williamsburg for the last 5 days. When you give her a treat, she is always carefuldespite being insane with happiness--not to touch your fingers wit...
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT |
Skydiving is for Wusses |
From today's Times article about "Swooping" an "extreme" form of skydiving where the parachutes and drops are smaller, and one's descent is around 8 to 9 times that of "regular" (i.e. "kiddie") skydiv...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 07:11:00 GMT |
Buisness and Pleasure |
On the subway platform en route home I bumped into a woman who works at the same institution I do, whom I shall call "Gwendolyn." Gwendolyn is probably the closest thing I have to a "work friend...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:43:00 GMT |
Charlie Browns Teacher |
I have a disugusting cold. Everyone sounds underwater, and has for days. I keep mishearing things in odd ways. Last week I was talking to a guy who out of the blue mentioned the...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:40:00 GMT |
