Life

  • Could It Be?

    Unless something really bizarre happens between now and midnight, I will have made it through 2006 with no jackasses of which to speak.  Yes, it’s true, there was a blip a few months back, but after giving it some thought, I’ve chosen to take him out of the running.  The incident in question was so

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  • The Birthday Girls

    Welcome to the world, Maya!  It was very kind of Erika to hold her in for an extra day just so we can share a birthday.  I already told Maya not to allow anyone to get her any combination bday/chanukah presents — it’s never too early for such important advice.  Congrats again to Erika and

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  • You Say It’s Your Birthday . . .

    It’s my birthday too, yeah!  Gotta love when your first phone call of the day is Matt singing that song to you (thanks, pumpkin!).  36 is off to a great start so far, and now I’m off to the gym to continue on the right path.  Next on the agenda is brunch with some family,

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  • What Better Way to Spend Christmas Eve

    than at the beach.  Let’s hear it for global warming, folks.  Okay, so there was no sunbathing involved, but John and I headed out to Kismet for a great walk on the beach and a gorgeous sunset.  I forced him to listen to cheezy Christmas music in the car on the ride home (I’m a

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  • The Sound of Silence

    Once again, it’s gotten kind of quiet around here.  Mea culpa.  Just frantically trying to wrap things up before the end of the week — gifts for some work folks, last minute holiday shopping, and, of course, the gym and various plans.  Monday I took an early look at the newly opened Stand (didn’t love

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  • Time Isn’t Slowing Down

    How is it that the weekend wasn’t long enough to get half of the things done that I needed to do?  I did accomplish some things — had a tough workout, made some soup, some homemade granola (a holiday gift), did two loads of laundry, and did some errands, but I didn’t finalize my new

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  • Why the Light Posting?

    Let’s see — it’s a combination of the following:workfood eventsholiday partiescatching up with friendswriting for Gothamisthitting the gymLost addiction

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  • Takin’ it Slow

    There’s still more Paris to recount, but I’ve been writing for Gothamist for a while tonight, so I don’t really have it in me right now.  Had a solid weekend — not too busy, but not too slow.  Friday night I had drinks after work with Gabriella, then we joined up with some beach house

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  • Paris Recap, Part 2

    After sleeping for 11 hours, I geared up and wandered across the Seine to the Jardin du Luxembourg, where my Dad told me that he saw many Parisians jogging.  I got completely lost on the way there, but had a lovely walk, and after a good run I wandered back along a different route, taking

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  • Paris Recap, Part 1

    I’ve gotten a bit of grief from the peanut gallery that I haven’t given a detailed rundown of my Paris trip, so here goes.  As a bit of background, with the exception of my last night, I stayed at a studio apartment owned by Blue Marble, the company through which I’ve done my bike trips

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