Life

  • Jackass Denoument

    I was berated by a friend, colleague, and blog reader when I told him I hoped that 2006 would be a jackass-free year.  "But what about your readers?!"  he lamented, "What about our entertainment?"  Never fear, I’m sure I’ll find something else to write about that will be equally entertaining.  If I don’t encounter any

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  • The Recap

    While you’re all still voting (I’ll keep the poll open until midnight, Eastern Standard time, this Friday), I figured I should (finally) give a recap of New Year’s Eve festivities and the aftermath.  I had a few party invitations which were all, unfortunately, way too far apart for comfortable party hopping, so I did the

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  • Get out the Vote

    Okay gang, here’s some help to make the voting a little easier — take your pick!                Who should be the Jackass of the Year? Contestant #1 Contestant #2 view results              Send this poll to a friend!

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  • Contestant #2: The Goofball

    I met our second contestant at a very raucous party.  We danced, joked, took stupid pictures, and, to make a long story short, eventually agreed to go out on a proper date.  I was pretty happy about this, because although he was fun, he seemed like a bit of a goofball, and I was curious

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  • Contestant #1: The Young ‘Un

    I met our first contestant through Dodgeball late one night at The Stoned Crow, and within a week we were actually out on a proper date.  Despite our difference in ages (he is 11 years my junior), I actually found N to be smart, funny, interesting, and good company, but because of our difference in

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  • M.I.A.

    All of a sudden I realized that it’s been a week since my last post — I guess I needed a break.  Either that, or I had to recover from all my walking during the transit strike.  Either way, I’m back. The past week has been a blur of fun, food and festivities, from Christmas

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  • On My New Commute . . .

    I stopped to say hi to Rick at the Greenmarket in "condiment alley," where he told me that he met someone I know while DJing in his silk pajamas at a bar in the East Village last weekend (does this ring any bells to anyone?). I noticed some very beautiful buildings on 19th between Irving

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  • Steeerike!

    Well, I’m about to head off on my 50 minute walk to work — hey, I’ll just bundle up in my Nordic finest and consider it part of my fitness regimen! (There’s a transit strike in NYC, for those of you who aren’t from this neck of the woods).

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  • The Big One

    As I mentioned earlier, I’m giving myself a little jump start on my New Year’s resolutions.  I have also bought myself an early birthday present.  Since I’m approaching a milestone birthday, I have taken some drastic measures to ensure that I hit the second half of my thirties in top condition:  I started with boot

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  • Homecoming

    The word started spreading yesterday.  "He’s out of Iraq."  "Is he in New York?" "Not sure, but he’s definitely not in Iraq anymore."  Then later: "I have good info that Dave is back." "Really?"  "Heard from the doctor himself."  Whew.  As you may recall, my friend David was shipped off to Iraq at the end

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