February 2012
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Operation: Jamaican Me Healthy
March 31 will mark the amazing five-year anniversary of my marriage to Anne. So in recognition of her tremendous patience, perseverance, tolerance, patience, devotion, sense of humor, patience, and ability to see the potential in others, we will be taking a celebratory trip to Jamaica.
To commemorate this momentous occasion, I’ve decided to do something extra special for Anne....
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Jeremy Lin-merick
There once was a Knick called Lin,
whose career almost didn’t begin.
‘Cause no one thought that a Crimson,
celebrated with dim sum,
could be the yang to Carmelo’s yin.
http://www.bitterlawyer.com/how-big-firm-associates... →
“Even the most basic and routine interactions take on a form of their own when they occur in a law firm. Take the frequent example of two associates having a chance encounter in the elevator.”
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Why Season 2 of Downton Abbey Has Been a Letdown
Confession 1: I watch Downton Abbey. Confession 2: I freaking love it. Or should I say, I loveD it. Season 1 was amazing, but season 2 has been a total let down for me.
Compare season 1 story lines with season 2:
Lady Sybil:
In Season 1, she basically hangs around in the background showing the most upside of any of the daughters. She wears pants once. Everyone is shocked. In Season...
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When I win Powerball Tonight...
Just wanted to warn everyone that I’m winning powerball tonight. It’s $325 million dollars.
Here’s what I’m going to do with my hard earned prize money:
I’m going to ask for it all in quarters. Then I am going to spend a few hours doing this:
Buy a Jeremy Lin jersey.
Buy a bike and park it in an NYC parking garage for $135 a month, and then never ride it.
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A Summary of my Yoga Retreat - AKA, I Joined a...
I’m back from the yoga retreat, and if you ever feel the need to talk to a group of menopausal women about their bowel movements and digestive health, boy have I got the place for you!
From the moment we arrived, even the bumper stickers in the parking let me know that I would fit in perfectly:
On the walk from the parking lot to the main lobby, I briefly contemplated my existence, then...
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Yoga Pre-treat
In preparation for my Kripalu yoga retreat, where I will find my passion, Anne and I went to another yoga class today at the Laughing Lotus yoga studio. It’s hard to explain this magical place, but I will try. First of all, if you are a man or a yoga beginner, I suggest coming already dressed in your workout attire. The changing rooms were labeled for “yogis” and...
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The Superbowl of Yoga
Michael, I’ve made a huge mistake.
While every other American watches the Superbowl, I will be finding my passion on a yoga retreat. How did I get into this quandary? It’s a fair question. My mom must have read about the way to my heart because for my birthday she graciously offered to send me to one of her favorite places in the world so that I can find my true calling. ...
January 2012
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The Happy Birthday Hierarchy
First of all, I am obligated by social media etiquette to thank everyone for the birthday wishes and say that I am overwhelmed. So, Thanks! I’m overwhelmed!
Now that that’s out of the way, I’d like to rank those that recognized my birthday in the following order:
1. Present buyers: These people clearly love me, and I thank them for giving me a thoughtful present that...
November 2011
4 posts
11-11-11
Just to be a contrarian, I will be using mm/dd/yyyy format today.
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Check out my latest post on blog dudes:
For Bettor or Worse: Gambling on Weddings
Weddings are all about stakes. Sickness and health. Richer and poorer. Better and worse. But let’s face it, once you’ve been to one wedding, you’ve pretty much seen them all. So when you find yourself humming Pachelbel’s “Canon” after your seventh wedding in as many weekends, you need a way to pump yourself...
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26.2 Reasons I'm Not Running the NYC Marathon...
A few months ago, I deferred my entry for tomorrow’s NYC marathon. I am still conflicted about it. On the one hand, it makes me sad that I didn’t follow through on a goal. On the other, I ran a 5K today and I’ve already taken two recovery naps. So running 8 of those back to back seems like a terrible way to spend a Sunday. In other words, I’m still working off a...
I Am Updating My Blog
I am truly a shitty blogger. Don’t fret loyal reader(s), I’ll be back to a steady flow of inane bumblings in no time.
In the mean time, please read my first post on blogdudes.com. I’ll be posting about once a week on that site, but I’ll still be keeping my regular posting schedule here (currently 1x per 6 weeks).
Also, I deferred my marathon entry for this year. Just...
October 2011
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WatchA preview of Siri, the new iPhone Assistant
“Humans are the only species to make the same mistake twice.”
– An unnamed member of my family
September 2011
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The 50-50 Raffle is a Scam
I love charity as much as the next guy. I also love gambling as much as the next guy. Especially when the next guy is Jimmy the Greek or Pete Rose. So I could hardly contain my excitement when I was invited to an annual charity golf event with loads of competition and raffles for valuable prizes.
After paying my exorbitant entry fee, which went towards charity, I also shelled out a decent...
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The New Facebook
I know a lot of people are freaking about the new Facebook Timeline feature. Count me among them. But my freakout is more personal. I’m terrified that the world is going to learn everything about me going back to my birth. As my golf coach used to say, “the best defense is a good offense.” So, before you get to see my profile, I thought I’d get out ahead of the curve...
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Ireland Live Blog (From America (and not live))
Back when my live blog was still live, Anne and I had just survived a terrifying clockwise journey around the Ring of Kerry and sang classic Irish ballads (James Taylor, Oasis, etc.) in the Dingle Pub. Although we’ve been home for ages now, I feel compelled to complete the live blog so future readers don’t get concerned that we perished from an apple pucker incident.
Before I get...
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One Last Thought on Entourage
I don’t have a brother, or many friends, so I may be off base here. But if I was Drama, and had dedicated my entire life to my baby bro (cooked for him, protected him, cared for him, poured out all the booze when he came home from rehab), I would be livid that he chose E as his best man.
Luckily tonight starts the new season of Survivor, where I don’t have to worry about such...
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A few random items that are bothering me
The let rule in tennis - Why is it a redo if the ball clips the net and ends up going in, but a fault if it tips the net and lands out? In both cases, the ball clips the net. If the purpose of the rule is that the clipping of the net creates unpredictability, then wouldn’t a serve ending up in or out be a perfect example of that unpredictability? In case that didn’t make any sense,...
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Ireland blog: dingle
our next stop was dingle. Stop laughing. No seriously, stop laughing. You can’t, right? Dingle. LOL.
Ok, now that we have that out of our system, dingle (!) is a small town on a peninsula in southwest Ireland.
Just like everywhere else in Ireland, it is the most beautiful place I have ever been. By this point in the trip, I have to admit that I am getting a little tired of the...
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Ireland blog: the ring of kerry
After Anne won Ireland with her hurling knowledge, we headed towards our next destination, the Dingle Peninsula. But on the way, a number of people and guidebooks, and internets had pointed us to the ring of Kerry as a must see destination while on our trip. Before I get to that, a small confession: Anne and I are not the most studious travelers. We usually buy a guidebook and use it to plan...
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Kinsale Ireland and the Greatest Moment of Anne's...
Left Dublin and headed to Kinsale Ireland. It’s a harbor town in the southwest of the country. I played my first round of Ireland golf, which was as I expected. Stunningly beautiful, but with winds upwards of 900 MPH, a driving rain, and getting paired with a Dutchman named Orkra.
Sunday was the all-Ireland hurling final. If you don’t know what hurling is, dont worry, no one...
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This is no longer a live blog: ireland v slovakia
Friday was our last night in Dublin. We went to our first ever soccer (football) game (match). Ireland was playing Slovaks in a qualifier for the 2012 Euro Cup, which is like the world cup but without America in it. I was surprised by a number of things at this game. The stadium was a little more than half full (suck it haters, I can be an optimist). the game play was more physical than it...
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Ireland live blog, part something: Euro 2012
We walked to the Guinness storehouse today. If you have never been to the guinness storehouse, picture exactly what it would be like. Got it in your head? Ok, it was exactly like that. A tip to any man that visits Ireland in the future, don’t order a half pint of anything for yourself. That’s a mistake I do no want to make again. “Git a load of ‘dis guy. He ordered a...
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Ireland day 3
Started the day with a three mile run around St. Stephens Green and Merrion Park. Unofficial Guinness tally for the day is now -3. Boom.
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Live from Ireland. Day 3
Day two was rather uneventful after an epic night one. We walked around the city and took pictures of things that looked like we were supposed to photograph. We visited the Dublin castle, trinity college, the garden of remembrance, the world’s largest flagpole (the millennium needle), a place with 200 varieties of milkshakes, and walked past Mclovin, who is staying in our hotel. ...
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Ireland. Day 2
it’s noon and a crisp beautiful late summer day in Dublin. Last night, Anne and I had an early dinner that finished at 7:30. We were exhausted. In an attempt to fend off the jet lag that was sure to ruin the rest of our trip, we agreed to have “one more pint” at a pub called O’Donagues. By 8:30 we were practically catatonic from sleep deprivation. My cell phone rang. ...
August 2011
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Ireland live blog
unofficial Guiness count - 2
Hammered.
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Ireland live blog. Day 1
Ahoy mateys from Ireland. We arrived with only a few small hiccups along the way. And by small, I mean that Anne cause a minor national Security scare at the airport. My in-laws, who still have family in Ireland, kindly packed a gift bag filled with wrapped presents for us to deliver to the homeland. Anne delicately placed the bag through the x-ray machine, which prompted the TSA agent to say,...
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Ireland Part II Part I
Well, we’re off to Ireland after a slight hiccup thanks to hurricane Irene. Speaking of which, did you know that you can’t spell Ireland without Irene? I read that somewhere.
In addition to packing everything I own that’s green, I’ve been practicing some of the colloquialisms of the country. Here are some of the things that I have been advised to say all the time when...
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A blog update about my oblique, as conceptualized...
[The gang is rapidly walking towards the camera through a crowded bar. The patrons of the bar include me, the Entourage gang, naked women looking at Vince, Shauna, and Corbin Bernsen. The camera follows the gang through the bar as they walk. E’s legs move violently while the others walk at what appears to be a normal pace. Vince is smiling, because that is the only direction that he...
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Surviving Hurricane Irene: Postgame Report
Well, it has been a wild ride. I’m now on the backside of the hurricane and about to head back home. What follows is a brief summary of the highs and lows of this terrifying experience:
High Point: Living to see today.
Low Point: Bluffing my sister-in-law and having her fold the first hand she ever played in a poker game for play money.
High Point: Milking my brother-in-law for a...
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Hurricane Survival Tips
Load your cooler with ice so that you can move perishables (i.e., beer) to the cooler when the refrigerator power goes out.
Turn down the brightness on your phone so you can play Angry Birds when 3G/Wifi goes out.
Set the candles and poker chips up before the power goes out, so gambling can begin without delay.
Watch a marathon of Louie. That’s not totally related to the hurricane, but...
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The Devastation of Hurricane Irene
We are back from bowling. Other than Anne’s epic performance, the event was a great diversion from the devastation of Hurricane Irene. Also, I suffered the most painful injury of my lifetime. After the thirtieth straight roll where my ball found the heart of the pocket and did not result in a strike, I fell to the ground in mock agony. As I flopped around the floor to express my...