When we first moved to New York five years ago, I started a blog to document the transition. While it started out with my patented brand of sure-fire hilarity, it quickly degraded into a suckhole of darkness. The first few months revealed themselves to be the psychological equivalent of rabid weasels ripping at my flesh …
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Shiny objects
While not completely shallow, I do enjoy items of convenience. A few items of note that I have found here that are utterly devoid in New York (and New Jersey as well): People are nice and kind to each other for no apparent reason. I’m am still leery of this, and am proceeding with both …
One month in…
For those of you just tuning in, like the great Snake Plissken before us, we have escaped from New York. The new homestead is in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, in the Portland area. It’s been a wild month.
11-4-04
So maybe I’m not moving this just yet. The idea was to lock the journal down, to limit the audience. But I don’t really care anymore, so I’ll be back to the usual ranting shortly.
3-7-04
I’m moving the host for this blog. Details soon.
12-6-03
SNOW! Check out the pictures here. As per usual, the local weathercasters got much of the storm wrong. In general, these guys couldn’t predict if a man who eats six bowls of chili is going to fart.
10-27-10
The town we live in, Ramapo, is often sub-exciting. There’s only one DQ, and it’s a pod DQ which puts this place in perspective (see my August 13 post for reference). However, seen on the bumper of a taxi this evening: RAMAPO MIDGET FOOTBALL Things may be looking up after all…
What began as a quick visit to Shop-Rite, the grocery store of little choice, turned quickly into the Gauntlet of People Who Push Carts Slowly in One Direction While Their Heads Are Turned 90 Degrees in Another Direction as If Someone Had Tried to Tear Their Head Off but Couldn’t Finish the Job. Then, of …
Okay, okay, much catching up to do. I got my badge back. Some of you now what that means, and for the rest of you it means I’m now working for the company I planned on. The work is fine and the people are actually extremely cool, which is the best part for me. Because …
I was beginning to become more and more agitated with the lack of decent iced tea here. Oh, sure, they call it iced tea, but they don’t understand the fundamentals: 1) Refills are always free. I didn’t order an “iced tea,” as if it was a single object; I ordered a liquid subscription. 2) It …