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Overheard at work, 1:46 pm
"On average, I think the toilet paper is the more impactful image." I should hope so.
Read MoreOuchie, then popcorn
So, I had a cortisone shot today. In my elbow. Let me tell you, the phrase "a shot in the arm" does not mean, in this case, that I felt rarin' to go. It actually means my elbow area now hurts more than it did before I had the shot, an after-effect that will apparently…
Read MoreGood stuff
I got gooded! Goody goody Thank you, George Clooney, the man from whom much goodness emanates.
Read MoreMore Park, less Slope, occasional fried onions
The Manchester in Winter I hold no illusions about the neighborhood where I own property (that is, my one-bedroom): With Manhattan real estate officially certified insane, and the best parts of Brooklyn gentrified and cutesiefied and thus largely priced out of reasonable possibility of ownership, that means all eyes are slowly turning to Queens. Long…
Read MoreSell it!
Just got a press invitation on a major trip that I'm sure I can't go on. That said, it is hard not to be enticed by this line from the invitation: This world-wind tour to visit the scientific laboratories where the biggest breakthrough in beauty has been uncovered will give you a once in a…
Read MoreNoted: In Petco, Union Square, NY
Red flag Is it just me, or are there multiple things deeply wrong about this Halloween toy I spied in PetCo this morning? Does it make it better or worse that it's made in China?
Read MoreNoted: 23rd Street C, E Station Tonight
Obama, K-ville resident
Read MoreGraceful, as always
Red hot I am not a George Clooney crazy. Really. I own nothing he's ever created, I tuned out of "ER" before he did, and I'm more likely to have pictures of Dave Eggers and Marc Maron up on my cubicle at work (and I do, I do) than I am of any movie actor.…
Read MoreOkay, who’s with me?
Nightmare on the Lower East Side It's Haunted House time in New York City again! You know I'm going to this. Who wants to come? Email me or post a comment here. Secondarily, and only slightly less scary, who's up for "Fitzcarraldo" at the IFC Center? What a great movie, and what a nutcase is…
Read MoreOf speeches, fishes, and Ethan Hawke
I'm nervous now. Or maybe the better word is anxious. It's only a minute and a half to two minutes, but I have to stand up in front of a group at a lunch in about a half hour and speechify. Nothing even really challenging, just a greeting, a thanks from my company, and an…
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