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oh shit moment (one of many to come)
Dinner conversation with young couple from the other night:
me: T your hair is so long. A real lion's mane!
T: Oh yeah?
me: Yeah, just like Richard Marx.
T & his girlfriend: Who's Richard Marx? -
Paid Family Leave: New Jersey!
March 4, 2008 New Jersey Senate Votes for Leave to Care for Kin
TRENTON - After an unusually emotional debate bursting with political indignation and personal anguish, the State Senate narrowly approved legislation Monday that would make New Jersey the third state in the nation to give employees the right to take paid leave to care ( Read more... ) -
sure fire winners: one pot chicken
I'm slowly accumulating recipes that are easy to make, use common/ inexpensive ingredients, and taste good enough to keep me interested for repeat servings. So far I have about 2 that meet those criteria. The following recipe happy accident, a skinny blip parked on the edge of the paper I would have missed were it not for the oversized title. ( Read more... ) -
In two weeks
New York - Bangkok - Phnom Pehn - Siem Reap - Saigon ---- Hanoi
23 days
60,000 frequent flyer miles -
how to waste my time
Some asshole in Moreno Valley, California stole my identity on September 27, 2007 and opened a JCPenney credit card and walked out with a pair of $6,642.78 diamond bridal earrings. It appears that GE MoneyBank - umbrella credit issuer for fine retail establishments such as Lowe's, the Gap, Banana Republica, Old Navy, and 50 others - has no problem ( Read more... ) -
pen and paper
I carry a Moleskin Pocket Plain Book. Its pages are unlined. It has a built-in place marker, an elastic band to keep it closed, and an inner pocket. The inner pocket comes quite handy ( Read more... ) -
trip stats
27 Maggio, 2007.
12 days, 8 cities, and 718 photos.
17 memorable meals.
11 nights apperitivos.
3 missed train connections.
1 unplanned hostel stay.
2 more cities/days to go. -
constant
I live in a state of permanent impermanence.
