I heard that there was a discussion yesterday about middle managers who live in boring condos with commercially-made furniture. Sorry I wasn't there to represent that point of view!
Happy St. Joseph's Day (the more important holiday!! :-)
So I'm going down the last set of steps to get the A train at the high st Brooklyn bridge stop and a train has pulled in and people are streaming out and this jackass woman in front of me decides to stop on the stairs to fix her blouse or something. I knew I would miss the train so words were exchanged.
Watched the Park Slope/WT St. Pat's hangover parade on Sunday from a friend's stoop. Still can't figure out why US Irish love celebrating Scottish highlands culture.
WOW...just dropped off old Mac and new Mac Air for the data transfer and got a call when I got back to office that it has already begun. Was supposed to take two days or so
And it's NOT a "blouse". It's a shirt. And I was stopping to check that my fly was zipped. But, after the verbal barrage you unleashed at me this morning, you can be sure I'll NEVER take the A train again when you're squatting in the Heights.
Someday I plan to walk over the Brooklyn bridge in the morning. There will likely be a reportable story about a pedestrian altercation with a douchebag bicyclist
When I added your name to the list of authorized drivers, I realized it reads like the cast of the bar scene in Star Wars - you, cobble, Biff, Montrose, bxgrl. What a motley crew.
ugh i hate the first day of spring. spring is supposed to symbolize new beginnings and freshness blah blah blah but it just feels like death and misery to me.
Sunset Park, dibs, plus you are near Lutheran Hospital (i.e., tell the ambulance to take you somewhere else if one is needed). Low rise brick and frame houses, plus low rise apartments. I would guess mostly Latino, blue collar. I doubt much Chinese population there -- they are up around 8th Ave & Ft. Hamilton.
Residential between 3-4. Warehouses west of 3rd Ave, but in that area I think even 2-3 Ave block is partly residential. Definitely carry an umbrella if walking around there on a hot summer day -- all the hydrants will be open.
does Xing's friend insist on condo over coop? if not, they might as well try go a little more south into Bay Ridge where it's definitely safe, more diverse retail etc.
I posted my upcoming travel schedule on Silverdaddies. So far only daddies have looked at it. I think Asians and latinos are going to be slim pickings in NH and VT.
dibs, here is a chart of mexican migration patterns. You'll have better chance of being struck by lightning.
http://migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=767
Which brings me back to my original question -- why US Irish celebrate Scottish highlands culture? tartan kilts with those furry purses, highland pipes, etc. Doesn't anyone just drown themselves with pint after pint of harp, singing "The Rising of the Moon" any more?
Anybody looking for winterberry plants? I just ordered 3 females and a male for $110, bareroot, from white flower farms. I think that's where I also got my fig tree
I see Bust a Move and Love Shack are both on the band's list, too, jb. No Red Red Wine, though.
Highlands pipes or Uillean, dibs? And does he wear a tartan kilt with a furry purse when he performs?
Seriously, it seems incongruous to me. Nostalgia for someone else's culture. Thre's a lot of folk song overlap between Irish and Scottish celtic traditions -- hence the singer with the Chieftains that DeLepp mentions -- but I don't get the Irish adoption here of the whole tartan thing and Scottish and Irish pipes are very different.
I didn't do anything remotely St. Patrick-ey. Except wear green. And hang out with my non-Irish bf. I had several conversations however, Benson, about St. Patrick being Italian. I didn't google it, but he was supposedly born in France, but his father was a Roman official and it was the Roman Empire.
St. Joseph's Day was a biggie for my Italian neighbors when I lived in Manhattan. They had a gigantic family gathering at their house then.
I meant BAGpipes . . . oh dear, yes, NH, NH to "pipes," NH to "bagpipes," and NH for the whole freakin' day. It's getting too damn complicated to vet every utterance for H connotations.
I tried to get benson to sing karaoke last week, several times. I even pointed out how much Sinatra there was in the song book and offered to sing with him. No dice. How many PLUSAs have yet to sing karaoke.
Bagpipes are Scottish and were used in war. The uilleann pipes are Irish and used for entertainment. The Irish pipes are not blown wtih the mouth and are played sitting down and sound NICE. Bagpipes are so f@#king loud they can knock out your fillings.
-I have the worst voice in the history of mankind.
-I spent too many nights in Japan in karaoke/hostess bars.
-It takes a lot of alcohol, and my drinking ability has declined.
My wife's best friend has a husband with an extremely good singing voice. He also has a home karaoke set. I dread visiting this couple at their home, because it always is the same routine:
-my wife goes into the kitchen to chat with her friend. I have to sit in the living room and listen to this guy sing for 2, sometimes 3 hours. Song after song....
Sounds dreadful, benson. Do you otherwise like the guy (nh)? I.e., would you rather talk with him for 2-3 hours or listen to him sing and NOT talk to him?
Group karaoke - with lots of booze to ease the pain - in a bar is one thing, but I'd sooner swallow broken glass than do karaoke with only a couple of people in someone's home.
Actually listening to him is the less painful of the options. He's one of those guys who doesn't know how to act in social situations unless he is the center of attention - hence the performance. He's great to have at a party - he'll definitely give it life. In any other kind of social situation, he doesn't know what to do.
I had a feeling that might be the case, benson. Anyone both arrogant and oblivious enough not to realize how rude that is would be unlikely to be much of a conversationalist. Why don't you challenge him with some interesting and difficult requests the next time, or at least just songs you like. See how much fun you can have with it since it's awful anyway and he's so oblivious.
There was a tall young guy at the party wearing a little party hat on the side of his head, singing his heart out. There never seems to be an end to people willing to throw all dignity to the wind at Monteros. But he was a riot and not bad either. You guys are all pretty funny too. I didn't sing this time. Except for doing a kind of background Supremes dancer for Snappy with a little wuu ooo in the background.
My friend is buying the new ipad, getting his iphone upgraded and needs to get everything sync'd. I predict that it will be pretty much an all day thing, between buying, waiting and all the help he is going to need.
what is it these people do with whatever new machine they are buying that need to have so quickly?
and what do they do for living that can spend all day in some apple store?
Apple TV rumored to be in production this summer and in stores by year end. I'm believing it so will be getting a placeholder TV which will be relegated to bedrm when the apple TV shows up.
LOL, benson. Hopefully I'll find out if I actually did something "wrong" or whether this is a case of false arrest. Meanwhile, I'd love to share a drink, but I question your choice of bartender.
benson, what are you doing to celebrate St Joseph's Day??? Isn't St Joseph who you are supposed to bury upside down in your front lawn when you are trying to sell your house???
BTW, benson, I see you have prepared for the next overheated OT argument in which someone implies racism on your part -- you've got the OT's only racially integrated avatar (although dh's may be open to question).
I tried to find a photo with Joey Bishop in there to make it a complete sweep, but couldn't find a good one. I hate to sound like the old man in the bunch, but are you old enough to remember when Joey Bishop used to sub for Johny Carson? I used to love his substitute appearances.
Slopey, Lin is looking more Chinaman recently but still looks Taiwanese still. We're winning recently despite our 2 big stars lookin very so so - ie one would expect more production & leadership from a pair making $20M/yr each
As I mentioned, the martini bar on the cruise ship was decorated with photos of the Rat Pack. There is something about those photos that expresses the sense of optimism and confidence that marked those days.
benson -- not sure I was staying up late enough for tonight show back when Bishop was guest hosting, but as a kid I was generally aware of him as a celebrity. I think he was a customer in my dad's store once or twice, but I don't remember him. I sold film and batteries to Tony Randall once. He was utterly humorless.
It was a preemptive strike by Mr. B, dibs. I got the message just for looking at the cornice thread. Of course, given the current waterlogged state of my twice-rebuilt cornice, I've got nothing printable to say on the subject.
Opening all the windows is not very 1%; curtains blowing out and you hanging out in a halter top with a cig in your mouth. A bit similar to having the clothes out on the line.
I'm already super psyched about this race. North vs south, through the Gettysburg battlefield. Sweet, who has a northern costume lying around that I can borrow?
"By Hilary Potkewitz
1. Apartment rents soar to near-record levels
Manhattan landlords are boosting rents and getting away with it, thanks to a flood of renters who've been afraid to buy since the real estate crisis hit. Add to that the collapse in financing for new construction, and you have demand that pushed average Manhattan rent to more than $3,350 in February."
jessi, i don't know any details about your offer. That said, if it's a situation of the grass looking greener on the other side, be very sure about leaving your firm.
I dunno, good boss is hard to trump in my book. But mo money would be a lovely thing, and a resume booster isn't a bad thing either. Tough call, jessi.
Well I'm going to the Dalmatian islands in Croatia for five days in may. Lot of options but I personally can't stand ba. Think about the people who say thu love it btw, jussayin, maybe a little fart sniffy? There I go judging again, going to get in trouble.
Buenos aires is fun and cheap. The ferry ride to uruguay is quick as well.
Casa Cruz in Palermo and Cafe San Juan in San Telmo are terrific places to eat.
You can easily head to the delta for an afternoon too.
Benson, not to rain on your parade, but when the Rat Pack was king, Sammy couldn't get a room in many of the hotels they played in, and his relatives or black friends wouldn't have been allowed in, on their own. To their undying credit, Dean and Frank and the rest wouldn't put up with it, and made sure he got everything they got, when it came to amenities and pay. That optimism and confidence was great, but it didn't trickle down to everyone. I find the late 50's, early 60's a very hard period of time to get nostalgic about.
those calery pear trees are starting to bloom (the ones with the little white pedals).....uh, that is 2 weeks early.
something is seriously wrong. and I don't think can blame on obama.
Is not that I can't comment... I can't sign in over there...I get window for name/password...I enter and then I'm still not signed in. I doubt I'd ever be banned because I am not the grouchy type.
Yes, the practice is to bury a statue of St. Joseph upside down in the yard of the property you want to sell. This came up in a conversation with a priest on Saturday. (he refers to St. Joseph as "Joey"......"what his mother used to call him...") and says the practice works but only if you do it with faith.
reading that article you could make the case that because of the transparency in nj and several other states their guys end up in jail--- whereas places like n.d. they will never get caught.
i think private browsing prevents all of those cookies. and I'm on a diet.
not sure exactly but I thought could help prevent all that targeted advertising by not letting google and whatever big brother sites out there follow your every move.
I've given up with the targeted ads/cookies, etc. I just can't be bothered to worry about it any longer. As a longtime Microsoft employee I know said to me some years ago..."The days of personal privacy are over."
I just went and complained to restaurant on the corner (Burger on Smith) about their dirty sidewalk and kitchen people always coming out and tossing their cig butts on sidewalk. pigs.Am sure they will do nothing about it.
I've got to get used to working from a home office.
One of my new employers sent a NDA agreement to me, in order to get started. After 5 days, I was wondering what took them so long. I never thought to check my "junk" inbox. Aaarrggghhhh!
No straws, no yogurt containers--not recycling!
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/recycle_what.shtml#mgp
Don't include the following with your bottle and can recycling:
plastic items other than plastic bottles & jugs (such as deli and yogurt containers; plastic toys, cups, wrap, etc.)
any glass items other than glass bottles & jars (mirrors, lightbulbs, ceramics, glassware, etc.)
Styrofoam (cups, egg cartons, trays, etc.)
batteries
plastic bags
the kitchen guys are probably the 'chefs' if you can be a burger chef. scruffy white guys who can't go for 1/2 hour without a cigarette.....and this is a 'grass-fed' burger joint.
This is a real problem with my dishwasher (I can't believe I'm talking about this...), my dishes are NOT dry after I run the machine! I have to open the dishwasher, dab a dish cloth over the tops and let them air dry for a bit before I put them away!
...strange,
I was just putting out the recycling and the
homeless recycling dude mumbled something about wanting more dildos for a gathering behind the dumpster later.
Ok whatever cgar, you still haven't addressed the fact that ba is full of argentines, possibly the most annoying people in the world other than Russians and park slope liberal trust fund moonfaces.
Once upon the time there was a stupid sucky blog, and then a bunch of people started a second blog and then spent all of their time talking about the first blog. The end.
Oh crap I totally forgot to tell you all!!! This weekend my kids were drawing in chalk on the driveway and out of the blue they drew a honey badger (labeled honey badger, but misspelled) chasing a little girl who was saying "help me". Pretty disturbing actually. I have pictures but the iPhone doesn't post here. There was also a shark in the same scene but I couldn't tell how it fit in with the rest.
Ran into a former student on the subway. She asked me how long I've lived in Brooklyn and it dawned on me that I closed on my apartment ten years ago today.
Sorry, Six, that doesn't sound like much fun.
Happy St. Joseph's Day (the more important holiday!! :-)
Very busy right now - see you soon.
GM, all.
Watched the Park Slope/WT St. Pat's hangover parade on Sunday from a friend's stoop. Still can't figure out why US Irish love celebrating Scottish highlands culture.
I AM GOING TO BE GROUCHIER THAN USUAL TODAY AND GROUCHIER THAN BOTH COBBLE AND ROB COMBINED
Thought you just said your Asian trick canceled???
*rob*
[Pointedly omitting Pete since it's not possible to be grouchier than Pete]
*rob*
*rob*
*rob*
Says the woman who lives on the summit of Everest.
WTF???
http://migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=767
Which brings me back to my original question -- why US Irish celebrate Scottish highlands culture? tartan kilts with those furry purses, highland pipes, etc. Doesn't anyone just drown themselves with pint after pint of harp, singing "The Rising of the Moon" any more?
I know, I ask this every year.
http://rockstarkaraokenyc.com/songlist.html
You should go on a cruise. karaoke with live music is a nightly staple!
Sons? Someone has SilverDaddies on the brain.
57th between 3rd and 4th is "ok". It's half-residential, half-industrial. If he can deal with that, it's fine.
Enjoy: http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=927487&f=28&sub=Columnist
Later losers.
["So help me, I'm gonna SLUG you."]
Highlands pipes or Uillean, dibs? And does he wear a tartan kilt with a furry purse when he performs?
Seriously, it seems incongruous to me. Nostalgia for someone else's culture. Thre's a lot of folk song overlap between Irish and Scottish celtic traditions -- hence the singer with the Chieftains that DeLepp mentions -- but I don't get the Irish adoption here of the whole tartan thing and Scottish and Irish pipes are very different.
NH? Or do you speak from experience?
St. Joseph's Day was a biggie for my Italian neighbors when I lived in Manhattan. They had a gigantic family gathering at their house then.
No comment.
Bagpipes are Scottish and were used in war. The uilleann pipes are Irish and used for entertainment. The Irish pipes are not blown wtih the mouth and are played sitting down and sound NICE. Bagpipes are so f@#king loud they can knock out your fillings.
-I have the worst voice in the history of mankind.
-I spent too many nights in Japan in karaoke/hostess bars.
-It takes a lot of alcohol, and my drinking ability has declined.
I'm getting old.
GM, all.
-my wife goes into the kitchen to chat with her friend. I have to sit in the living room and listen to this guy sing for 2, sometimes 3 hours. Song after song....
Mrs. Slopey is sorry she missed that. For some reason not even beknownst to her, she really likes that song.
That's just rude.
I dunno. It's survived Dave how many times?
"I'm a Creeeeeeeeeep"
Actually listening to him is the less painful of the options. He's one of those guys who doesn't know how to act in social situations unless he is the center of attention - hence the performance. He's great to have at a party - he'll definitely give it life. In any other kind of social situation, he doesn't know what to do.
http://www.stcroixtourism.com/st_patricks_day_parade.htm
Benson, sounds like a nightmare. I couldn't take it.
My friend is buying the new ipad, getting his iphone upgraded and needs to get everything sync'd. I predict that it will be pretty much an all day thing, between buying, waiting and all the help he is going to need.
and what do they do for living that can spend all day in some apple store?
I try to sign on.....don't get an error but still not signed in.
"The site has blocked you from posting new comments."
WTF???
Yeah, but no one's bailing me out.
Welcome to the club. *Rob*, get Slopey a drink!
Nothing much this year. Not even the pastry!
Yes, I've heard something like that (about burying the statue), but am not sure. Paging Donatella!
I tried to find a photo with Joey Bishop in there to make it a complete sweep, but couldn't find a good one. I hate to sound like the old man in the bunch, but are you old enough to remember when Joey Bishop used to sub for Johny Carson? I used to love his substitute appearances.
http://gettysburgnorthsouthmarathon.com/
Excellent choice (very 1% ; ) )! I just got home and opened all the windows.
It's the best that I can do, just be thankful that I'm not sitting out on the fire escape in my stretch pants and wife beater across from you! : P
"By Hilary Potkewitz
1. Apartment rents soar to near-record levels
Manhattan landlords are boosting rents and getting away with it, thanks to a flood of renters who've been afraid to buy since the real estate crisis hit. Add to that the collapse in financing for new construction, and you have demand that pushed average Manhattan rent to more than $3,350 in February."
I missed something...what's the offer, jessi?
She makes it sound like a crime. I'm betting she's some liberal Democrat in favor of RS/RC. I have no idea any more what Crain's leaning is.
*Rob*
Our recruitment drive failed. We're still the only members of the "Banned from Brownsotner" club.
Casa Cruz in Palermo and Cafe San Juan in San Telmo are terrific places to eat.
You can easily head to the delta for an afternoon too.
Did Mrs. J take it with good humor? It's not like you had to explain a woman's sweater in your bag or anything.
something is seriously wrong. and I don't think can blame on obama.
Is not that I can't comment... I can't sign in over there...I get window for name/password...I enter and then I'm still not signed in. I doubt I'd ever be banned because I am not the grouchy type.
A survey of public integrity where NJ is tops (nh except for *rob*) and ND is near the bottom (nh) is probably flawed.
Off to the hospital for therapy on the "claw".
Oh? And pray tell, what were you 'browsing', dear! : P
not sure exactly but I thought could help prevent all that targeted advertising by not letting google and whatever big brother sites out there follow your every move.
Slightly used.
One of my new employers sent a NDA agreement to me, in order to get started. After 5 days, I was wondering what took them so long. I never thought to check my "junk" inbox. Aaarrggghhhh!
He no doubt has a duplicate set there! : P (Very 1%)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/recycle_what.shtml#mgp
Don't include the following with your bottle and can recycling:
plastic items other than plastic bottles & jugs (such as deli and yogurt containers; plastic toys, cups, wrap, etc.)
any glass items other than glass bottles & jars (mirrors, lightbulbs, ceramics, glassware, etc.)
Styrofoam (cups, egg cartons, trays, etc.)
batteries
plastic bags
However, there is no specific mention of dildos.
(begin TV announcer voice)
Of course not, jessi, because DIBS uses the new All-in-One Finish Dishwasher tabs — no streaks, no film...very 1%! ; )
This is a real problem with my dishwasher (I can't believe I'm talking about this...), my dishes are NOT dry after I run the machine! I have to open the dishwasher, dab a dish cloth over the tops and let them air dry for a bit before I put them away!
I might just try that, it's silly to run the dry cycle and not get dry dishes!
I was just putting out the recycling and the
homeless recycling dude mumbled something about wanting more dildos for a gathering behind the dumpster later.
I loved Buenos Aires, can't wait to go back, and have some great recommendations for you.
A: We can all czech out now and not slav over this any more.
We just ate dinner so we won't go to bed hungary.
That's Nice.
Iraq'ing my brain for more puns!
And your 9:38 cracked me up.
I assume you speak no Spanish and the argentines you have met speak no English.
G'night all!