Category Archives: New York City
Partying Like It’s 4706!
Here’s the view out our living room! Gorgeous fireworks of all different shapes and colors are exploding in every direction! It’s been going on since yesterday afternoon and our jokes about the Mardi Gras fireworks have devolved into shouting “What?” … Continue reading
Six-Pack
Here’s a six-pack to share with the designated driver!
Truth In Advertising
I got an ad on my GMail today that says “$$$ For Technical Writing – http://www.easywritingbiz.com/ – Online Writer Desperatly Needed On The Internet! No Experience Needed.” I don’t know what to say. At least they’re honest.
For Your Consideration
Stick and I watched Charlie Wilson’s War this afternoon, and we were just talking about how great the movie’s quality was, with no weird cropping and no silhouettes getting up to get popcorn, when text started rolling over the bottom … Continue reading
Rudie Can’t Fail
One day last summer, I “borrowed” a bunch of songs off Eric’s computer. Over the years, Eric’s introduced me to They Might Be Giants, Three Doors Down and others. He has pretty good musical taste, themesong from Battlestar Galactica and … Continue reading
Famous in the UK! And Mental Floss…
I noticed a spike in my blog traffic after my post on our new shower, it turns out I’m getting a lot of hits from British DIY sites and home-improvement message boards… I don’t know what that says about plumbing … Continue reading
More On Plumbing
This afternoon was spent with me curled up on the couch watching Gone With The Wind, while Stick shouted “Yeah, Rhett! Git ‘er done!” at appropriate moments. I got up to fill the electric kettle at the bathroom sink, when … Continue reading
Ni hao, Liebchen!
Xuemei doesn’t really need to identify herself on the phone. She’s the only one who calls and starts with “Ni hao, Liebchen!”
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Today we stopped playing Civ long enough for lunch at Mexican Wave and a visit to the Guiyou silk market. (Stick’s discovered that if you don’t develop alphabet, but everyone else does, you really don’t need it to trade techs.) … Continue reading
Even Battery-Shopping Is Fun
Things in China are a little different. At home, a calculator might come with extra batteries. In China, batteries come with a free calculator. I imagine this one as one of those Amazon recommendations. “If you enjoyed electronic devices, try … Continue reading
