To honor Michael Jackson’s passing, I’ve decided to post about The Moonwalk, capitalized on purpose. The Moonwalk is one dance move I will never be able to do. I remember trying and failing repeated as young lad but I was able to kick my leg up around my waist, say “he-he” in a high pitched […]
Naming a thing gives it power. Before my daughter was born, my wife and I spent a prodigious amount of time trying to decide on boys and girls names (at the time we didn’t know the sex of our yet to be born child) because we wanted to make sure that whatever we decided upon […]
There is so much going on right now to comment about regarding Iran – the protests, the internal and external reactions, what this means for the future, etc. Believe it or not, Jimmy Fallon said it best: “Well, the results from Iran’s presidential elections are in. And Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has declared victory. But his opponent, […]
On a semi-recent flight to Las Vegas, I read an article in Delta’s Sky Mag that talked about the world’s must-visit museums (note this is not “the best” but “must-see” – a subtle difference but an important one none the less). To quote the article: “The Ancient Greeks brought us the word museum; a place […]
Every so often you’ll hear a report about someone trying to become the 51st State, like Puerto Rico, or someone thinking about seceding from the Union and becoming its own sovereign nation, like Texas. Long Island a few months back started to explore the idea of seceding from NYS because as Suffolk Comptroller Joseph Sawicki […]
I am a big fan of humor quips. When I lived at home, one of the best parts of my week was the day “Newsweek” arrived in the mail and I got to read the quote and cartoons in its Perspectives column. Sports Illustrated has also had some good quotes – found either in its […]
A few months ago, after singing about the movie insessently over the years (there is a lyric about it in the Beastie Boys song “Sureshot”) without having even seen it, I finally got to watch “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” and I really, really enjoyed the movie. I just love NYC movies and […]
Wired Mag turned me onto British photographer Nick Drummond’s site of Imperial Walker as family pet pictures which are artfully done and too much fun to look at as well. Now you know about it too. Enjoy the Flickr set.
If Towlie ever had a park designed just for him, it would be the newly opened High Line which is located in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. This long-abandoned 1.5-mile elevated railway in Manhattan has finally been turned into a public park and its being unveiled to the public today. I love the fact that this park […]
Lyoto Machida is a bad, bad man. First, being a music fan, I love to critique the intro music of any athlete and Machida came into UFC 98 with “Bleed it Out” by Linkin Park blasting. This song has been my go to pump-me-up song for the past two 5Ks I’ve run so I immediately […]