Category Archives: personal
Exploring London: Day 5
One last thing to do before I had to leave – the London Eye. The Eye is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe and towers over the city from its spot on the Thames. Fortunately, for a few pounds more … Continue reading
Exploring London: Day 4
Sunday started with homemade breakfast – I took the chorizo and cheese that we bought at the market and made a gigantic pile of scrambled eggs. We were so full from the last 48 hours of eating that we didn’t … Continue reading
Exploring London: Day 2
After a packed first day in London, the second was mostly about God (Christian flavored) The highlight of the day was St. Paul’s Cathedral. A cathedral has been standing at the site, in one form or another, since 604 AD. … Continue reading
Exploring London: Day 1
The first day in London was all about exploring. Sara and Ronnie’s flat is two blocks from Buckingham Palace so we tried to see as much as we could in the general vicinity. First stop was Westminster Abbey. This was … Continue reading
Just touched down in London town
After spending a week in London doing nothing but wandering and consuming food and wine, it might be a close second to NYC for me. I was able to see the city for the first time and tried to do … Continue reading
The common cold vs. the irregular matzo ball
One of the consequences of my great trip to Philly was that I inherited a smörgåsbord of colds from my baby cousin. I think the CDC should stop worrying about hospital-based infections and focus solely on day cares and elementary … Continue reading
Filed under 101 in 1001, food, personal
Another day, another run in with the police
This summer, my friends and I were subject to absurd racial profiling in the meatpacking district, which led to guns being pulled on us – which I chronicled here. To be fair, while guns were pulled on all of us, … Continue reading
Holiday gluttony!
Now that we are in the holiday season, and work travel has cut back, I can focus on what’s important to me: family cooking and eating lots of food. Since I had some time, I thought I would work on … Continue reading
Filed under 101 in 1001, food, personal
Birthday morning
I woke up from a dream this morning and it felt much later than I had set my alarm for. My phone was dead apparently. I went into the living room and turned on a light, but that was dead … Continue reading
