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Man, I remember when I first moved to New York, all the men had these shin-length black coats and the women the puffy ankle-length white full body parkas … you hardly see that anymore. I don’t really had a good winter coat. I remember going to some press conference with Rudy Giuliani at his […] Do you ever had something explained to you and you’re like — wow, I never thought of that before? It maybe opens up your world in a small way and makes you wonder what else you’ve been missing. I felt like that a few months ago when I was in L.A. visiting one of […] My father sent me this informal email poll from one of his friends in Chicago. It is a little long but I thought worth passing along. (Please feel free to answer the poll in the comment section as well… leave age, sex, relationship status.) The Question: Would you go out with a 50 year old […] So on Sunday I watched the Red Sox sweep the Rockies at my pad with Tallman, K. & E. After the clinching strikeout there were a couple high-fives and then my bleary-eyed guests departed. Not at all like 2004 when I was embracing strangers at the Hairy Monk and dancing into the wee hours of […] Sooo… where to begin. Can you believe after the first game against the Indians, I was worried we’d roll over the Tribe too easily and it wouldn’t be exciting? I have a bet going on with a Rox fan at work — winner of the series buys dinner for the desk we work on, while […] The Times has an interesting story by Gina Kolata about women supposedly getting faster as they get older: Men, as might be expected, get slower as they age. At a recent five-kilometer race in Pine Beach, N.J., which drew nearly 1,000 runners, the fastest man was 24 years old and the men’s times increased with […] It is a little surprising how many personal blogs have “gone dark” this year. And the ones that are still around, just don’t have the same vitality and energy as they once did. (This blog v. much included in that statement). There really hasn’t been any fresh new voices to take up the slack either, […] So I meet up with at home C. earlier tonight. “Did you learn anything about yourself,” I ask her, not in any kind of mean way but a teasing way. “Yes, actually,” she says. “Let’s talk.” Never good words. Okay. I sit down. She tells me that when she met me she was “swept off […] My grandfather was a remarkable man for many reasons … his World War II experience among them. He was trained as a spy, shot down over Axis territory and held as a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany. He died when I was in high school, from kidney failure as a result of drugs he […] Last night was the first night in the new apartment! We slept on a mattress on the floor as there’s a tight turn in the stairs, too tight to bring up C.’s box spring. She is going to try to get super to bring it in through a window this afternoon. We both have […] My friend Todd Seavey is one of the most engaging, hilariousand socially-connected people I know. And he finally has a blog! This denunciation of feminism has gotten a lot of comments. I don’t agree with everything he says — and “feminism” is one of those fuzzy words that can mean a lot of different things […] This is thrilling news for any guy who has dated a whose bad PMS has made his life hell: Lybrel, a birth control pill that eliminates a woman’s monthly period, should be approved by the FDA in May: Doctors say they know of no medical reason women taking birth control pills need to have a […] This will likely be my last post about Venezuela — last but not least, though. Our trip to the Orinoco River delta was definitely the high point of the trip. Originally C. and I had just planned to hang out on the beach: on Margarita Island (pop. 100,000, a “free port” with hotels and bars) […] More from C: We arrived on Monday to Isla de Margarita and sped across the island to reach Playa El Agua, a sandy beach with rolling waves and groves of coconut trees away from the water providing a respite from the hot sun. Lining the road, vendors were selling local art, necklaces, t-shirts with the […] Multimedia message Originally uploaded by derek7272. After street vendors assured c and me there were all legal copies, we kinda went crazy with purchases. Rome seasons 1 and 2 … Prison break 1 … Deadwood 1 … 6 feet under 5 … L word 2 … Plus few others for us$ 35 […] So the one thing I did do in my 20s was start an automatic investment program. And that is my big money advice to y’all. A Roth IRA is just a good idea for any young-ish person who is eligible. (those earning up to $114,000 $166,000 in 2007). This is probably very basic advice, […] Sorry the blog has been so boring lately. With the new job I’m not supposed to blog much about journalism-related topics. With the new girlfriend I’m in a good, drama-free relationship so don’t have too much to say about dating contretemps. With the Red Sox off-season and the Patriots eliminated there isn’t much to say […] So I am actually really enjoying have a girlfriend again. She is v. smart, sweet and funny — but you guys know I care mostly about looks and she is also H-O-T. The most important thing! It is actually pretty funny that — as some of you mighta surmised from some of my posts — […] Cruella + Cookie Monster Originally uploaded by Mike Roberts NYC. Fabulous Kiwi friend Cat turned 30 on Saturday and threw a C-party to celebrate. That is Soccer Chick as Cruella de Ville and Tallman as the Cookie Monster. (She’s not short; he’s just 6-foot-4). His girlfriend for some reason declined to go as a […] Yes this blog has gotten me in a little trouble from time to time. And maybe it has gotten a little silly lately. Like, uh, some of the questions that were posed to me? I think I might try to affect a tone of a little more “detached aloofness” and not respond to every single […] |
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