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My body rejected debt
Last night my buddy Adam took me to Raines Law Room in the Flat Iron District. It’s a speakeasy, which unlike real speakeasies, you can find on yelp. It’s a beautiful place that reminds me of an old...
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Not having a land line will kill you
The young woman subletting my apartment is of the new generation and has no use for a home telephone/landline. My telephone service comes through the Internet so it is not a backup for a blackout – it...
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Dear Nissan
Dear Nissan, Thank you so much for giving me a baseball cap and the Z coffee table book when I stopped by your Tennessee headquarters. I had to ship the book back home because there is no room in my...
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I went nuts in Nebraska
I’m not a shopper. I like nice things but I’m not good at buying non-necessities nor do I enjoy looking. I have no vision for what would work where or what goes with what. While waiting for my allergy...
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Employment flashback
I woke up quite early in Minneapolis this morning after passing out quite early in Minneapolis last night. Before I went mad with low blood sugar, I put on all the layers I had with me in my hotel...
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I was busted for jay walking in Salt Lake
Ironically, someone who looks like me in a car resembling mine drove 125 mph unmolested in the Utah dessert but I was just pulled over for walking. The cop did not like me and I don’t blame him....
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My worst meal of the trip
It was not here in Louisiana. I had catfish at a gas station yesterday and it was amazing. People in this state like their food. What got me to thinking of my worst meal was reading my friend Tracey’s...
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I still got it!
And by “it” I mean someone thinks I’m alive and have at least five dollars. While hunkering down on barbecued shrimp and cheese grits at the Redfish Grill in New Orleans last night, a tweaked out...
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I’m recovering nicely in Florida
At my goodbye to New Orleans lunch yesterday, I tried to have a Bloody Mary. One sip was all I could tolerate. My body had begun to shut down. New Orleans is beautiful and has the most wonderful food...
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How can I afford to stay in so many hotels?
First off, if you do a trip like this, you need to minimize the money hemorrhage by having someone cover your rent or mortgage. I put the word out on the Astoria street, via bartenders, that I’m...
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Putting on pants is hard
This morning I read a New York Times article on how free and comfortable people feel while traveling, to the point of taking their shoes and socks off on a crowded plane. While this is piss poor...
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A study in white guy names
I should know by now that a highly rated hotel for an extremely low price on Hotwire has a catch. In Savannah, I chose a four and a half star hotel that bragged it was only a quarter-mile from...
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The Jewish problem
My Jewish problem is I have only 24 hours to eat 35 pounds of whitefish salad, egg salad, tuna salad and schmear before I leave Atlanta. And a Diet Coke. Filed under: First world problems, Food,...
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The sign on the window kind of ruins the view
Filed under: Animals, First world problems, Lodging, Weird
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Not all of New England is available to me
Driving in the snow with my tires is the equivalent of wearing ballet slippers to go snowshoeing. Pictured is my car stuck in one inch of snow in Montpelier, Vermont. I had to break out the rocksalt....
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My corporate experience pays off in the real world
Passing Boston I felt nature’s call. Just then I saw a sign for a Hilton. My Hilton! The Hilton Dedham. The company where I worked has an office in Canton, MA, so I often visited. I had so little...
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I think my dog is gifted
Last night Harry took his first trip to New York City. He’s so smart and well trained that he knew those cement covered walkways were not grassy Long Island, where he was trained to go potty. So we...
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Flashback Friday: You can’t always get what you want but you get what you...
Pictured is only about half of the junk I had at the beginning. With a two-seat car and little cargo room, I should’ve been more selective. Most of that stuff didn’t make it to the end of the trip....
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Top Ten Posts of 2013: #10
These won’t necessarily be what you or I consider my top 10 posts but, according to WordPress statistics, which takes into account the number of views and comments, these are them. Number 10 was about...
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Queens is where all the honest people live
I was feeling a little down today. It’s back to steaming garbage New York City summer hot, I threw my back out, my dog could be thinner and I’m not sure where my career is headed. Then I received this...
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