What the What?!…Obama’s Motorcade

After working in midtown for the past two years, I finally saw a presidential motorcade this morning.  The last time I saw anything motorcade-ish was in Russia when I was almost squashed by a possessed fleet of Mercedes.
As I stood there this morning eating my granola bar, I wondered, where is the President going?  Is [...]

New York and Connecticut Housewives Are Setting A Bad Example

There was an article in this Sunday’s New York Times that discusses the current job loss trend and how formerly affluent families are dealing with the situation.  One would hope that families would be more tactful with the situation at hand and perhaps consider the blessings that they do have.
Unfortunately, it seems that tactfulness has [...]

There Goes My Commute

A rat hopped onto to a downtown 6 train today.  A crowded, rush hour, downtown 6 train. 
Via Gawker
That story is my worst nightmare.  I have had too many rat encounters over the past few weeks–almost ran over a dead one while running, heard one in a public garbage can, had a rat almost run across [...]

Whatever

So, usually I hate talking about the weather because it is usually the ultimate conversation killer. That assumption has been wrong, however, over the past two days.
First off, while visiting the greater Philadelphia region over the weekend, Saturday was as perfect as a summer day can be–clear skies, not a speck of humidity, a [...]