Monthly Archives: December 2010

A photo card of Jesper Parnevik and Camilo Villegas sits on the Las Nueva Cachita table at my side. Somehow Garry got the idea it would be acceptable for him to stop at my home last night to get my … Continue reading →

A photo card of Jesper Parnevik and Camilo Villegas sits on the Las Nueva Cachita table at my side. Somehow Garry got the idea it would be acceptable for him to stop at my home last night to get my … Continue reading →

Dear kind professional: Thank you for posting on craigslist. I am in business partnership with Adam Strum. Our partnership began marketing attorney-based debt relief, and now we settle debt directly with creditors, law firms, and collectors. Like all debt-settlement companies, … Continue reading →

In a recent Esquire Magazine, Scott Raab, reviewed CLIENT Nine: The Rise & Fall of Eliot Spitzer. He found fault in the director, Alex Gibney, for trying to make Mr. Spitzer heroic. The movie was balanced, and Mr. Raab’s criticism … Continue reading →

I am at La Nueva Cachita, which is my replacement for San Chochos, a neighborhood restaurant, which closed months ago, and I prefer Cuban to Colombian food, so this is good, but I do miss the arepa de chocolo. I … Continue reading →

The fire that rerouted my bus to New York this morning killed no one. I blogged that the fire was in Weehawken, but it was in Union City, New Jersey. My new favorite Vietnamese dish is muc chien don, which … Continue reading →

I am on 156 bus, which got me on detour. It was off its Park Avenue, Weehawken, New Jersey route, because of a fire across from Pathmart. I learned from a fellow rider at the bus stop that a 23-apartment … Continue reading →

The book of Michael Gross, Rogues’ Gallery, explores the history of the Metropolitain Museum of Art, and it has allowed me to learn additional reason for art’s appeal. The cynical side presented by Mr. Gross shows how an appetite for … Continue reading →

Rob Reiner played Meathead on All in the Family, and many years later he directed When Harry Met Sally. A decade or more after that there was a special feature produced with key people who created the movie. This special … Continue reading →

I am on the HBLR, Union City, New Jersey with my wife. We just moved to the end of the line, Tonelle Avenue, paused for a moment for the conductor to relocate to the leading end of the train, and … Continue reading →