Archive for 'Bronx'
I’m Not in Beijing
The annual picnic on Saturday in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx was pretty nice – lovely weather, delicious kalbi, and Olympic trivia. Michael Phelps is even more The Man, with eight… His place in Olympic history is pretty fixed. The next question is what will he do in the future? Plus, what will this [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2008 under Bronx, Brooklyn.
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New Year’s Eve
Friday night – siblings and I went to see the Holiday Lights at the Bronx Zoo (thanks in part to two complimentary tickets courtesy of the Daily News Sweepstakes that I entered – so cool to have won something, even if it is one of those random drawings!). The lights were very nice stuff. The [...]
Posted: December 31st, 2006 under Bronx, Brooklyn.
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Weekend Roundup
Hitting 4 out of New York’s 5 boroughs this weekend… I actually published this on Sunday, but I couldn’t get it out of some funky mode… Friday: Bought 40 pounds of kal bi (Korean short rib) from Assi Plaza. The stuff comes rock solid. People were doing double takes as we rolled out of the [...]
Posted: August 7th, 2006 under Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens.
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Weekend Rundown!
So, what have we got? – BBQ – soo much meat. I don’t think I’ve eaten that much meat. Bee-yoo-ti-ful weather. A nice subway ride to the Bronx (passing by Yankee Stadium, I realized that I really do go to that many more Met games; I really so don’t make trips to the Bronx, so [...]
Posted: August 7th, 2006 under Bronx, Brooklyn.
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No Taxation Without Crustacean
P and I just finished the leftovers of my meal Friday night. After a long work week, my co-worker L was contemplating doing his taxes (I had just finished them two days ago), but after an hour of shooting the breeze, the discussion had led to yesterday’s fire at the Morris Yacht and Beach Club [...]
Posted: March 11th, 2006 under Bronx, Brooklyn.
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