Archive for December, 2005
6 days of Christmas
My original entry here got wiped out in a browser crash, but the outline of what was my week included:
100 miles of driving (ZipCar to the rescue): 2 round trips to Starrett City, 2 round trips to Richmond Hill, 2 round trips to my Mom’s house. Amazingly I got a car on Christmas Day, although [...]
Posted: December 31st, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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Eve of New Year’s Eve
Looking forward to FC’s year-end entry!
Bizarre Reuters article on Yahoo, with a curious first line: “Would you pay $175 for a pound of coffee beans which had passed through the backside of a furry mammal in Indonesia?” Apparently, the civet’s digestive system does something to the coffee beans:
“People like coffee. And when they want [...]
Posted: December 30th, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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Tuesday After Christmas
The passing of Michael Vale, the actor who was Dunkin’ Donuts’ “Fred the Baker” - the man who made the line “Time to make the donuts” to remind us that Dunkin’ Donuts toiled long and hard for us.
Goodbye to Monday Night Football, at least in its broadcast network format, as we have known [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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Christmas in Wulai (烏來)
B- and I went to visit the hot springs around Taipei. Wulai (烏來) is one of the more famous places to visit (the other is BeiTou (北投)) for hot spring rest and relaxation. B- found some places online and ended up settling for Full Moon Spa, a Japanese style place. We had [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2005 under Taipei.
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Crisscross Christmas
Did a lot of driving today (more accurately P did a lot of driving, I just tagged along) — picked up P’s mom at Starrett City, went to the Ave. U chinatown to buy hotpot supplies. Lunch at Pho Hoai Restaurant, 1906 Avenue U (recommended!); back to Starrett; back to Brooklyn Heights to pick up [...]
Posted: December 25th, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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