Archive for October, 2006
Happy Halloween!
The Price is Right’s Bob Barker is retiring. For real? Generations of us have watched him as part of our daytime viewing. Although it’s been awhile since I last watched the show, it just won’t be the same. Will there still be a Price is Right?
I’m not a big Halloween person - it only amounts [...]
Posted: October 31st, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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6 Steaks, 5 Takes, 0 Sense
We watched Bobby Flay’s Takedown last week on the Food Network, in which each week he has his own private Iron Chef-like dual with people with a particular expertise in a certain dish. He got his butt kicked by Tony Luke’s, who operates cheese steak restaurants in Philly and in New York. He won with [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2006 under Brooklyn, Manhattan.
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Saturday
Weird weather in the city.
“My Life in Tickets.” A little essay on MSNBC - and now I’m relieved that I’m not the only one who keeps ticket stubs. Well, okay, so maybe I’ve a little OCD and I’m a terrible pack rat, but it’s nice that you can review what you’ve done on little slips [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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TGIF!
Interesting article on Barack Obama on Slate. The coverage on his (maybe) presidential intentions - well, I’m a fan of his, but I’m on the fence of whether he’s to pursue the presidency in 2008 or not, but the article makes the pro argument fairly well (while still taking into account realities). Got [...]
Posted: October 27th, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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Good partners
Saturday judged three rounds of moot court. If you’re really into it, judging can be as draining as being up there as a moot court competitor. I didn’t judge the team from our school but they managed to advance to the nationals. The two members of the team work well together, complementing each other.
On [...]
Posted: October 23rd, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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