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  • Volvo Inspection Day: Take Two

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    The inspection on my 30-year-old car expired on January 30th. I took it to a place on McGuinness a few months ago and they failed it. The guy at Two Guys said (and I quote), “No one in their right mind will pass this car.” And then he told us it would cost us 1500…

  • Who’s Going to be the One to Tell the Web Site?

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    I keep thinking about that scene in Short Cuts when Ann Finnigan (Andie MacDowell) orders a really complicated and special cake for her son’s birthday. Before she’s able to pick it up, and before his actual birthday, her son is hit by a car and killed. Andy Bitkower (Lyle Lovett) bakes the cake and takes…

  • The Barbarians

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    The Barbarian Group took us all out last night. We started at Loreley, a German beer garden, where I didn’t have any beer. Nor did I sample the Wiener Schnitzel in a German bun. But others did! And I had the word SCHNITZEL on the brain for the rest of the evening. Schnitzel. I did…

  • Gothamist Picks up Cool-Props. Some Hate It.

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    So, Jake Dobkin of Gothamist fame linked to Cool Props. (The Morning News linked to it last year before it had a real home. Pretty cool. Can’t wait until summer.) I told Tobyjoe the moment it went up, I would stay clear of the comments section as Gothamist (while totally awesome), tends to have some…

  • Greenpoint and Williamsburg are Filled With Hanging Meat.

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    I have always felt a certain amount of bewildered awe regarding the plethora of hanging window meat in my neighborhood. And I think this image captures both the neighborhood and its meat. Edited to Add: (Email received this morning from my father regarding the picture.) This would have been my comment had the comments been…

  • Dratch! Jean Schmidt Said No.

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    Jean Schmidt, who said no to a Cincinnati-area Republican club candidate’s debate, might have a stand-in. Rachel Dratch of SNL has been asked to stand in for Ms. Schmidt. For those of you who might not be aware of who Jean Schmidt is, back in November she was the one who was booed during a…

  • I Can’t Help It.

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    I’ve been trying not to do this, but I can’t help myself. It’s about iHateDesign. Dee posted something yesterday that actually made me laugh out loud. Alone. I have to share it. Some of you may not get it. And that’s totally understandable. If you’re not a graphic designer or if you’ve never hung out…

  • The Existence of this Post Might Answer My Question. Your Reading it Helps Too.

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    Last night, we watched 60 Minutes. The very last part called “Working” talked about how Americans are working longer hours and how more and more people basically live by their computers. The digital revolution now enables people to work their jobs nearly every waking hour. Lesley Stahl reports on Americans who are working longer and…

  • This World is SO Big Enough For the Two of Us.

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    Sometimes people do things that are inexplicably awesome. Last week, I received an email from my dear friend, Lana. Subject: Too Cute The e-mail featured a lovely picture of a fuzzy little feline. I was instantly smitten. It’s not entirely weird for people to send me cute pictures of cats. I love cats and this…

  • Let Me Introduce You to My Little Face Pets.

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    When I was 18, I discovered that my eyebrows were unruly. Not only were they really hairy, but also they liked to migrate. You might be asking yourselves, “What did Michele do about it? What did she do about her eyebrows?” I did what any normal girl would do with unruly eyebrows. I started to…