Comedian Mark Malkoff figures out there are 171 Starbucks stores in Manhattan… and then figures out how to visit them all in one day. His criteria is that he has to purchase one item (and consume part of it) in each location. To do it all in one day he has to visit one store …
What better way to celebrate James’ successful arrival across the pond, than with a bottle or two of Night Train? Tonight, Jake, Lisa and James stopped by to hang out at the apartment for a spell. I think Jake had these two bottles tucked away, specifically for this occasion. We all had a taste, and …
Woohoo! I’m officially a historic-cultural monument! Well, not me directly… just by proxy. via BoingBoing. For access to the article, try bugmenot. Photo taken from josstyk.
Early morning fog in Mountain Home, Arkansas. About 10 hours from now (and a slight 30+ mile detour, thanks to me)… we finally rolled back in to Chicago.
After a long day underground, we decided to spend the remaining daylight hours playing on the water. We headed down to the dock for one last hurrah. A local gang was trying to protect their turf, but we ran them off. Here’s me, having fun on the waverunner. Careful… steady, steady… careful… Liz, towelling off …
Today, we had a trip to Blanchard Springs Caverns. It was a bit of a late start this morning, so we didn’t get on the road until noon or so – and decided to stop in the town square for a bite to eat. Luckily for us, the folks at “old Tyme on the Square” …
Lisa, inserting a song into the Player Piano. I can’t remember which one this was – Hungarian Rhapsody I think, but I forget exactly which one. Lisa joked about how she used to do this all the time as a kid (they’ve had this home in Arkansas, ever since she was little). In addition to …
Despite the overcast skies, we packed into the famil minivan and drove an hour plus for a canoe trip along the Buffalo National River. We stopped off at Dillard’s for our canoe rentals. The setup was quite nice – we parked in a nearby lot, they picked us up and drove us to the launching …
We rolled in pretty late last night, and pretty much went straight to sleep. Some of James’ family (Lisa’s fiance) were also in town, so Liz, Jake and I all slept out on the enclosed patio. When I opened my eyes in the morning, this is what I saw out the window. Gorgeous. After a …
Liz swung by around noon to pick me up from work. From there, it’s just a short 9+ hours until Arkansas, where we’d be staying with Lisa’s family for a few days on vacation. Jake, in back with Tus, who always wants to ride up front. Along the way… the omens are unfortunate. And grim. …
It’s been getting waaaay too long, so I went in for a haircut today. All told, I snipped off 11 inches. Before and after shots. Can’t believe it’s already been 2 years since my last haircut. It feels like I lost 10 pounds, and I’m no longer sweating from the small pockets of hot air …
Now that we’re in a new office with a new sign, it’s time we got a new meeting table as well. This guy just got installed today, and it’s crazy slick. I know those metal rectangles are for cords and outlets, but secretly… I’m hoping it’s some kind of bagel toaster. CEO Madsen, about to …
Felix has given the Heimlich Manuever not once... but twice, to two different people. He's happy to report that both attempts were successful.
Felix has perfect pitch. If you play a note, he can guess what it is with a pretty decent degree of accuracy. He attributes this skill to learning music at an early age.
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