It's All Ultimately About AIG Their credit-default swaps are what's truly bringing everything down around us. See here and here. And what can we do about Hank Greenberg? He helped ruin not just his own goddamn company but also the GLOBAL ECONOMY and the piece of shit is still bitching on (wh...

I took Emme to see Dr. Silverman on Friday. She was due for her rabies and kennel cough vaccinations. He said she's in great shape for a dog who's 13. And who will be 14 next month. He asked me about her hearing, and I said she seemed to be losing it. Sometimes I catch her off guard in the m...

On Saturday morning, Pat and I allowed ourselves plenty of time to get to Seaside Park. There's nothing worse than feeling rushed when you're driving to an unfamiliar place. Before we left, we had some morning rolls from Patisserie Colson that I'd brought for Pat to try. If you know me a...

My longtime friend Ken, whom you may have read about here, here, here, or here, among other posts on this blog (but not here because those are different Kens), and his girlfriend, Karen, got married on Saturday down the shore. I'm very happy for them both and especially excited that Ken is going...

Two Fridays ago for pizza night, I took a magnum-size bottle of Santa Isabel Malbec that I'd picked up for 13 bucks at BIg Nose Full Body. I was so hoping it'd be really good. Or at least good enough to enjoy guzzling on a Friday night after a long week of putting in the hyphens and taking o...

I discovered that Jonatha Brooke had a new album several months ago, but for whatever reason, I wasn't in a huge hurry to buy it. Man, do I wish I'd bought it sooner. The Works is the best of Jonatha's many fine albums, and it's the best record I've heard that came out in 2...

I promise this is the last "A Weekend of Celebrating ..." post. :-) *** On the Tuesday night after my visit, Dad got what Granny had on Sunday, and he lay in bed all day Wednesday. And that Wednesday at work, in the late afternoon, I felt an occasional rumbling sensation in my belly that I...

Bob and Jen went to lunch at Al di Là and then to a movie last Sunday. Jen was genuinely surprised at the crowd of people there in the apartment to celebrate her birthday when they got back. Gina cooked up a delicious Mexican feast. By the time I got over to B&J's apartment, after unloading...

When I first got to Granny's house, Gran got annoyed with Rudy because he was sniffing at her crotch. I told her that Rudy is all about his nose and I said that by sniffing your crotch now, he could always find it later. And Dad said, Yeah, if you and your crotch ever get separated, he can find ...

Last Friday, I went to South Jersey to see Granny and Mom for their birthdays. Granny's was on Groundhog Day. And Mom's was yesterday, Feb. 11. Last Thursday night, I'd made Aunt Patty's Coffee Cake to take down with me. Mom doesn't like to eat chocolate as much as she used...