Why Blog?It's not an easy thing. Doing da "blog thing" takes time and effort.You have something to say? Write, review, edit, label, publish, review, edit & republish. Who said blogging was easy?Wait, the job isn't done.Now you have to make your "voice" heard and that is the hard part.Comment, link, ...

Last night fun:Da Wife: Keep Da Gurlie busy while I put Da boy to sleepJdJ: Gurlie, go play with your new dollhouse.G: Daddy play with Gurlie dollhouse.(Uh oh...but do I have a choice?)JdJ sits down (knows the routine), takes doll, knocks on dollhouse door."Knock knock"Who's dere?Dolly!( at this poi...

Warning: ranting ahead....I'm still too pissed off to write coherently about this but I'll try....Da Wife and I went out to Manhattan last night to catch a bite and a comedy show. We picked a few places but ended up parking far from them.So we popped into Mike's Bistro on 72nd Street. Our initial im...

Like your challah done just so?Want your rye done right?MMMM...and my favorite...those delicious lindsey torte cookies that only one bakery knows how to make right...Well, I got great news for you then!!!My good friends Esther and Levi Kramer have reopened Chiffon's Bakery at a new location!Press re...

So I've been "dieting" for approx 3 weeks now.Here's how it went. The first few days, my stomach was killing me as it went from being stuffed with massive amounts of carbs to celery sticks and cucs. I was strict about watching myself and lost 5.5 pounds.Week 2 was way harder as it sunk in that I rea...

Haven't posted in a a few weeks.Like who cares?Let's face it, I'm no Hesh (who visited us tonight and inspired me to get back into it) or Dov Bear.No one is eagerly anticipating what 'Da Jew has to say, right?Fact is, there hasn't been much hugely blogworthy stuff happening lately and I'm not one to...

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens 9/10/2008 Cross-posted at JoeFlix...

The days of eating whatever catches my fancy are over. Two young kids, wife and I working full time means that my usual 3 times a week biking schedule is over. I am just too tired to ride at full tilt. Since the summer when Da Boy was born, I maybe biked twice. That's it. So the pounds have started ...

Frozen in Indifference. Via Drudge Report....

I'm looking for ideas for fun activities on my day off (Monday), something to liven my week. Work and no play is not good for Da Jew. Any suggestions?...