Emeril Lagasse (on TV): Now, what do you think is a good wine to go with this? My grandmom (to TV, completely seriously): Manischewitz!
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Post Christmas, or Christmas Post
Posted on December 28, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
Currently Listening Talk Is Cheap By Dave Melillo see related Stratford, NJ I hope you all had nice holidays. I got a late Christmas gift in the mail today: If you look a little closer…. Yes, I now have my very own subscription to Good Housekeeping! Fitting, huh? My mom has a good sense [...]
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Eureka!
Posted on December 23, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
Remember the post before the last one? The one about the song? I’ve got it! It’s called Xxtralarge by ABN! Although I was partially wrong; it’s mostly not in English. (Looks like Dutch to me). It came to me in the shower. Why is it that you always get your best ideas in the bathroom? [...]
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Potpourri
Posted on December 23, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
Stratford, NJ I’ve given up on the song in the previous post. Unless I have it on an old back-up CD, it’s gone from my consciousness. More importantly, I was watching Channel 6 Action News this evening (the Delaware Valley’s leading news program), and guess who was in Philly tonight! SANTA CLAUS! I couldn’t believe [...]
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And now for something completely different
Posted on December 20, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
Stratford, NJ About the only thing worse than having a song stuck in you head is not being able to think of a damn thing about a song that you’re trying to think of. Case in point: sometime around 1999, I heard some obscure English song by some obscure Eastern-European rock group that, if I [...]
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1 month down and I’m already planning the 10 year party!
Posted on December 19, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
Stratford, NJ Well, it’s official: I’ve now been here in with my grandmom for a full month. So far, so good, I guess. Time really does fly. But at the same time, it feels like DC was forever ago. My grandmom had a light fall on Saturday, but she came up without too much trouble [...]
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How much is excusable?
Posted on December 14, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
I found this mildly surreal. Last night (well, this morning) at around 1:15am, I check Amazon to track one of my packages: Status: Delivered Location: Front door Sure enough, I went outside, and there was my package. It was on my front doorstep, but I checked the website to find out. I love the 21st [...]
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Out of things to say
Posted on December 13, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
1. I get some perverse pride in knowing that, in my first two weeks here, I did two things that never occured in my grandmom’s house in all of her 88.5 years: I installed wireless internet and made multiple phone calls to the United Arab Emirates. 2. My grandmom LOVES channel 6, the local ABC affiliate. So [...]
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My routine
Posted on December 12, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
Currently Reading Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus By Robert D. Kaplan see related Stratford, NJ You may have noticed that the “Currently Reading” on this blog hasn’t been changing a heck of a lot lately. That is surprising and disappointing me. I planned on reading quite [...]
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Christmas in Hershey
Posted on December 10, 2006 by Gary BUTTERWORTH
Stratford, NJ Another change of pace today, and another hockey game. Today, my brother and I met up with my dad and some of his friends for their annual Christmastime trip to Hershey, PA. If you’re in the area and have never been to Hershey at Christmas, I recommend it. It used to be free [...]
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