So in part, I’m a bad blogger because I never get around to blogging. BUT, it’s not because I don’t have things I want to share….I just don’t sit in front of the computer. Okay, okay so that’s NOT true. I sit in front of a computer at work ALL day long. So by the [...]

My little brother got married on New Year’s Eve in Madison, WI to my new sister-in-law Laura. The wedding was pretty and there was much fun to be had!
For all 480 pictures, go to my flickr collection.

On Christmas Day, my parents and I went to visit the famed Dyker Heights for the first time. From 83rd to 86th Street between 11th and 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, homes transform themselves for the holiday season into a blinding holiday light extravaganza.
According to Gothamist, resident Sam Maloof’s average electricity bill for December is $5,000. [...]

Where ever you may be, I wish you peace in your home, in your hearts, and in the world.

Flight itinerary…check.
Hotel rooms…check.
Car rental…check.
Directions…check.
Weather….ugh!
So NY has been brutally cold the last few days and looks like it might get warmer for Christmas even up to the 50s. That’s a big change from the feels like temps of 12F. BUT…BUT…I almost wish that it would stay in the 30s. Boy! There’s something wrong when I’m wishing [...]

On Saturday I heard a ton of noise outside so I look over the balcony and see a stream of Santas go by and remember that it’s SantaCon this weekend. So I headed down the street to the Seaport to see hundreds of santas and the like.

Some highlights include:

So it’s been about a year and half since I moved in and I’ve been meaning to spruce up the very very white walls we have in our living room and dining room. When I first moved in, I purchased some Ikea Hedda Rund curtains but they were too long and I didn’t like the [...]

Like last year, I hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at my place. And in the middle of the 12 hour drinking and eating fest, this scarred me for life.

But before to ahead of ourselves, this story starts on Tuesday night when I picked up a fresh turkey and brined it overnight. Then pat it dry and [...]

The blog has finally been ressurected! Not that I’ve been that active on it but it all started with a SQL update on my servers which then busted my REALLY old version of Wordpress. Then I let it lie for a couple of weeks while I started my new job. When I finally went to [...]