Dolores O’Riordan died on Monday. She was 46, she was the lead singer of the Cranberries, and she was one of my heroes. The way she belted out her lyrics in that wailing, soulful, Irish Brogue was a thing to behold.… Continue Reading
Critics of Trump’s “S***hole” Comment Are Mostly Hypocrites
OK, let’s get something straight right off the bat. Most of the people who are criticizing Trump for calling Haiti and Africa “s***hole” countries have never been to Haiti or Africa, will never go to Haiti or Africa, and wouldn’t be caught dead vacationing, working, or living there.… Continue Reading
Kristaps Porzingis is an Incredible Player. He’s Also a Millennial Diva.
I’m 43, and I’m a huge Knicks fan. I grew up watching Patrick dominate the league, and always come up just a little short against Michael, Hakeem and Reggie. But he was our guy, our superstar, and one thing you could absolutely not say about Ewing was that he didn’t give you max effort every time he stepped on the floor.… Continue Reading
Central Park Chill
I wake up late on Saturday morning, around noon, after having been up late the night before working on my website. My plan for the day is to head to the Upper East Side of Manhattan from my apartment in Astoria, Queens.… Continue Reading
Trump’s Tax Cut Will Live in Infamy
December 22, 2017, was a date which will live in infamy. I’m quoting FDR’s famous speech to a joint session of Congress on December 8th, 1941, the day after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, which led to the US entry into World War II.… Continue Reading
A Crazy Yet Typical NYC Day
I wake up late on Wednesday, around 11 AM, after a night of drinking. I’m a freelance writer, and I have my own website, but I’m struggling to make ends meet. My plan for the day is to head from my Astoria, Queens apartment to Chef Ho’s Peking Duck Grill, a Chinese restaurant I love on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, for the lunch special.… Continue Reading
How Music Got Louder and Crazier Over Time
The other night I was listening to Pandora, and I popped on a Neil Young radio station. It had been a pretty stressful day, but as soon as “Heart of Gold” came on, I felt a chill state of mind descend over me.… Continue Reading
The Banana Nut Bread Project
It was Sunday night, and I was taking my bread machine out for its inaugural run. I’d been cooking a lot over the past year, but I had yet to actually create a loaf of bread. So I ordered a Hamilton Beach state of the art bread maker, and when it arrived I was ready to go.… Continue Reading
A Pho Story
It was a chilly Monday in November, and I was feeling slightly under the weather. I wanted something hot and delicious to warm me up, and for some reason I had pho on the brain. I live in Astoria, Queens, so there’s no shortage of yummy food options, but the iconic Vietnamese beef noodle soup was calling my name.… Continue Reading
Philly Cheesesteak Heaven
I traveled from NYC to Philadelphia in October, and when I arrived in Philly I stopped in for a famous cheese steak at Cleaver’s in Center City. It was fantastic. It was an explosion of meat and gooey cheese upon the pallet.… Continue Reading