Picky and Healthy

You might remember that my plans for Thanksgiving morning involved marching in the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade as a balloon handler for my company’s balloon. I’ve had kind of a disappointing week. I had expected to spend my week off from work at my parents’ house running during precious daylight, cooking delicious meals, and generally [...]

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Even thought the temperatures in NYC haven’t quite been typical November-cold, I’ve still had the urge to cozy up in the kitchen. So what did I decide to do when my plans fell through on Friday night? Cook! I started out with Mama Pea’s Dough Balls. Verdict? Something clearly went wrong. I think it might [...]

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I have some exciting news! Th@nksgiving morning I will be walking, holding a balloon, in the M@cy*s Th@nksgiving Day P@rade! (The reason I’m writing it with the a’s all funny is that I’m doing this for work and I don’t want anyone from my office to find the blog. So forgive me.) My company is [...]

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As anyone who’s read my blog probably knows, I’m a pretty big sports fan. My goal after the World Cup was to keep my love of soccer alive. Happily, I’ve managed to do just that. I often spend my weekend mornings watching European games and this past week I went to see a live NY [...]

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Today was one of my favorite days of the year in NYC, the Marathon! (Check out my 2008 and 2009 recaps, if you missed them!) I got up around 8am, had some breakfast, took some Dayquil (I have a nasty cold), and headed up to Fourth Avenue to watch the race. I was looking for [...]

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Tomorrow is the NYC Marathon and although I’m feeling a bit under the weather I’m still excited to go out tomorrow morning and cheer the runners on. I’m hoping I’ll manage to catch some of the bloggers who are running. Check out my 2008 and 2009 marathon recaps. And check some of the marathons things [...]

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Ok, I haven’t posted anything in a while so I thought I’d do a recap of a trip I took to Coney Island a few weeks ago. Even though I’ve lived outside of or in NYC my entire life (minus 4 years of college) I had never been to Coney Island. I was supposed to [...]

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Cincinnati chili and I go way back. Ok, like three years ago, but it’s been three wonderful years. For those who don’t know Cincinnati chili is a bean-less chili made with two unusual ingredients: cinnamon and chocolate. It’s served over long pasta with a ton of cheese on top. You can also get the three-way [...]

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Today, in the United States, is Election Day. There was a point in my life where I was VERY into politics. I thought I wanted to work in politics; I loved the game of it. Over the last few years my liking of the things that disillusioned others has turned into disillusionment on my part. [...]

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