things that are making you happy - Page 1823

Starting my annual get rid of clutter week! Nothing better than getting the useless crap out of the house!

Feels good to do that. My fiance loves the tchotchkies, so tossing out something that is unnecessary offers me a bit of enjoyment.

the epic road trip is over. almost 3400 miles of driving.

you're probably right about that.... the first time we stayed there we stayed at the Vero Beach Resort and I woke up early to this:



I was enamored with the beach, small town vibe, and cleanliness. plus that part of florida has such good bicycle infrastructure I'd be out running/biking/swimming/with the dog so much.

after visiting Key West we drove back to Vero Beach and stayed with an old friend. he had a house on the beach and was a total baller, but you could tell that he was bored to death (plus well he's about to be divorced)... his kids were holed up in their rooms playing video games 98% of the time and the soon to be ex wife was still in the house. was a very situation. Eventually I spoke to the my friend and his wife and they warned us that it is indeed boring there.

My wife, the dog, and I are very very happy to be home. I know this is going to sound like a humblebrag.. but when you've got a pretty nice home to begin with - even staying in 4/5 star hotels gets tiresome. You end up wanting to just be home.

I had a total situation in Savannah, GA: Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
We did a quick unplanned stop over in Alexandria VA, on the 28th... only to realize that we'd have to drive through the big snowstormto get home to brooklyn.

It was weird driving from this:



to this:



I know its frigid here in NYC and a bit miserable... but damn it feels good to be home.

glad you got home safely, doc. aint no place like home.

that pic was actually taken on the 95 from Alexandria going to Baltimore....

I understand you were in the neighborhood recently? how was it?

I do good things but mostly because it generates business. Is that ok?


Eff that. We'll all be hairless in another few centuries. Hairy people are evolutionarily closer to apes. We're better than that.

I always spelt it tschotskes. Am I wrong?

Edit - apparently I am.

"A wide variety of spellings exist for the English usage of the term, e.g. tshotshke, tshatshke, tchachke, tchotchka, tchatchka, chachke, tsotchke, chotski, or chochke; the standard Yiddish transliteration is tsatske or tshatshke. In Israeli Hebrew it is often spelled צאצקע, [ˈtsats.ke], with a tsade instead of teth-shin, as in Yiddish."

Harvey - Sure that's fine, but it's not what I was talking about.

Was in brooklyn for a few hours for a wedding. Had a very nice time, thank you. Why did you not stop by while you were passing through?

had to drive through aforementioned:
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Next time, then.

Larry, glad you had a great trip. It's always incongruous to make a huge change in geography, isn't it?

I don't know what going to Florida has to do with triangles, but whatever.

I was able to score some foie gras even though I'm out of town until tomorrow. Not only was it fucking awesome but I introduced two new people to the mana that is foie gras.

^ My local shop sells something called Faux Gras, for those who want the taste of froie gras without the liver-explodery component. While about 80% of the way there, it simply doesn't match up to the real stuff.

Happy Birthday, me. Shall I buy some Alden boots? Sure. Why not.