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Rain day

Posted on January 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

Guess who was waiting to greet me at my front door this morning?

Surly little devil.

And rumor has it he plans to hang around all day.

Uninvited.

Now, I have two possible responses to my unwelcome guest.

First, I can let him ruin my day. Get nothing accomplished. Eat too much. Get depressed. Perhaps shed a tear or two for no particular reason.

Or I can chose the far healthier response…

Go see a movie.

I still may not get as much work done as originally planned. I may — okay, I will — eat junk food. And if I end up crying, that simply means…

It was another great day at the theatre.

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Posted in Commentary, Entertainment, Humor, Life, Movies, Philosophy, Weather

Tagged commentary, crying, depression, emotional eating, entertainment, films, Humor, life, movie snacks, movie theatre, Movies, philosophy, rain, rainy weather, uninvited guest, weather

Open arms

Posted on January 21, 2012 | 2 Comments

What can help you both build up your immune system and decrease your risk of heart disease and stress?

Hint: it’s not a pill, an exercise routine or the now ubiquitous green smoothie.

It’s the hug — that simple (and simply wonderful) one-on-one human contact between friends and loved ones.

Fantastic, huh?

Lucky for all of us, today is National Hug Day! The holiday was established in 1986 to encourage PDA-phobic Americans to ‘reach out, reach out and touch someone.’ So now’s your chance to get out there and improve your health, your happiness and your overall state of being.

You’ll probably freak out a few people along the way, but hey — that’s just a bonus for feeling so gosh darn happy!

(See you out there.)

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Posted in Commentary, Exercise, Family, Friends, Health, Holiday, Humor, Life, Love, Philosophy, Relationships

Tagged commentary, exercise, family, friends, green smoothie, Health, heart disease, Holiday, hug, hugs, human contact, Humor, immune system, life, National Hug Day, National Hugging Day, pills, Relationships, stress, well being

Something new

Posted on November 9, 2011 | 6 Comments

“Do something that scares you everyday.”

Well, today I am doing just that.

Something that I’m sure will be fun…but that kinda scares the bejeezers out of me!

I promise to tell you all about — as much as I’m allowed, anyway — in Thursday’s Egg.

Any guesses on what it might be? Leave them in the comments section. (Family members and friends who already know, please refrain from spoiling the fun.)

I don’ t think I look quite that frightened. (Here’s hoping my poker face is a bit more convincing.)

Wish me luck, guys!

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Posted in Commentary, Entertainment, Friends, Humor, Life, Philosophy

Tagged bejeezers, commentary, comments, Do something that scares you everyday, entertainment, friends, Humor, life, philosophy, poker face, spoil the fun, The Sticky Egg

The new cool

Posted on October 19, 2011 | Leave a comment

Guess who got an email thank you note from America Online yesterday?

This girl.

I’m guessing Steve Carell did, too. And Tina Fey. Sarah Silverman, Judd Apatow and Paul Rudd were no doubt on the list, too.

You see, we all still use AOL as our primary email client. Brand ourselves as pioneers of the Internet each time we hit ‘send’ by associating ourselves with AOL in this Gmail world.

I’m not crazy brand loyal; I’m just lazy. As AOL pointed out in their “celebrating you” thank you note, they’ve been my email service provider since 1996.

Before I was even born.

Do you know how many accounts, organizations and friends know me by this email address? The mere thought of changing it — and the domino effect of changes that would be required as a result — gives me the hives.

Of course, I have other email addresses for professional purposes — even a Gmail account that I rarely use — but AOL is still core.

And knowing that so many way cool people have an uncool email address like me…makes it the cool thing to do.

That’s what I keep telling myself.

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Posted in Celebrities, Commentary, Entertainment, History, Humor, Internet, Life, Philosophy, Technology

Tagged America Online, AOL, AOL email address, AOL thank you email, brand loyal, celebrities, commentary, cool people, domino effect, email, email client, email service provider, entertainment, Gmail, Humor, Internet, Internet pioneers, Judd Apatow, life, outdated email address, Paul Rudd, philosophy, Sarah Silverman, Steve Carell, technology, Tina Fey, uncool email account

Look down

Posted on August 14, 2011 | 2 Comments

For your Sunday morning edification and delight, here’s some Japanese street art:

Those are manhole covers, by the way — manhole covers in Japan.

Here’s what manhole covers in the United States — and one from England — look like:

Making the utilitarian beautiful: Japan 1, United States 0.

To see more Japanese street art, check out the book Drainspotting on Amazon.com.

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Posted in Art, Books, Design, Life, Philosophy, transportation, Travel

Tagged art, books, design, Drainspotting book, Humor, Japan, Japanese manhole covers, life, manhole covers, manholes, photography, street art, transportation, Travel, United States, United States manhole covers

Say…

Posted on July 6, 2011 | 2 Comments

As I sat down to write this post, I happened upon a quote:

“The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing.” – Roger Babson

Made me wonder if I should write at all. (Obviously, that didn’t happen.) Instead, I vowed to follow the direction of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe:

“Less is more.”

Such a wonderful philosophy. It’s probably why blogs first became popular (and are being rapidly replaced by the even briefer tweets and text messages).

It’s why one bold accessory works best. Why you do either a bright lip or a smoky eye (but not both). Why minimalist home design will always endure. Why classic jeans and a tee will always be the perfect outfit, no matter the occasion.

And why just a kiss of chocolate is always enough.

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Posted in Blog, Blogs, Celebrities, Commentary, History, Humor, Internet, Life, Philosophy, Writing

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Latter days

Posted on June 23, 2011 | Leave a comment

There are a lot of things I expect to find in Times Square.

Tourists. Jammed sidewalks. Street vendors. More tourists. Theatres. Traffic. Hey look — more tourists.

But ads for the Mormons — not the musical, the church — on every surface?

That’s a bit surprising.

The ad campaign by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was launched last week in Times Square in an attempt to re-brand the Mormon faith as “normal.”

The ads feature photos of ethnically-diverse, regular people. One guy is even riding a motorcycle.

Yep. Looks pretty normal from here.

Why the LDS church chose now to launch their campaign can be debated. Is it because of the upcoming presidential campaign, which includes a Mormon GOP candidate? I don’t know; he’s run before without their intervention.

Or is the timing and location of the campaign in response to the wildly successful Broadway show The Book of Mormon, which won nine Tonys (including Best Musical) and will no doubt go on to do a national tour?

If so, Church Fathers, worry no more. The Book of Mormon is one of the most positive things to happen to your religion since the golden plates. Everyone who walks out of the theatre knows more about your faith and the commonalities it shares with their own.

The humor unites us. The ads?

They’re just more traffic.

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Posted in Advertising, Broadway, Business, Commentary, Entertainment, Family, Friends, Humor, Life, Philosophy, Travel

Tagged advertising, Best Musical Tony Award, Broadway, Broadway theatres, Business, commentary, entertainment, family, friends, Humor, LDS Church, life, Manhattan, Mormon ad campaign, Mormon billboards Mormon taxi cab ads, Mormon Church, Mormon GOP candidate, Mormons, Mormons are normal, national Broadway tour, New York City, New York City tourists, New York City traffic, philosophy, presidential campaign, street vendors, The Book of Mormon, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Times Square, Tony Awards, Travel

Lock me up

Posted on June 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

Every two years, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University publishes their “Freedom in the 50 States” index.

This year’s most free state? It’s a virtual tie…between New Hampshire and South Dakota. And the least free state?

New York

Lady Liberty, look the other way. (Oh good, she is.)

Turns out my beloved Empire State got dinged for our particularly high taxes, health insurance regulations, anti-smoking laws, lack of medical marijuana and no same-sex marriage (only one vote away!).

Oh…that.

Jason Sorens, co-author of the study and assistant professor at CUNY Buffalo — who (ahem) lives in New York — admits the state has other benefits.

“New York City has a lot going for it…if you like culture, the arts, music, having lots of things to do, nightlife — you’re going to value having more things to do even if you feel more impinged upon.”

Exactly, Jason. And the things that may make other people feel ‘impinged upon’ — not being able to smoke in Central Park, for example — don’t make me feel any less free.

That’s the beauty of the USA. There are 50 different states. If you don’t like the one you’re in, you can move to one you like better.

Like I did.

Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose…” Me & Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin

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Posted in Commentary, Education, History, Home, Philosophy, Politics, Travel

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Just breathe

Posted on May 31, 2011 | Leave a comment

For just one day…

…wouldn’t it be nice?

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Posted in Advertising, Commentary, Death, Environment, Health, Life, Love, Philosophy

Tagged advertising, commentary, family, friends, Health, home, life, love, May 31 World No Tobacco Day, philosophy, Relationships, save lives, tobacco, tobacco control, tobacco epidemic, tobacco use, World Health Organization, world no tobacco day

No butts

Posted on May 23, 2011 | Leave a comment

And breathe, just breathe,
Woah breathe, just breathe… — Anna Nalick

Come to New York City — it’s a great place to breathe!

Effective today, smoking is banned in public spaces, including parks, beaches, and pedestrian plazas. That means your stroll through Central Park, Times Square and other popular spots where tourists gather won’t be polluted with cigarette smoke.

Smokers who violate the ban will be given one warning, then charged a $50 fine. The New York City Parks Department, not police officers, will enforce the ban.

Way to go, Mayor Bloomberg.

Everyone doesn’t share my happiness. A ‘smoke-in’ is scheduled today at City Hall by the New York Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment to protest the ban.

So, there’s one place where breathing will be especially hazardous to your health today. But for the rest of the city, breathe in!

Second-hand smoke just got the ol’ one-two punch.

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