Tag Archives: Humor

You might see yourself here

Posted on May 5, 2013 | Leave a comment

The best thing I saw at the movie theatre yesterday was an ad during the pre-show.

No offense to the movie.

I really enjoyed Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. It had great action, an interesting conceit and an ending that I did not see coming.

But this commercial for Windows Phone made me laugh aloud.

Truth is funny.

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Posted in Advertising, Comedy, Commentary, Entertainment, Humor, Life, Movies, Technology

Tagged ad, advertising, comedy, commentary, commercial, entertainment, Humor, life, Morgan Freeman, movie theatre, Movies, Oblivion movie, pre-show, technology, Tom Cruise, truth is funny, Windows Phone

Heroes come in all sizes

Posted on May 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

What are you up to this fine Saturday?

Getting yourself a FREE COMIC BOOK????

That’s what I thought.

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Posted in Comics, Education, Holiday, Humor, Life, Television

Tagged comic book store, comics, entertainment, Free Comic Book Day, heros, Holiday, Humor, life, Saturday, superheros, Television, The Big Bang Theory

Just dog it

Posted on May 3, 2013 | Leave a comment

Rory and I were passed by a jogging dog and his human this morning in Central Park and, as always, I tried to read the dog’s mind.

Did he give Rory a look of superiority? You know — the one a long-time yoga student gives a newbie when he enters class?

(Not that yoga’s competitive…yeah, right.)

Did he scorn my dog’s meandering pace? His aimless sniffing and peeing?

Or was that really a look of longing? Did Rory’s relaxing walk spark a memory from his puppy days, when mornings didn’t include a mandatory three-mile run?

Perhaps he was just in the zone. Focused. Wired in. Didn’t see me or Rory at all……

Good boy..

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Posted in Commentary, Dogs, Exercise, Family, Humor, Life, Walking

Tagged Central Park, commentary, dog athlete, Dogs, exercise, Humor, in the zone, jogging, life, meandering pace, newbie, puppy, sniffing and peeing, three-mile run, walking, wired in, yoga

What a difference a day makes

Posted on May 2, 2013 | Leave a comment

In NYC today, it was summer.

Toes were out. Flips were flopped.

I mention this because so many of my friends in the Midwest are covered in snow.

Not rubbing it in, mind you –

just giving you some hope!

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Posted in Fashion, Friends, Humor, Life, Photography, Weather

Tagged flip flops, friends, Humor, life, photos, snow, summer, weather

Ducktanic

Posted on May 1, 2013 | Leave a comment

When I was in Singapore this past weekend, I thought about flying on to Australia. It’s only a seven-hour flight.

This guy made that voyage by water…in the opposite direction.

Rubber Duck, a ginormous piece of conceptual art by Florentijin Hofman, was last spied bobbing about in Sydney’s Darling Harbor. Today the inflatable duck, which measures 46 feet tall and 55 feet long, arrived in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong for a month’s stay with a little help from a much smaller tug boat.

Let’s call it a Duck Boat — it’s earned it!

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Posted in Animals, Art, Humor, Life, Toys, transportation, Travel

Tagged animals, art, Australia, Darling Horbor, duck, duck boat, flight, Florentijin Hofman, holy duck, Hong Kong, Humor, inflatable duck, life, rubber duck, Rubber Duck conceptural art, Singapore, Sydney, transportation, Travel, tug boat, Victoria Harbour, water voyage

Bean wake-up call

Posted on April 30, 2013 | 1 Comment

Rory and I are watching Chopped, enjoying some couch time together post-Singapore, and one of the basket items is…

Baked beans

Of course, there is much discussion about how the beans are going to work with the striped bass, yadda yadda yadda. But it immediately took me back to Monday morning in Singapore when I ordered your typical bacon-and-eggs breakfast before my training session, and the hotel served them with a side of baked beans.

That woke me up.

But I have to say — they were awesome. Sweet and smoky in flavor, the baked beans were perfect with the bacon. In theory I guess it’s not that surprising, but it was a first for me.

May not be the last.

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Posted in Commentary, Foods, Humor, Life, Television, Travel

Tagged bacon and eggs, baked beans, breakfast, Chopped, commentary, couch time, Foods, Humor, life, side items, Singapore, smoky flavor, striped bass, Television, Travel, wake-up call

Listen to your inner voice

Posted on April 29, 2013 | Leave a comment

Today the sun was shining bright in Singapore. I could see it from the windows of my classroom, where I was teaching all day.

My timing, as always, is excellent.

I could also see this beautiful patch of green.

It covered one of the underground garage entrances, and was a welcome break in the glass and cement office park.

You see the stairs leading to the grass? I wondered if people actually used them…perhaps sit in the sun on days that are a little less tropical.

So I asked.

Apparently Singapore always has weather like this. No cooler season that drops the temps below even 80 degrees. That’s when I knew — I could never live in this island paradise.

(My hair told me so.)

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Posted in Business, Humor, Life, Photography, Travel, Weather

Tagged Business, classroom, frizzy hair, glass and cement, grass, green, Humor, inner voice, life, paradise, photography, Singapore, skyscrapers, teaching, Travel, tropical climate, tropical island, undeground garage, weather

Dear New York City airports,

Posted on April 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

I will be headed back your way in less than 48 hours. Coming home is always a pleasure. But let’s be honest, my Big Apple airstrips…

Youse guys are fugly.

My current trip through Narita-Tokyo Airport en route to Singapore drove that point home…hard. I only spent two hours in Japan, and the ultramodern, high-tech facility convinced me that JFK and LGA need a major redo.

We can begin with a fun identity for each of you. Look at this little guy; he graces most of the signage at Narita Airport.

What is he? Who cares? He’s cute… and LaGuardia could use a major dose of cuteness… JFK, too.

There’s nothing cute about either of you now. No offense.

And speaking of high-tech, check out this gadget in the airport restrooms in Narita.

The facilities in Japan have talents that go far beyond the simple flush. (Come to think of it, everyone was smiling a lot.)

Lastly, you need better food…but I’ve always said that.

Okay, NYC airports, get started. I’ll be back in two days, and I am expecting great things!

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Posted in Advertising, Airplanes, Commentary, Humor, Life, transportation, Travel

Tagged airplanes, airport toilets, airports, commentary, cuteness, gadgets, high-tech, Humor, Japan, JFK airport, LGA Airport, life, Narita Airport, Narita-Tokyo Airport, New York City, restrooms, Singapore, toilet, transportation, Travel, ultramodern

So far, everything is tall

Posted on April 27, 2013 | 1 Comment

Greetings from Singapore!

It took exactly 24 hours of travel time, but I’ve arrived on the other side of the world. And since we crossed several time zones, it’s already the wee hours of the morning Sunday.

(Don’t worry — I’ll get that time back on the way home.)

My room is at the very top of one the hotel’s three towers and overlooks the city. Here is a taste of what I can see: