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How a big hole can get you more attention.

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The Diddler is back.  No, The Diddler is not a Batman villain.  It’s our nickname for the guy who plants himself outside our window a couple of times a day to have a smoke and jerk his fly up and down. Once or twice, I’m pretty sure he’s actually whipped out his thang and jerked that […]

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copywriting, New York City, work, writing

Top 13 overheard remarks from an insufferable woman eating near me at the bar

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I love to eavesdrop. I wish I were better at it. My friend Victoria can not only pick out individual conversations in a noisy room; she can even stay fully engaged in a conversation while listening to the one at the next table. Super-overhearing is one of the top 3 superpowers I’d pick, right after […]

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eavesdropping, hand-picked, New York City

Luxury Crack Den Oasis! A guide to real-estate speak.

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My husband and I are looking for a new apartment. No, that’s not ours in the pic above. But we could still use an upgrade. We want a real kitchen, a second bathroom, and a second bedroom for my office. (For some reason, Steven doesn’t love having my piles of papers and DVDs in the […]

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hand-picked, marketing, New York City, real estate

trick or treat, smell my costume

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Happy Halloween! Or, if you’re reading this tomorrow, Happy Day After Halloween. For me, it’s happy for three reasons: Happy Halloween reason 1: No sixth avenue. I’m safely inside for the evening and have no reason to cross sixth avenue. The biggest mistake if you live in my neighborhood is to make plans that involve […]

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childhood, New York City

Gifts for the dad who feels everything

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Today is my dad’s 78th birthday. Buying presents for him is always hard.  Not because he’s “the man who has everything,” but because he’s “the man who wants nothing normal.”

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family, hand-picked, memories, my dad, New York City, nostalgia birthdays, childhood, dad, family, gifts, memories, my dad, shopping

Not a good sign.

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There are only two ways this sign can be pronounced: “doe doe,” as in the dodo bird (at best), or “doo doo.” As in, doo doo.

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marketing, New York City, on the street language, marketing, New York City, signage

Best rice pudding signs ever.

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Rarely do I post a photo or video not to just make fun of it. In fact, I’ve often mocked this place, Rice, on Spring Street.

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marketing, New York City, on the street marketing, New York City, signage

Santa came to town. But skipped the movie.

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It isn’t easy to give up a tradition. No one wants to be the one to say, “how about we skip our usual tradition” – because, well, it’s tradition. But this year, when it came to my family’s Jewmas ritual, I had to speak up.

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New York City holidays, Jewmas, tradition

“C” is for Child Star

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Sesame Street was my one big television appearance as a kid. Being in the show open every day for several years can go to a kid’s head. I’m lucky I didn’t end up like the Diff’rent Strokes kids, bless. Other kids around the neighborhood were regulars on the show. I was jealous of those kids. […]

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childhood, New York City, pop culture, TV, wayback 1970s, belgrays on tv, childhood, New York City, sesame street, TV, video

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