Dumb Ass Tourist Handbook
It’s marathon weekend in New York. Thanksgiving is on the horizon. Daylight savings time ends tonight. All harbingers of extreme numbers of tourists in the Big Apple. I’ll set the record straight up front: Tourists fuel a good part of the retail economy in New York. Come here, spend your Euros or dollars, enjoy the [...]
Geography of Abuse
It’s time for the Fall Classic, and this year it tramples the Garden State in multiple ways. Growing up in Freehold, NJ, I had the benefit of being located as close to the centroid of the state as you could be. We lived only a few miles from the boundary of the 201 and 609 [...]
The Blind Side
Trailers for The Blind Side are running along with a steady stream of TV spots. I think it’s the required viewing holiday movie for this year, because Michael Lewis captured so much of what can be good in sports. To top it off, he discovered the story accidentally, while looking for something else, very Dorothy-like, [...]
New Graphics
I’m finally getting around to adding some header graphics to the blog featuring images that are more advanced than a 2nd grader’s failed art project. I never much made it past stick figures (and my attempt at business graphics clearly demonstrates this), however, I have friends who are starving artists and know others in the [...]
New Graphics
I’m finally getting around to spicing up (pun intended) my blog with some graphics that look like they’re more advanced than a 2nd grader’s failed art project. I never much made it past stick figures (and my attempt at business graphics clearly demonstrates this), however, I have friends who are starving artists and know others [...]
Teaching Kids To Play
There’s a disturbing trend of parents pushing their kids into sports thinking far too long term. Elementary schoolers toting half-sized golf bags around the driving range are the next Tiger Woods. Pop Warner football players are Heisman material as soon as the other 8-year olds have trouble catching them on long runs. Little Leaguers who [...]
Foodie Blog Roll
Pork roll has a new friend in the ranks of the Foodie Blog Roll. I discovered this consumption-oriented consumer of blog content while looking for references to National Cupcake Day in various flavors, and decided to join. You’ll see the update list in the widget on the right; you’ll find this blog on their aggregator [...]
Potato Salad Sandwich
I’ve been to Japan twice, and both times have been experiences in new food textures, tastes and presentations. My first trip was in 1992 and earned me the nickname bento-san, literally, “Mr. Box Lunch.” The guys from Nihon Sun hosting me discovered that I loved the equivalent of New York City hot trucks, except in [...]
WordCamp New York City 2009
WordPress is one of the most widely adopted, easily modified and customized blogging and content management platforms available. It’s what powers the Pork Roll world as well as some larger sites (oh, like CNN’s blogs); WordPress blogs are read by some tens of millions of users a day. Cool? Not as cool as being involved. [...]
WordCamp NYC 2009
WordPress is one of the most widely adopted, easily modified and customized blogging and content management platforms available. It’s what powers the Snowman as well as some larger sites (oh, like CNN’s blogs); WordPress blogs are read by some tens of millions of users a day. Cool? Not as cool as being involved. WordCamp New [...]