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  • So I have been reading. A bit.

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    I was very slowly working my way through Jude the Obscure, but I put that down for the Beastie Boys Book. I am aware I am the only person in the history of civilization that will ever say that. I’ve been missing Bob lately. I was hoping to see his name in the photo credits.…

  • Hallmark & Chill

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    If you ever find yourself looking for a Christmas movie involving a grown woman trapped in a magical snow globe, I’ve seen two. Also, Holiday in Handcuffs, the Buffalo ’66 of the genre. PS: Luke, read more, you philistine.

  • Sunday Morning/Early Afternoon Not Live

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    Last night ‘s episode had some fun moments. Really related to the bit in Matt Damon’s monologue about staying up late with his dad to watch the show as a child. And somehow related to the Weezer sketch even more. #TeamLeslie Also, say what you will about Miley (I have), but I enjoyed her performance and…

  • Favorite “Live” Dead:

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    Bear’s Choice The Closing of Winterland Cornell, 5/8/77 Dick’s Picks, Volume 8 Europe ’72 Grateful Dead Ladies and Gentlemen…

  • Welles

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    Been devouring Orson Welles the past week or so. Started with watching The Other Side of the Wind, which I would not recommend to another human being. Still, I found it fascinating. Since, I’ve watched/rewatched eight films either by him, and/or starring him, or about him. Plan on keeping that up while I await next…

  • Vonnegut’s 7 Commandments

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    Reduce and stabilize your population. Stop poisoning the air, the water, and the topsoil. Stop preparing for war and start dealing with your real problems. Teach your kids, and yourselves, too, while you’re at it, how to inhabit a small planet without helping to kill it. Stop thinking science can fix anything if you give…

  • #FrasierFriday

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    Frasier Well, actually, we’ve been out a couple of times. I’m really rather taken with her. She has a very playful side.  She took me miniature golfing last night. Martin Oh, sure, when she takes you, it’s playful. When I take you, it ends up as a short story in the high school literary magazine.…

  • The MFIC

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    Luke, it was great meeting you and hanging out, although we could have spent more time together. I was planning on working on my enigma persona, but you were too much fun. MFIC, RM. That was the first of thousands of emails from my then “new boss” (MFIC stood for “Mother Fucker in Charge,” borrowed…

  • I’ve noticed something.

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    On any site where you can ask questions and crowdsource answers (this extends to social media), people will respond regardless of whether or not they have anything to offer. Even if they are wrong. It seems people just want to converse. Don’t ask questions on the Internet. Look for answers, or people you trust that…

  • June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018

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    Bourdain was a hero to me. Today is a reminder. To travel more. To eat more good food. To have more sex. To really listen to others. To try my best to never lose hope.

  • Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.

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    Be kind. Always. – Kate Spade. Rest in peace.

  • Rules for a Knight

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    Just finished Ethan Hawke’s epistolary novel written as a letter from a knight going into battle, to their children, imparting knowledge and what they assume will be their last words. The book is brief and contains simple, effective language and great advice, mostly collected from various sources (credited at the end). A few rules that…

  • Dice

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    I learned this game at a bicycle shop in Brooklyn that had a liquor license. Supposedly they had great brunch as well. It requires at least three dice. Can be five but three goes quick. Each player antes one dollar into the pot and they then take it in turn throwing the dice. The object…

  • Ugly Delicious

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    I chose the wrong career path. As an outsider that is still obsessed with good food (read: I have an unrefined palette), it’s speaking my language. Bourdain is my hero, but he’s far more who I want to be than who I am. From the New York Times: David Chang and his new Netflix series,…

  • Lectores

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    Since 1865, lectores in Cuban factories have read to the workers while they roll cigars. They read the news, novels, horoscopes, and recipes. While essentially performing in-house broadcasts, the lectores have been their informal teachers. “Far from being laborers starved of culture, cigar rollers had the opportunity to examine new ideas, remain informed, and gain perspective…

  • Principles & Values

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    Friends of mine own a pair of remarkable BBQ restaurants. The food is great. They are great. Their principles and values are worth a read. Many (all?) can be adapted not only to any business, but life in general: Be the best restaurant we can be, not just the best BBQ restaurant. Produce the highest quality…

  • If you ever find yourself in Harlem on a Sunday afternoon…

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    …stop by Marjorie Eliot’s. 555 Edgecombe Avenue, Apartment 3-F.

  • Milos Forman has passed.

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    He was 86. In my formative years I often felt like an outsider and Forman’s best films – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Hair and Amadeus– sang to my rebellious heart.

  • Site Update

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    Not sure what I am doing here. But I I like that. Feel like this is an attempt to put all the pieces together, even if I don’t know what it is I am building. If that makes me Winston with a puzzle, so be it.

  • Two Opinions Concerning Miley Cyrus:

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    1. I am not really a fan of her music. 2. I am absolutely a fan of her “Backyards Sessions.” She has great taste in music. “Love What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma,” “So Happy Together,” “Different,” “True Trans Soul Rebel,” “Androgynous” and “Don’t Dream It’s Over” are all worth a listen. Whomever is…