• Big Steve’s World Famous Fun City. 94 St. Mark’s Place, New York, NY 10002

    Big Steve’s World Famous Fun City. 94 St. Mark’s Place, New York, NY 10002. via Instagram

  • Jurassic World vs. the Legacy of Jurassic Park

    Yesterday, my wife and I went to the Regal Crown 14 cinemas at Union Square to watch Jurassic World. We showed up at 3 PM for a 3:30 PM showing of the movie. Jurassic World had been showing for a week already, so we didn’t really expect there to be as much of a crowd…

  • A New Addiction: Ingress

    I recently came across the blog post of a friend in Rome who has been playing Ingress consistently for about a year and recently reached level 16. I remembered trying to play Ingress when it was first released but I didn’t have a phone that was capable of it, and my tablet at the time…

  • Overnight Storms in Manhattan

    I woke to the sound of rain and thunder and saw flashes of lightning. I love rain and storms in general and I especially love the cool air coming in my window right now. The heat has been wretched the last few days. I’m going to enjoy the lower temperature for the rest of the…

  • The 51st Celebrate Israel Day Parade

  • 2015 Philippines Independence Day Parade

    Last year, we went to the 50th annual Celebrate Israel parade and it was only later that we found out that the Philippines Independence Day parade had been held at the same time, a few blocks away. We told ourselves that this year we would try to make it to both, which wouldn’t be as…

  • Shake Shack and Barnes & Noble on 86th Street

    After putting off going to the Shake Shack for a … well, a few years, we finally made the trip. We never went before, because it just wasn’t convenient. There was never one near where we lived. I’m still surprised that they don’t have a location near Union Square. I’d always heard good things about…

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  • Our Cats Are Still Awesome

     I was looking at Dapper a few days ago and I was thinking about how she and Thumper have been with us through the years. They’re almost 7 now. We’ve been married for almost 7 years as well. They’re still constant sources of amusement and happiness. Cheesecake is new and a pain in the ass…

  • Use it til it Breaks

    I went up to 181st Street today to drop off a return at UPS. A book I ordered from Amazon didn’t arrive in time so I had no use for it and figured I might as well get my money back. I love Amazon’s return policies. The refund was processed as soon as the item…