Category: Being Larry
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You Gotta Roll With It

When I was young, I was taught that a mitzvah was both a good deed and a responsibility, and that I should do one every day. It is something that I aspire to. I went to the beach to view the “Life Rolls On” surf event. What is awe-inspiring are the smiles.
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TSA – YMCA!
Well… You may recall my recent misadventure at the Long Beach Airport. I have struck again. Yes, I did the YMCA dance at the bag-drop with a TSA agent.
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Father’s Day Role Models

There is a great disturbance in the Force and in the card aisle – namely, that there are so many Star Wars cards for Father’s Day. For those of us hoping to show our dads we love them, our only options seem to be asking you for money, implying you suffer from IBS, or comparing…
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Larry the Fashionista

In my “junior-senior” years (old enough to get discount movie tickets, but not Medicare), I have learned that I no longer care what I wear out in public. My wife, well, she is always well put-out (and tries to put me out, but I keep coming back). So, on a Saturday morning I decide to…
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Your Handy Travel Guide to North Myrtle Beach

16 Palms to 16 Palmettos. Everything you did NOT want to know about your visit to North Myrtle Beach.
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Puddling Through

I am in Rockefeller Plaza all by myself. I should’ve known better. Whereas all the other tourists are somewhere warm drinking hot toddies with their friend Jan I am sitting in my now sodden tennis shoes risking frostbite.
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TSA Yay!
So, we’re about to leave LarryLand to head to North Myrtle Beach South Carolina. As always with long flights, this entails having to travel in the early morning when we have the mental acuity of a small child (in other words, my normal state). We go to the check-in kiosk, and I realized that my…
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Challenge Accepted

It seems like only yesterday that I provided you with a challenge. Having Lucci’s John teach me Bocce ball made for a really pleasant day. The people that I’ve met along the way may have lost their stores or jobs, but they didn’t lose their hearts. We need more of that in this world.
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A Challenge For You

I’ve lost a lot of favorite shopping places over the years. I enjoy going to the market, and drive distances to go to local markets where they get to know me. So I challenge you to go into a store, joke with the clerk and find a connection.