Tag: LarryLand
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I’m a NY City Transit Authority
Getting around the Big Apple takes a bit of work. This is a city that has not a single apple tree, but lots of cabs; their honking is why it is a city that “never sleeps”. More to the point, it is an experiment in Social Darwinism. Only the strong survive.
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Eating Healthy
Yes, I honestly did this. I walked into Starbucks, where their sign says “Anytime Protein”. Under this are a series of bacon and egg sandwiches. I pointed at the sign and asked the barista: “At what time is bacon NOT a protein? Is there a specific time where bacon is not a protein? If bacon…
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Larry the Lobster
I went to my fish monger. The manager at the store was trying to train lobsters to stand on their head. I absolutely kid you not. This is exactly what LarryLand needs – A trained lobster show starring Larry the Lobster.
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Wine Tasting 101
I was in my local wine shop the other day, where lots of wine tasting notes from famous wine tasters line the aisles. One caught my attention – it stated that the wine “tastes of tomato leaf, tobacco and graphite.” My question is this: What does this guy eat? When your wine starts to taste…
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Party Planning
Our Brazilian friends throw the best parties. Here’s how you know you are at a Brazilian Party: Your friends electronic invitation says Invited Guests Only The counts on the invitation are as follows: 11 invited, 23 accepted. Well over 40 showed up. And the host was planning for 50. We had a great time.
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Why did the Duck Cross the Road?
This morning I was riding my bike back home from the beach, along a very busy street. A person walking their dog frightened a family of ducks, and the Mom and her 9 kids were standing in the gutter. The Mom hopped up, but the kids could not. OK, time for a mitzvah. I’m going…
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Off The Leash
We have just completed our mission. Dog-Sitting. I’m not sure why it is called “dog-sitting”. This phrase seems to conjure up the image that we, the dog-sitters, are sitting on the dogs. This makes more sense to me, because dogs Never Sit.
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When Mating Calls
Cole Porter once wrote the definitive lyrics on romance: “Birds do it, Bees do it, Even educated fleas do it, Let’s do it, Let’s fall in love.”You’d think that the fleas would know better, being all educated and stuff. But after last night, I have had the chance to ponder the au-naturale nature of, as…
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