Monthly Archives: June 2009

Iron Chef, Los Angeles

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Neil

Any fans of the original Iron Chef? I loved that Japanese cooking show because the chefs really took the competition to heart, as if their honor was at stake. The American version is lazy because you know Bobby Flay doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson Post from 2007

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Neil

Dear Michael from October, 2007.

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Keeps On Ticking

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Neil

This weekend was Father’s Day and my father’s birthday. My father passed away a few years ago, during my first year of blogging. I started to write a sentimental post about my father tonight, but then I stopped. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Life with My Parents | Tagged | 18 Comments

Words Cannot

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Neil

Words cannot capture the energy I feel around me, all the time. But I do not believe in those things. I cannot. I am a skeptic. I do not believe in ghosts or talking to the dead. I do not … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | 35 Comments

The Night Chicago Died

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Neil

The Male Attendees of BlogHer ’09 For four years, every summer, I have been running a BlogHim on my blog, as a David’s slingshot’s response to the Goliath of the annual BlogHer Conference. During this time, the men have grown … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging and the Internet | Tagged | 26 Comments

Feeling Up

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Neil

(fictional) Westchester, NY  -  Tuesday night I went shopping for some bread and juice.  Afterwards, I sat in my car for two hours playing checkers on my iphone.   My foot had fallen asleep.  I hobbled out of the Prius and … Continue reading →

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Motherhood Advice

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Neil

For years, I have been jealous of the power of the mothers online. Why do they get all the attention and freebies?  I’m a competive person, and I’ve been scratching my head for months, trying to come up with some … Continue reading →

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Dear Sarah G

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Neil

One of my favorite people, Sarah G, wrote this comment on my last post – Okay.   So you lately have all of these kinds of posts. So I stopped coming by all of the time and stopped commenting as often.   … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging and the Internet | 18 Comments

How Social Media is Ruining My Plans

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Neil

For four years, I have been writing jokes about BlogHer, fantasizing about my dream to go to the conference and finally use my blogging popularity for some legitimate purpose — getting some hot action from some starry-eyed female fan.  For … Continue reading →

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Thinking About Money

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Neil

Is it that bad for Bank of America?!  (actually a bank in a Los Angeles supermarket) With friends and family members getting laid off and the economy growing sour, I think a lot more about money lately, and how important … Continue reading →

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