Category Archives: Products

The 99 Cent Shoelaces

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Neil

Welcome, readers.  Today is another example of a post gone wrong. To set up the story, we need to go back in time, back to a brisk morning many years ago in Queens, New York, when Neilochka was born.  After … Continue reading →

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My Cyber Clone

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Neil

  Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, E-mail.  Sometimes your online life can be so overwhelming. The biggest productivity killer of them all is IM.  How many conversations can you have in one day with people you hardly know?   I know my productivity … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging and the Internet, Misc. Humor, Products | 20 Comments

Fads I Ignored, Fads I Liked

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Neil

Fads I ignored – The Pet Rock The Chia Pet The Tamagotchi Fads I liked – Skinny ties The Macarena The “Braless” look

Posted in Life in General, Products | 37 Comments

My First Hair Salon Product Endorsement

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Neil

A little bit of Reworkable Shaping Gel + Sophia doing something to my hair = the “Jonathan from All My Children” look! As requested, what I looked like two weeks ago during my crazy “bohemian” days –

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Barbra Streisand Ain’t No Cheap Date

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Neil

  According to the BBC: Barbra Streisand’s concert in Rome next month should be cancelled because of excessively high ticket prices, consumer groups in Italy have said. The Adusbef and Codacons groups urged the city and the Italian Olympic Committee … Continue reading →

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Make Believe

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Neil

The Boyfriend Trouser — for the woman who doen’t have a boyfriend, but wants to make believe she does. The Nike Cap — For the couch potato who doesn’t play golf like Tiger Woods, but wants to make believe he … Continue reading →

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Nominee for 2007 Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Neil

  I received an email today asking if Sophia and I got along during our road trip.  And the answer is, “Yes.”  This is very surprising because we usually have our worst fights while on the road.  All the new stimuli … Continue reading →

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The Secret

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Neil

“Thou shalt not covet your neighbor’s house” spoke God, and a lightening bolt hit the table and ingrained the tenth commandment in stone for eternity. Moses, his hair turned white from being in the presence of God, shook in fear. … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Box At CVS Pharmacy

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Neil

A Year Ago on Citizen of the Month:  The Jewish Blogger

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Extremely Short Tales of Cell Phones

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Neil

  Story One — The Bar in Queens  I left New York rather quickly last month, so I don’t think I publicly said how much I enjoyed seeing Sandra, Caitlin, Anonymous City Girl, Tatyana, and Claudette.  One of the funniest meetings was … Continue reading →

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