January 2011
December 2010
Holiday tip: NYE is mankind’s reward for having to suffer through the Christmas season.
Sports tip: Alas it’s not possible for both UK and UofL to lose today’s game; unfortunately one their annoying fan bases will be happy.
Dining tip: Unless you already went to Blue Dog, you won’t be eating its delicious baguettes this weekend. I just got the last two.
Personal care tip: If your hands are dry, use moisturizer (but if you’re a guy, don’t let other people see you do so).
Why are Kleenex boxes so ugly?
Consumer tip: The best grocery store in Louisville is Cincinnati’s Trader Joe’s.
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Know When to Hold’em, Our writer [that’d be me] heads to Las Vegas to master his po-po-poker face: http://ping.fm/9BfdI
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“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives and to the good life, whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.”
Travel tip: Stay away from blizzards.
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass (via hyperallergic)
Top 10 Years of the Year
6h057:
2009
1778
1954
1986
2007
1994
1981
1969
1987
1992
Parenting tip: If the parking lot is empty and the building is locked, daycare is probably closed and you probably were told ahead of time.
Christmas tip: Pass out before Christmas Eve dinner and Santa comes earlier.
Five bags for a one-night hotel stay en route. Somewhere Rick Steves is crying.
Travel tip (master class edition): Always pack one more pair of underwear than you think you’ll need.
Travel tip: Unsure if you should pack an almost-finished bottle of Blanton’s with you for Xmas? Have a glass or two while you think it over.
Music tip: Springsteen’s two-discs of outtakes from Darkness does nothing for me; strange and sad as the original album does everything.
Lunar eclipse tip: Settle down Galileo, when’s the last time you bothered to look for the moon at 2:30 a.m.?
Gambling tip: Twinspires’ mobile site can’t take a deposit, so move money over via your computer before settling in to bed for pony races.
What’s the affect of DADT repeal on my beloved Kentucky Colonels?
Parenting tip: Snow days take on a different meaning from the parent side.
Travel tip: Pack your morning pills in an accessible place so the line between fantasy and reality doesn’t get blurry. Shazam!
Travel tip: Apparently there is no turn-down service in this place called home.
“Oh, I know that it’s getting late / But I don’t want to go home.” — Little Steven Van Zandt
Writers tip: If your sister is going to send your editor an e-mail complimenting you, have her use an anonymous e-mail account.
Guy staying two doors down looks like Aldrich Ames; pretty sure he resides elsewhere though.
Culinary tip: Eating three Atomic Fire Balls before a meal will kill your taste buds.
Personal care tip: When your wife says she stored her contacts in drinking glasses overnight, don’t drink from the glasses the next morning.
Culinary tip: Saint Marecellin cheese, in room at Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, was so good I depleted crackers, so dipped other cheeses.
Travel tip: If you have a hundred bucks of DC Metro fare, being it with you to DC. Apparently “It’s in my desk” is not legal tender.
Travel tip: When you see an old man spit in the CVS parking lot, thank him for helping you relive your wonderful recent trip to Beijing.
Room 1406 in the Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street: The definitive video tour (I shot—and narrated—this): http://ping.fm/U0Qk5
Parenting tip: Install a gate at the top and bottom of your staircase to allow your child to play on the steps and not destroy your house.
Travel tip: Shower w/Bvlgari products at the @ritzcarlton Beijing and 23 hours, 6,700 miles and 0 showers later, you’ll still be wowing ‘em.
Marriage tip: When returning from a solo trip to China, the first thing to tell your wife is not “You kiss differently than the Chinese.”
Travel tip: Now back in the U.S., I’ll say the obvious. It’s very easy to circumvent China’s firewall. Details forthcoming…
Travel tip: He who visits Asia should have someone else manage his fantasy football roster.
Travel tip: If you can afford a ticket, the Summer Palace is open in the winter.
