badass bbq

hot dogs on the grill...?

why not make them hardcore, with a skull skewer?

admirable, but coco loco (multitasking edition)

you know, i wish i had more time to go to the gym. if only i could exercise at the office...

introducing, the workstation treadmill desk. physical fitness - admirable. conference call on the treadmill - coco loco.

YoNYC #30

a lovely summer day off, hanging down at riverside park south & pier i.

but...

please people - the grass is ornamental.

no, really

what part of ornamental don't you understand?

quote of the day

"i don't know what happened, but your chicken nuggets turned into dinosaurs...and it appears you have an abundance of tyrannosaurus rex"

this week's swap...

are men's grey sweatpants. likely size large - i wasn't about to touch them.

tart, but tasty

every since i saw this recipe on nytimes.com, i've been dying to try it - a rustic "stone fruit patchwork bake." i went with a peach-blueberry combo for this super easy take on a pie:

summer fruits - yummy.

patchworking the top from pre-made crust.

hot & bubbly - double yum!

you don't see that everyday

giant pink lamppost planters on park avenue.

everything tastes better with bacon

including tuxedos & vodka?

my new obsession

...is crasher squirrel. i love a good internet meme and he is a fun one. here's the original pic and crasher squirrel throwing off tiger woods & hanging in an awkward family photo:

you can check out where else he's popped up here.

(thanks, covert cashew!)

thanks, lhj

yesterday, i received a package in the mail from ladies home journal. they mailed bedazzled glass swizzle sticks with only shredded craft paper for packing. needless to say, the decorative baubles snapped off en route, leaving me with glass shards that could pierce the heart of a vampire.

anyone in the market for a chateau?

only $5.5 million. steal.

oh, bob

apparently, bob dylan was picked up by the police last week in new jersey for looking disheveled and acting suspicious. why does this not surprise me?

MJ tribute, part one

MJ tribute, part deux

now with squirrels!

(thanks, CS!)

slow news week, people?

alyssa milano exclusive? i'm sorry, but does anybody care? who approved this cover?

who doesn't love white leather?

first, nascar romance novels - now high heels - for the full retail price of $149?!

who knew?

that john quincy adams was twittering? he was always a man ahead of his time, no?

table topic #30

apologies - we have not had a table topic in ages. here's one from the 80s edition:

30. Which was better - Fame, Footloose or Flashdance?

rock n' roll & dancing illegal? a young kevin bacon? let's here it for the boy? i think i'll go footloose on this one. check out the sweet zig-zag move at 2:49...

wow, snoop

that's either one tricked out microphone, or the largest pinkie ring in history.

hey, hooters

how about you spring for a YO? i'm sure have a few of those flying about the place.

this confounds me

does this mean 1) that these ladies are for marriage, like pro-marriage and on board with the concept of marriage, or 2) mail order brides?

and 3) why am i being served this ad?? thanks wordscraper.

mad men yourself!

thanks to TFAAF readers MB & Yr. Fav. Librarian who passed along "Mad Men Yourself."

ideally, i would have been a glamourous socialite (left) back in the day. but, in reality, i probably was a donut-eating everywoman (right). and will you look how much wider my hips appear b/c of that donut.

check it out and mad men yourself too here.

oh, jerry

good news! jerry o'connell had apparently enrolled himself in law school. hopefully, this means no more lifetime nora roberts made-for-tv movies.