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Barcelona – Day 6

October 25th, 2010 · No Comments · The Alex

Well, Eleanor was kind enough to let me sleep in after my absurdly late draft (Thank You!), so while the girls went to the zoo in the park across the street, I slept, caught up on the trip blogging and had a nice long shower.
After they returned, we headed out to grab some lunch at [...]

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Barcelona – Day 5

October 25th, 2010 · No Comments · The Alex

Well, not such a late morning for penny (9am) but we managed to up and get ourselves some coffee (eventually, as they take Sunday way too seriously here, with most shops closed), as we headed out to an artists market Eleanor had read about (pintorspibarcelona.com).
After browsing for a bit, we were both drawn to one [...]

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Barcelona – Day 4

October 25th, 2010 · No Comments · The Alex

Today we decided to remember that Barcelona in addition to being a great cosmopolitan city is also a beach town, and conveniently enough our apartment was about a 10 minute walk from the beach district, called Barcelonetta.

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Barcelona – Day 3

October 24th, 2010 · No Comments · The Alex

An earlier rise for penny today, although still a civilized 9:30. We decided that rather than tourist around to the sights we’d spend the day wandering the Born shopping. First thing first, we headed out for some coffee, returning to the coffee shop we hit when we landed on day 1. On the way there, [...]

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Barcelona – Day 2

October 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · The Alex

Well, apparently Penny was ready to catch up on some sleep. She may not have gone to bed before 11:30, but she didn’t wake up before 12:30 the next day either. A bit of a late start I suppose, but a good nights sleep for all of us was well warranted.
We quickly wandered out to [...]

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Barcelona – Day 1

October 21st, 2010 · No Comments · The Alex

Photos to be inputted later today/tomorrow.
Before I start in with the bitching, let me preface this by saying Day 1 ends on a fantastic note. That said…
WTF is it with airlines?! So you plan a direct flight to Barcelona that’s an overnight 7 hour flight. Leaves at 7pm (ok, we were delayed an hour and [...]

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Little Chatterbox

May 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Baby, The Alex

Mommy managed to capture a good stretch of Penelope having a chat on film. What’s even cuter is that when you play this video for her, she takes great pleasure in having a conversation with herself. I wonder what she’s saying. Then again it’s probably either MILK or PLAY WITH ME. Either way, she distinctly [...]

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Tummy Time Accomplishment!

May 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baby, The Alex

Penny pulled this trick off for mommy several times without any observers. She proudly came upstairs to show the rest of us (Rob was kind enough to pull out his video camera) — and much to all of our surprise she actually did it again. Looks like we’ve got a performer on our hands.

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My Nephew Rocks – Literally!

January 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Baby, The Alex

Down in DC this weekend visiting the in-laws, and more importantly, my 2 year old nephew Stewart. After helping my brother-in-law Rob set his drum set back up in their newly (and very nicely!) renovated basement, I discovered just how much Stewart likes the drums… in fact the only thing he seems to like more [...]

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Berrywild Fro-Yo

January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Quick Food, The Alex

Look everyone, it’s another fro-yo chain! Just what this city needs in this time of economic crisis and bone chilling cold. I don’t know much about Berrywild, but there do seem to be a few of them springing up. I came across this one after a visit to the acupuncturist and figured I’d give it [...]

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Merkley Lunch: Phil’s Pizza

January 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Quick Food, The Alex

Ok, so I’ve been working at Merkley + Partners here on Varick St for a long time (8 years!) and in all that time I’ve never actually set foot in Phil’s Pizza, a tiny box of a place right down the street. While I love pizza, it’s never really been a lunch food for me, [...]

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Movie Review: Get Smart

January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Movies, The Alex

I wasn’t expecting much from Get Smart, a big screen adaptation of the hit TV series from the 60′s about the super secret American spy agency CONTROL and their never ending battle with arch enemy KAOS. I never really watched the show, and given the usual quality of movie adaptations of TV shows…well let’s just [...]

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Potbelly Subs

January 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Quick Food, The Alex

I’m a huge fan of Potbelly Subs. Head and shoulders above the other sub chains. Sadly, there are none in NYC – and as of yet no immediate plans to expand there (trust me, I checked – and they’re corporate owned not franchise based). However, whenever I’m in DC or Michigan visiting family, I make [...]

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The Baby is near!

January 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Baby, The Alex

Ok, so in case you hadn’t heard, we have a baby on the way. Everything’s been great so far (although the 15 hours of childbirth classes seem like a bit much), at least from my perspective – I’m sure E’s got a slightly different perspective since she’s the one carrying the bowling ball. Anyhow, I’ve [...]

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My Sister Sings!

January 17th, 2009 · No Comments · The Alex, Uncategorized

Hey all, check out this great new song that my sister wrote and sang. I even helped a bit with the final master. And before you say it…yes, she got all the talent in the family.

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Flash Review – Baby Mamma

January 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Movies, The Alex

Hey – a movie review. That’s 3 posts in one day for those of you counting. Which makes 3 more posts than in the past 9 or so months. Anyhow, to the film.
A Tina Fey vehicle, written and directed by Michael McCullers (best know for co-writing the Austin Powers films), Baby Mama is a sadly [...]

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Murray’s Cheese – Smores

January 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Quick Food, The Alex

Quickie Update. Said there would be frequent ones, let’s see if I can keep that up. Read about these smores on serious eats, my favorite food blog out there (Ed Levine is a foodie genius) and had to try them. Once again, Ed steers you right. These are incredible. The dark chocolate is rich and [...]

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Faicco’s Pork Store – The Italian Special

January 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Restaurants, The Alex

Ok, so it’s been about…oh, forever since I’ve posted anything to here. Let’s say it started with some technical glitches that translated into long term laziness. Well no more! I promise that from now on there will be frequent and probably largely meaningless posts.
Anyhow, down to business. It’s time to start blogging my work lunches.

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Tales of the Sublime – Momofuku Ko and French Laundry – Part 1: Ko

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

Sorry the posts have been so absent since…well…let’s just say a while. Lots of big doings since our honeymoon. We bought an apartment in Park Slope (so expect a lot more brooklyn based blogging to come down the pike in the near future), and just got back from a trip to Napa Valley where we [...]

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First Honeymoon Photos Up!

January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · The Alex

Check out the gallery link for an unedited batch of photos from the trip so far. Sorry for my lack of posts but down time and the computer have been short. More updates soon.
Alex

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