Blues 5, Rangers 2 I’ve always enjoyed watching Hockey at MSG knowing that a day ago it was a basketball court. It’s always amazing to me that they manage to switch over the entire arena in such a short amount of time. (https://www.wsj.com/video/quick-change-artists-transform-the-garden/86D21535-0721-4EB7-AB8F-DB3F9371921E) For this game I scored some nice seats through my Chase visa…
I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years. I would say I’m an intermediate guitarist, mostly in that I can play a lot of songs, I can sight read a tab and pick it up quick. I know my scales and chords, circle of fifths and all that jazz but I never really took that…
The Great Escape: When “Sorry, Wrong Tunnel” Isn’t an Option You know a movie’s going to be good when it opens with the Germans essentially creating their own all-star team of escape artists by putting all their most troublesome POWs in one camp. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy! Based on a true story from World…
Pão de queijo, or Brazilian cheese bread, is a delightful small, round bread roll that’s remarkably crispy on the outside and wonderfully chewy and soft on the inside. What makes it particularly special is that it’s naturally gluten-free, made with tapioca flour (also called manioc or cassava flour) instead of wheat flour. The bread gets…
Seahawks 26, Jets 21 Life is tough as a Jets fan. The team hasn’t been to the playoffs in 15 years. They continually botch the draft and no premium free agents want to play for this clown show of a team. I thought that when they signed Aaron Rodgers and drafted Sauce Gardner, Breece Hall…
Philadelphia 5, NYFC 1 Soccer shouldn’t be played in baseball stadiums. It should be played in stadiums designed for the sport. The sightlines at this game were poor and the seating was weird as some people were right on top of the action and others were too far away. They did close the upper deck…
Let me take you through this monumental epic, which manages to feel both impossibly vast and deeply personal at the same time. The story begins with Lawrence’s death in a motorcycle accident (ironically, after surviving all his desert adventures), before rewinding to show us the eccentric British Army lieutenant in Cairo, where his insubordinate attitude…
Shchi is a traditional Russian cabbage soup that has been a cornerstone of Russian cuisine for over a thousand years. The basic version combines fresh or fermented cabbage with meat broth (typically beef), root vegetables like carrots and potatoes, onions, and aromatic herbs. In leaner times or during Orthodox fasting periods, a meatless version called…
Braves 4, Mets 0 The Mets were on a five game winning streak and looking great. Then I rolled into town and brough my bad sports luck with me, Goodbye 5 game win streak hellooo losing streak! I had went with some Mets fans to the game as they were celebrating the 25th anniversary of…
Ever had that friend who tells you to “just chill” while you’re having a meltdown? Mark Manson is that friend, except he’s actually making sense – most of the time. His counterintuitive self-help book has sold millions of copies, proving that people really do give a fuck about not giving a fuck. Manson’s central premise…