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We bought a new TV this past week, a Toshiba 46HM84 from Onecall.com. This replaces the 8-year-old 27″ Quasar. The comparison picture to the left doesn’t do the new Toshiba … Continue reading »

Last month, I joined the HFC Athletic Club, about ten minutes walk from the apartment. Downtown Cleveland isn’t like New York City in terms of gyms. The latter … Continue reading »

After reading this NY Times article about the clash between health inspectors and the old school makers of fresh mozzarella, I started to wonder how much effort it’d take to … Continue reading »

The aiki-waza didn’t work at all during judo randori, beyond amusing the main instructor. Same for my lame attempt at getting a joint lock on the arm he was … Continue reading »

I realized that I actually don’t have pictures of the completed renovations of our old apartment: I never took any. The only extant photos of the post-combination layout was … Continue reading »

I don’t remember when the last time I was up the Empire State Building was. Surely it was a long time ago, elementary school or something similar. Last … Continue reading »

I had originally flown back home on September 25, expecting to stay until the following Thursday. The apartment closing was scheduled for Tuesday, and I had thought of spending … Continue reading »

One bright spot from my long (soon to be detailed) apartment closing was that I was in town for Adi and Cari’s tests at the dojo. Adi was testing … Continue reading »

Since I’m in Cleveland now and am not spending much time on the subway, I decided to try out the NY Times electronic edition, basically to be read on the … Continue reading »

From Wednesday’s NYT Minimalist column: Recipe: Lamb or Chicken in Onion-Yogurt Sauce Time: 1 1/2 hours 2 tablespoons butter 2 large onions or 4 medium onions, sliced 10 cloves garlic, peeled Salt 2 teaspoons ground coriander 1 tablespoon … Continue reading »