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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Customer: Could I see that book up there? “Hit Man?”

German used bookstore owner: It’s not a joke.

He hands book to customer.

Customer: Yeah, I know.

German used bookstore owner: It’s the real thing.

Customer: Yes, I’ve –

German used bookstore owner: Real information. You could use it.

Customer (looking at sticker back of book): You sell this for $230?

German used bookstore owner: Yeah. Undercut the competition.

Etiquette

Monday, June 25th, 2007

“…someone gets out of jail after three days, you offer them a shower. That’s just common sense.”

Juvenalia

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Hawaii

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Last night I dreamt I was watching a Woody Allen movie called “Hawaii.” It wasn’t quite up to the level of classic Woody, but a whole lot better than anything from his post “Husbands and Wives” decline. Alan Alda was in it.

Sizzle

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Took a couple pics of Ingy lounging poolside down in Coconut Grove

Here she is workin’ it for the camera

Soaking up the sun, Sheryl Crow-style

Life’s a Beach

Adolph Kiefer

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Ingrid’s grandfather may have narrowly missed playing Tarzan, but he did get his own comic book.

Here’s a 2000 article about him meeting Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

And here he is more recently:

He and Joyce still run Kiefer (where you can get everything you need for swimming “but the water”).

Exile in the Faculty Lounge

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

Is everything OK Mr. Mehta?