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I have a couple weekends coming up where I need to look G-O-O-D. With that as motivation, I am trying my darnedest to eat healthy and exercise for the next few weeks. I was inspired by some healthy snack suggestions I saw in my latest Real Simple and picked up a jar of sunflower butter (aka sunbutter)…
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Jordan Belfort’s memoir about making millions in the stock brokerage game is too wild to believe. This is the yuppie “American Psycho”/”Wall Street [the movie]” era, but it’s a real account. I didn’t realize it was possible to make that much money. What is even more jaw dropping is reading what Belfort does with the…
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I spent all last weekend running errands for the apartment and it still didn’t all get done. That means every day after work is devoted to apartment prep, as is this upcoming weekend. It’s my last chance to get everything perfect before a string of three weekends that includes two weddings, a trip to DC,…
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What if I told you I just went to a great new restaurant but it’s a little out of the way? I’m sure you would ask just how far out we’re talking. Well, it’s in the middle of nowhere in Brooklyn, and I had to take a subway and shuttle to get there. Most people…
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After one drink at Cash Bar, Brutus and I were ready to go somewhere new so we headed to Teqa for tacos and margaritas. I had been waiting for a restaurant buddy to try this restaurant because I tend to be a fan of non-chain upscale Mexican restaurants (i.e.: not Dos Caminos or Rosa Mexicano),…
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Cask was the first “cool” place I spotted in my new neighborhood, and I’ve been dying to try it ever since I moved in. It seemed like a more sophisticated post-work watering hole so Podz and I took our sophisticated selves there post-work on Wednesday night. I had tried once before to eat there, but…
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My parents came up for a few days to help me get my new apartment all set up. It’s like a totally new place. There is still plenty to do, which means this weekend will be primarily business, not pleasure. It’s a little stressful, but it’s worth it now that it’s all coming together. For…
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My cousin Jon has decided it’s time he got back to his Midwestern roots and is moving to Chi Town. Jon can always be counted on for a sarcastic comment and will surely be missed so for his last night in Manhattan, we sent him off at Supper, an Italian restaurant in the East Village.…
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The Cannibal makes it easy to enjoy beer. If a place claims to know beer, you hope they’re not serving Bud Light. Here, the entryway is lined with refrigerators that hold all kinds of beers you’ve never heard of. These are the kind of beers with funky labels and names. Next, you don’t want froo froo…
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I loved having a 4-day weekend. I spent the first two days running from event to event and the next two days barely leaving my bed. It’s all about balance. I have wanted to see Clybourne Park since I read an article about it in New York Magazine back in April. I loved the idea…
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Peaches to Apples 