Better Living Through Sophistry

Alan started using the word "clubbing" in a non-dance context, and we simultaneously thought of baby seals.

Graffiti on buildings is more interesting when interspersed with stencils of Hitchcock.

Golden Unicorn has the best fried taro cake I've ever had. The wall carvings looked suspiciously like dragons, not unicorns.

It has been mentioned that Hawai'i has an excellent dish made from taro that looks purple. This dish is also sold in a day old variety, at the same price.

It is said that New York City somehow draws violence to it. This is why: I was in a diner in the village, and heard the seventh consecutive rendition of Jeremiah had a bullfrog come out of a broken jukebox.

After a year, I see Antonia again, for two hours, on the dance floor.

The Maitre d' at the Dim Sum place had one answer to the question of when we were going to be seated, regardless of when or how often any of us asked, "Ten minutes." Then we had Annie go ask her. She got the response, "Go upstairs [to the dining room]."

The Future King of England alerted me to a video circulating on livejournal of a german forklift training video. Very old school Peter Jacksonesque.

India's next Prime Minister will be a white woman originally from Italy - who married into a family that is often spoken of in the same breath as the Kennedys. Arnold, are you listening?

Alan also pointed out the curious ability to identify favorable character traits in aficionados of red bean paste.

The juxtaposition of bacon, shrimp, and mayonnaise is the clear sign of an advanced civilization.

A lament to brushing my teeth before noticing that the glass with Tang wasn't empty yet.