Yesterday, Bill Plaschke wrote an excellent column in the L.A. Times extolling the play of Kobe Bryant and describing how spectators start chanting ” MVP ! MVP” in the course of Laker games. This happens not only at Staples Center but at arenas throughout the NBA.
Plaschke goes on to say that Kobe, after years of [...]
Archive for February, 2008
MVP ! MVP ! K _ O _ B _ E !! MVP !!
Posted in Sports on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Team Plays Hard; Your Team Plays Dirty !
Posted in Humor, Observations, Sports, Thoughts on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After the Giants upset the Patriots in the Super Bowl, I was looking at various websites and forums ,revelling in the joy of the moment, when I came across a rant by JoAnnefromBoston.She was complaining bitterly about the officiating, enumerating all the wrong decisions the referees had made, decisions which robbed the Patriots of a [...]
For Laker Fans, Happy Days Are Here Again !
Posted in Sports on February 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I root for the New York Rangers and the New York Yankees and I love the N.Y. Giants but I live and die with the Los Angeles Lakers. My infatuation is a long standing one and goes all the way back to the days of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. Along the way there have [...]
Aachi’s — An update
Posted in Food on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aachi’s has gone out of business. There is a new restaurant, CORIANDER, at this location.( January, 2009)
After a lapse of several months, my wife and I went to Aachi’s last Friday and are glad to report that it’s improving and is almost back to it’s original standard. They have a new chef (Felix) , a [...]
The Year of Eating Dangerously…Engrossing, Amusing Read
Posted in Asia, Culture, Food, Travel, books on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The sub-title of this book is ” A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes” and it’s an apt description of it’s contents.Tom Parker Bowles, a British food journalist,decided to investigate foods that are considered odd, taboo or disgusting and embarked on a year long odyssey to do so. This book is an account of [...]
Stop following me , Rachel Ray
Posted in Food, Observations, People, Thoughts on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am an unashamed foodie. Before there was a Food Channel I used to watch Iron Chef , without subtitles , on a Japanese tV station. Once the Food Channel made it’s debut I spent many happy hours watching Iron Chef, Ming Tsai , Bobby Flay and other chefs display their culinary skills. Over the past couple of [...]
Some Good News for us Oldies
Posted in Life, Observations, People, Thoughts on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To the question ” How should a man handle getting old ?” Jack Nicholson responds thusly
“ When I turned 70, it was the first time since 50 that I felt young for my age, literally. Sidney Poitier told me years ago – because I was moaning – ‘Jack, don’t worry about it. The wildest thing happens [...]
An Irish Pub in Rahway, N.J
Posted in Daily Life, Food, Travel on February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After our recent sojourn in India we have grown a little tired of Indian food. So, when Sue suggested a pub lunch in Rahway we jumped at the idea.
Rahway, the town next to Edison, has undergone considerable change over the last two or three years. It used to be a rundown place with dimly lit [...]
I used to like Bill Belichick
Posted in Sports on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whatever else you may say about Bill Belichick, the man can coach. As a New York Giant fan, I have followed his career for over 20 years and I always thought he didn’t get enough credit for the job he did as the coach of the Giant defense. Bill Parcells hogged all the credit for [...]
Wow! What a Game ! What a Game!!
Posted in Sports on February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Even sports fans who had no rooting interest must have been enthralled by yesterday’s Super Bowl. For a Giants fan like me , it was pure Heaven.
In my previous post, I had written how I was hoping against hope that the Giants would be able to pull it off. I had written that if the Giants [...]
