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With Passover starting in two weeks, I'm trying to empty out my freezer. Since I discovered some homemade pizza dough and some ground lamb, I made a very large lachmagine.

I could never get into Bosch despite reading and enjoying the books.

FDU is so close to the hotel. You lucked out with that.

And do they require that the team buses have to be crimson?

Are those 3 red coach buses in the parking lot yours?

I can only comment on kosher places in Bergen County. There is a huge Korean community in Fort Lee so there are probably some good places there. As Bonner says, you're really close to Manhattan - it takes me 17 minutes to get to Ice House (4-rink complex in Hackensack aka our home away from home) from my apartment on the UWS when there is no traffic. Which means about 12 minutes from my place to your hotel.

BTW, the NY Giants stay at that hotel before all home games.

I can share my opinion of most of the kosher eateries in Teaneck, but I have a feeling that won't be of much interest to you. That said, Patis on Cedar Lane is part of a small chain and everyone I take there enjoys it. Pastries, sandwiches, soup, etc.

The timing of this is spot on - one of my friends from college is visiting Bama with her boys this weekend. They're also considering U of Florida.

I know that hotel very well. I pass it on my way to the rink a minimum of 3x/week. It's actually pretty nice. Some of the best bagels around are to be found nearby on Teaneck Road - Teaneck Road Hot Bagels.

Speaking of Duke - one night last week the boy asked us what a douchebag was. I bit my tongue and did not say a Duke alum.

There's a good chance you're going to be staying in the Meadowlands near MetLife Stadium.

There's only one book I make a point of re-reading once every 10 years or so and that is Pat Barker's Regeneration which is about the poet Siegfried Sassoon and the psychiatrist William Rivers. Each time I read it I discover something different resonates with me.

Season 4 of Shoresy.

He plays for a shomer shabbat team. 2 games on Friday and the game on Saturday was at 7 pm. It was pretty cool, Saturday night was Jew night on the ice. Our 10U, 12U, and 14U teams all played the Ice Cats which is also a sabbath observant team. (last year when he was on a different team, our team hotel was across the street from the rink so we let him play on Saturday) Our kids won that game and went into the semi-finals as the #2 seed. Kids lost in the final to the #1 seed. Boy scored the goal that brought them back to within one.

Just general peevishness. My phone won't stop ringing and I have a shit ton of logistics to deal with. Plus I need to finish unpacking after the weekend away and there's an obscene amount of laundry (which the spouse will handle, but still). I need a nap.

We spent the weekend up in Marlboro, MA at a hockey tournament. A friend lives about 20 minutes from the rink and joined us for Shabbat dinner. I made a second cut brisket in advance and took it with me. Maybe one of the best briskets I've ever made. Cooked over night at 250F. Buttery soft. Served with a salad of shredded napa cabbage, dill, and mango with a sesame soy dressing and apple kugel. Traveled with a hot plate so everything was warm.

You know it's cold when it's warmer inside the rink then on the walk from the car.

My condolences to you and your entire family. I hope that hearing the stories of how he touched the lives of those around you bring some measure of comfort. May you have many years to remember him.

He's playing again tonight.

I am still sore after having to dig the car out on Monday afternoon. Even my hands ache from gripping the shovel.

The arrangement of America, The Beautiful was also good. It was stunning the extent to which the Eagles dominated and manhandled the Chiefs.

Invitations to Super Bowl LIX parties Child: 3 Parents: 0

I never had the pleasure, but my brother absolutely adored Lutece and would dine there frequently.

I wondered about that. It's really sad that he didn't have time to enjoy his new place.