bloviatrix

Finally nailed the 5-strand braid. Bottom has a Za'atar coated challah. You can really see the triangular shape this braid produces in the top photo.

Last night - LEO. Never fails to delight.

Ben Folds at The Brooklyn Paramount last night. Great show. For the second part of his set he had the audience write down their requests and send them to the stage via paper airplanes which he then picked up randomly from the floor. This led to him attempting unsuccessfully to play a cover of the The Clash's Lost in the Supermarket, an impromptu Bruce Springsteen improvisation and a singalong to a bastardized version of Sweet Caroline. We had third row seats so when been mentioned his show Bowery Ballroom show in 2001 and I screamed in response to being there, I actually got acknowledged. We had never been to this venue before. It's really spectacular. Spouse learned that many years ago LIU used to play basketball on the stage and realized that back in '79 he played there for the Yeshiva High School B-ball Championship.

AKA the "tomato crack"

Fridge drawer pasta. Made a sauce using up some sad looking veg.

We could have a whole thread about Buy Nothing Groups. And as crazy as the things some people offer is that there are takers!

I bet someone would - people give away slices of pizza in the group I'm in. It's crazy what people will take.

How about offer them to your local Buy Nothing group?

Finally finished watching season 3 of The Bear. I think this season was better than the last one. Definitely intense.

We absolutely loved Vienna. Considering your musical backgrounds, you have to incorporate homages to Mozart and Beethoven into the plans.

Perhaps not the best choice of play to see today. Some of the themes hit a little too close to home.

Mixing drugs and alcohol. Talk about living on the edge.

I took a Valium before I went to sleep last night!

VALIUM!!!!

Howabout we all take a vow not to repeat them?

Any plans on sharing? You can't just drop that in.

What did the kid think?

Once upon a time the Yankees won the series playing small ball. But then the bought in to the idea of the long ball being the answer to everything and they forgot their fundamentals. My kid watched some of the games and was criticizing their defense.

The defensive errors were awful. They did stuff kids who play little league are taught no to do.

Walked into the parking garage post hockey practice and the car was gone. Needless to say, I panicked - especially because I didn't pay for parking and I was afraid I was towed. Then it occurred to me to check the find my car app (I keep an apple tag in the car) and realized I was parked in a different aisle. I feel like a numbskull.

I think I need a drink.

Norwich Farms had Lemon Verbena today!

Gleyber Torres will not be back next season.

I saw the Dead play 4 times. They were always great shows.

In '96, we went to see the play Taking Sides. Show ended, we ran out and found a bar on 8th Avenue just in time to see Charlie Hayes catch the pop fly to end Game 6 and have the Yanks clinch their first World Series since '78.