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most incredible weather day of the year,  thus far - 75, light breeze, not a cloud in the sky ... and ZERO HUMIDITY!!1!  <----- that's the key. 

a gift.  hope y'all enjoy this one  :yes:
These posts make me wonder why the f I live in Houston.  

 
These posts make me wonder why the f I live in Houston.  
It's an oddly beautiful summer morning here in Dallas. At 11 am was only 83, not humid... next week looks to be most low 90s and Even a couple days in the 80s... we will see if that holds

but yeah, today reminded me of how awesome summers were where I lived on the north shore. Hit the beach or park on or overlooking the water, driving top off the jeep.  Grab lunch or brunch at a patio spot somewhere.  Redonk sunsets as well.

 
I've mentioned this before, but I love to just walk around Manhattan, esp the lower areas.  I went up last week for a quick 1.5 day trip and had 3-4 hours to kill, and I think i found my favorite walk so far:

  • got dropped off by cab just south of Houston on the far west side, so get a taste of the Village
  • walked down to Ground Zero, thru Wall Street/NYSE/Federal Hall
  • End at Battery Park, where i grabbed a beer and sat on a bench for 20 min overlooking the Statue of Liberty
  • Walk back up Broadway to Centre St to City Hall/Dinkins/Federal Buildings to 5 points
  • Then over to Little Italy to eat
  • Then walk it off by walking over to Bowery and straight up as far as I can go, looking up the hill to the ESB
 
Mealpal Day 2 from Roast...another strong meal. Ginger bowl with shio koji marinated pork. Pork was great, although not nearly as much as was pictured. The sauteed kale was really good but some of the rice was underdone. 

That place does some RIDICULOUS business.

 
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Nice little piece about a cornerstone of NY life... The Buttered Roll - an Unheralded NY Icon

so utterly simple, I never have understood how this magical piece of our collective foundation isn't popular everywhere - a cheap, tasty enough with good heft to get you through a slight mid week hangover on the way to work. 

 
Nice little piece about a cornerstone of NY life... The Buttered Roll - an Unheralded NY Icon

so utterly simple, I never have understood how this magical piece of our collective foundation isn't popular everywhere - a cheap, tasty enough with good heft to get you through a slight mid week hangover on the way to work. 
Carbs and butter. Sure...who doesn't want that.

ETA.. besides the French

 
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Carbs and butter. Sure...who doesn't want that.

ETA.. besides the French
Back in the day, my lunch during high school for probably 50% of my meals was two buttered rolls and a large (pint) of shells in sauce. Talk about a carbo load.

 
Nothing to do wth the family today, debating Rye Playland, never been - any feedback?
Look back a page or two... I took floppinho and friends there for his 10th bday at the end of June. Hot, not very crowded (especially early), cheap... all in all totally recommend. But be forewarned... People of other colors and social strata go there- I know how you feel about them.

 
Look back a page or two... I took floppinho and friends there for his 10th bday at the end of June. Hot, not very crowded (especially early), cheap... all in all totally recommend. But be forewarned... People of other colors and social strata go there- I know how you feel about them.
I've never made a derogatory comment about other colors - in fact, per my boardwalk thread, my biggest beef is with the biggest trash that shares my own color. I just really dislike white trash.

Anywho, yes totally agree with the Playland Park (I guess it has been renamed, I was unaware) assessment- that place is fantastic & only 45 minutes away. That beach area actually looked pretty nice too. I could prob pull 8 hours of entertainment in that area with my oldest for about $75 total. Place is perfect for ages 5 to like 13ish. We tried to do the tiki bar, but the youngest just wasn't having it. Never had to wait for more than like 7-10 minutes tops for any ride, considering it was a perfect weather Saturday, can't ask for more. 

Our 1.5 year old makes #### so difficult. Oldest at 4.5 is at a really awesome age, prob gonna have to take him back there at some point before the end of the summer without the baby.

I'd def recommend that place too.

 
Seriously should just stick to Roast for my Mealpal Amazon gift card run out.  
I definitely understand the hype. I go to the one on 49th and Madison and don't know why more people don't do online ordering. The line is enormous even before 12.

My still early Mealpal feedback is that while I have a lot of options in my area, I really wish these places would vary up what they offer. Most seem to just have a regular schedule of Monday offering, Tuesday offering, etc, and some places seem to double up during the week. A sandwich place I've been to which has like 12 different items on the menu only seems to offer 2 through MP. Come on. 

 
I definitely understand the hype. I go to the one on 49th and Madison and don't know why more people don't do online ordering. The line is enormous even before 12.

My still early Mealpal feedback is that while I have a lot of options in my area, I really wish these places would vary up what they offer. Most seem to just have a regular schedule of Monday offering, Tuesday offering, etc, and some places seem to double up during the week. A sandwich place I've been to which has like 12 different items on the menu only seems to offer 2 through MP. Come on. 
As much as I like the model, it seems broken.  What is the incentive for the restaurant?  Bring in new customers?  Even with the lowest 12 meal option I have had few opportunities to return to a place I've sampled on Mealpal.  

 
I definitely understand the hype. I go to the one on 49th and Madison and don't know why more people don't do online ordering. The line is enormous even before 12.

My still early Mealpal feedback is that while I have a lot of options in my area, I really wish these places would vary up what they offer. Most seem to just have a regular schedule of Monday offering, Tuesday offering, etc, and some places seem to double up during the week. A sandwich place I've been to which has like 12 different items on the menu only seems to offer 2 through MP. Come on. 
totally agree. my main gripe with it too. but I've got so many places around here, that unless it's crappy out or I'm too busy I just try someplace new. again- citibike really opens up other neighborhoods in a quick and easy way.

 
As much as I like the model, it seems broken.  What is the incentive for the restaurant?  Bring in new customers?  Even with the lowest 12 meal option I have had few opportunities to return to a place I've sampled on Mealpal.  
I've got a regular stable of places and dishes I get and return to... probably 75% of the time. some of them are places I'd never knew existed before meal-pal. the rest of the time, I'll try different spots.

 
How f'ing perfect of a day is it out there today??

Beautiful weather, beautiful ladies.  Great, great day.   
Summer Sinus flare-up killin' me atm ... went into the yard to grab a smoke (or 10), and promptly sneezed and honked sinus goodies for an ungodly 5 minutes - can't even run the AC in the house. 

:(

 
Mealpal still horrible.  Working my way through my crumbing falafel wrap now. 
Speaking of falafel.... Mamoun's is finally getting some franchises open nationally. The same place that has been in the little hole in the wall in the Village since forever (well, early 70's is close enough)... i guess ATL and, you guessed it, DALLAS will see the first open within the coming months.

SOOO pumped about this. It's seriously the best falafel I've had stateside and a staple of mid- bar crawl escapes to fill up. While I don't expect itnto be quite as good, falafel is eminently replicable once you have the recipe and prep down, so should be a nice addition to my food options, especially since it's opening only a few blocks from my pad.

 
speaking of restaurants and sucking...

the latest trend appears to be long-time neighborhood stalwarts closing. schillers... #### it.. .this week. :cry: blue water grille later. that small chain of french bistroey places that's been around forever (not great food, but consistent and open late night). I'll think of more... 

 
On my walk from work to Penn Station i found myself walking behind an old man wearing nothing but bra and panties.  Immediately decided to re-route myself.

 
I definitely understand the hype. I go to the one on 49th and Madison and don't know why more people don't do online ordering. The line is enormous even before 12.

My still early Mealpal feedback is that while I have a lot of options in my area, I really wish these places would vary up what they offer. Most seem to just have a regular schedule of Monday offering, Tuesday offering, etc, and some places seem to double up during the week. A sandwich place I've been to which has like 12 different items on the menu only seems to offer 2 through MP. Come on. 
Damn Roast was sold out within five minutes. Looks like Italian sub for me tomorrow. Woohoo. 

 
Outlook reminder set for 4:59 on weekdays. Get with the times and even YOU could enjoy tomorrow's spicy chicken curry bowl.

 
Drinking a beer at the Whole Foods bar at Bryant park while I wait for my wife's IT dept to finish her computer. Place is full of single ladies. This is when I used to issue an Otis alert. 

 
Drinking a beer at the Whole Foods bar at Bryant park while I wait for my wife's IT dept to finish her computer. Place is full of single ladies. This is when I used to issue an Otis alert. 
If he's in the Whole Foods in his hood, you know, picking up sustainable paper towels for the wifey, he won't get the call - no signal. 

Also no beer bar (place is a more urban footprint than most in the city, if not all)

 
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Outlook reminder set for 4:59 on weekdays. Get with the times and even YOU could enjoy tomorrow's spicy chicken curry bowl.
I already have alerts telling me to do the Hamilton lottery... mealpal might break it

 
Drinking a beer at the Whole Foods bar at Bryant park while I wait for my wife's IT dept to finish her computer. Place is full of single ladies. This is when I used to issue an Otis alert. 
Bryant Park used to be my go to.  Grab chicken over rice at the Trini-Paki cart on 43rd and 6th and walk over to BP and enjoy the view.

Anyone taking advantage of restaurant week?  Going for a nice steak tomorrow for lunch.  Nice for a change of pace.

 
My new job has me walking up 8th from 33rd to 39th st.

The talent of those 6 blocks leaves a bit to be desired.

 
My new job has me walking up 8th from 33rd to 39th st.

The talent of those 6 blocks leaves a bit to be desired.
oof. 

that's the neighborhood we used to call the pimple on the ### of nyc. everything around msg and penn station. back when I worked on 36th and 10th... 20 years ago... when there were still heroin junkie prostitutes up and down that stretch of 10th.

 
My new job has me walking up 8th from 33rd to 39th st.

The talent of those 6 blocks leaves a bit to be desired.
Strictly farm league over there in that hood. I walked to work from 23rd up fifth and 57th and then back to Bryant park yesterday. Just a stunning array of the world's finest. 

 
My new job has me walking up 8th from 33rd to 39th st.

The talent of those 6 blocks leaves a bit to be desired.
Going up or down 8th Ave (or West of 8th) in general isn't a talent fest.  

You are however more likely to see some interesting sights than going mainstream.

 
Going up or down 8th Ave (or West of 8th) in general isn't a talent fest.  

You are however more likely to see some interesting sights than going mainstream.
I think the highlight through my first five weeks was having to walk in the street because a dice game broke out, complete with a collapsible 6 foot wall against which to roll them bones.

 
I think the highlight through my first five weeks was having to walk in the street because a dice game broke out, complete with a collapsible 6 foot wall against which to roll them bones.
gtfo! they're straight up 1988 over there. anybody running the three card monte?

 
oof. 

that's the neighborhood we used to call the pimple on the ### of nyc. everything around msg and penn station. back when I worked on 36th and 10th... 20 years ago... when there were still heroin junkie prostitutes up and down that stretch of 10th.
spent years 8 through 11 of my life smack dab in the middle of that stretch - three very interesting years for a wee Irish/Italian ("mutt") lad

 

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