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Not a fan; but this LNwJF segment freakin' rocked

It helps to see the original SNL performance [ click here ] for perspective; your call. But you gotta see below, featuring the Roots and the Strokes' front-man. I Wish It Was Christmas Today from denisemallabo on Vimeo . Or  click here . ...And Julian Casablancas' studio version:

Where there's smoke, there's 'flyer'

I live in one of those neighborhoods whose homes were built in the 1950s. Homes in this established neighborhood eventually show their age and/or are in need of repair/restoration and perhaps an update. Add to the mix that the neighborhood has that Middle Class American Suburbia, keep up with the Joneses culture. Depending on the resident's budget (time, energy, disposable income), upkeep and improvement vary from lawn/yard service to full-blown renovation/remodels. The demographics can -- and have been over and over -- pretty much be drawn from there. And in the spirit of "If you [built] it [years ago], they will come," commercial enterprises both large and small are dialed into the area. Now, I'm not talking realtors, pollsters and such, but contractors, handymen, specialists. And they come like ambulance chasers. And remnants of their visits (flyers, brochures, pamphlets, business cards) adorn residents' front door, garage door, mailbox, etc., reminding us that

So far, so good...

Today marks wifie and my fifth wedding anniversary. And seeings how we're both "retreads" (i.e., been married in a past life), getting married wasn't the hard part. But methinks we've got a handle on the whole staying married thing. Wedding/honeymoon was at Sandals Resort in the Bahamas. It was a very good week. Which prompts the following questions: - How have they been (the Bahamian Islands)? - Have you seen them recently? - If so, did they ask about us? (I was the one singing Dean Martin's "That's Amore" at the piano bar.)

For Your Consideration

OK, I never thought I'd be the dad to take something so (perceptively) mundane and make something of it...but here goes. Regular night (Presidents' Day Holiday, in case anyone's keeping score), Nic and I hanging in the "John Room". Nic asks whether he can have a cartoon. I say "No," in favor of ESPN-2's "Top 20 Single Season Individual Performances" and try desperately to make it fun for him. So we start with Nic's tub of blocks (from the "HEROS" company/brand) that I inherited from my brother's first-born. The tub has lots of long foreign words on the label, but way down below for those of us who like to read: "Made in Germany" (and we all know the good stuff the Germans make: like Westfalias and Sham-WOW!). And for years it pretty much just stood in one of those "visiting kids" bundles we all have for when our buddies visit us and subsequently, our/their kids need something to do. Anyhoozle, it ge

25 Random Things About Me

Figured this was good enough to do a reverse data port, as the 97805-1280 Faithful deserve some crumbs from the Facebook party I'm in: 1 - I always wanted to be a professional baseball player, and if drafted, would have refused to play for any team but the Mets (I thought I was that good). 2 - I am a registered non-partisan, because I am a fiscal conservative and social liberal -- and I fear the liberal media as much as the vast, right-wing conspiracy. 3 - I miss every city I've ever lived in -- dearly -- and I miss living by the sea. 4 - I often wonder whether I have a "home". 5 - I am a charter member of the Hypernostalgia Society www.hypernostalgiaclub.com (member number 56). 6 - I could have tried a little harder in my first marriage; but I'm pretty sure it still would have ended in divorce. 7 - I occasionally miss my (former) stepdaughter (from a previous marriage) and hope she is doing well. 8 - I often dwell on the shoulda/coulda/woulda in just about every