Is there any more suburban pastime than planting a vegetable garden? Even when we lived in Philadelphia, we had a great experience growing some cucumbers and tomatoes in our tiny back yard, so when we moved out to the suburbs, it just seemed natural to grow vegetables... (read more)
Ooh Jeese! There goes da neighborhood!" bellowed the drunken man holding a beer and an enormous pair of tongs as we started unpacking the car in the parking lot of the Meadowlands... (read more)
I have always liked tropical fish. When I was about 7 or so, we had a fish tank and I remember staring at them for hours on end, transfixed as they swam back and forth in the ten-gallon tank... (read more)
A crackpot is defined as "a mentally unbalanced or eccentric person." Not that I have anything against crackpots, I do tend to gravitate to crackpots at social functions... (read more)
We've got a lot of stuff. Not valuable stuff, mind you, but a whole lot of junk... tiki mugs, books, CDs, records, tapes, Pez dispensers, clothes... not to mention a stunning array of second- or third-hand kitchen gadgets and pots... (read more)
