Monthly Archives: December 2007

Lighting Lessons

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Monkling

These are the things I’ve learned over the past 2 days while putting up Christmas lights: 1. Masking tape will not stick to a dirty window sill. 2. If you put lights inside the windows & you have vertical blinds, … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | 7 Comments

Christmas Music

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Monkling

Might as well keep up the Christmas theme here. This isn’t going to be a funny blog post because I’m too busy to be funny today. It’s going to be a plain old boring post. I want to know how … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lights

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Monkling

There’s this house in the Bronx that has such an enormous, elaborate Christmas display that traffic on Pelham Parkway gets backed up for miles. The house is quite close to the nursing home Frank’s mom is in so this past … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, NYC life | 11 Comments

Christmas Gifts

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Monkling

I have to run out to do some Christmas shopping, although the top item on my list isn’t a Christmas present. It’s a birthday present for my nephew. That got me to thinking about some of the (in my opinion) … Continue reading →

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NYPD Blues

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Monkling

It was 11:11 pm last night when the doorbell rang. Frank had only been home for about 20 minutes and was I ever glad I wasn’t alone. When your doorbell rings late at night, it’s usually not a good thing. … Continue reading →

Posted in NYC life | 6 Comments

Spam Announcement

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Monkling

I had to disable my little plug-in that catches spam. There must have been a compatibility issue (which is odd for it to turn up suddenly like that). The reason for disabling it is the stupid software wasn’t letting me … Continue reading →

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Like Apples & Oranges

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Monkling

A few years ago, my father got into cooking. One of his greatest accomplishments (according to him) was that he made the absolute best orangina. At least that’s what I thought he said. I wondered how one makes orangina and … Continue reading →

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All I Want For Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Monkling

Is to know the answers to these burning questions. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration but I’m barely through 2 cups of coffee. I stole this from Jer who posted it on our writing forum. If anyone else wants … Continue reading →

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And Then There Were None

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Monkling

As in cars. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to go with the title I used or name this, Slip Sliding Away. Oh, before I get into why those 2 titles are both appropriate, let me bring you back to … Continue reading →

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Monkling

Minus the planes part. Last night we got a phone call at 1 a.m. from Theresa. She was at a club in Long Island with her friends. When she went back to the car, it was gone. Apparently this conversation … Continue reading →

Posted in Long Island, Ramblings | 6 Comments