Monthly Archives: December 2019

GETTING AN EARLY START ON MY NEW YEAR’S BLASPHEMY

Posted on December 27, 2019 by mrdvmp

The past few years my wife and I have stayed home for New Year’s Eve. The last time we ventured out that night, I got tickets to a late performance of Blue Man Group that was followed by a countdown … Continue reading →

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PIZZA METRICS

Posted on December 20, 2019 by mrdvmp

“Long enough to have eaten pizza there,” was the somewhat off-the-cuff definition I gave my wife about how long you needed to be at a place before you could say you officially visited there. As usual, we have since added … Continue reading →

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THE SHEER BEAUTY OF THE TOTALLY AVERAGE

Posted on December 13, 2019 by mrdvmp

The other night I heard John Cleese say, ‘you must have at least a wee little bit of intelligence to recognize that you are not very smart.’  Sorry, it sounded much wittier in his proper British hyper-exaggerated “this is an … Continue reading →

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FRUIT LOOPS AND FOIE GRAS

Posted on December 6, 2019 by mrdvmp

Hey look, that’s me squishing my fat common-man Joe Schmo butt into one of them fancy schmancy red velvety seats as they slowly let the guests into the opulent Monte Carlo Opera House. The occasion was an invitation-only single night … Continue reading →

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