http://www.turkeymonkey.com Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:20:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'll be the first to admit: I've been slacking on the personal blog here for months. Considering that you can still see a post from 1 year ago on here, clearly I haven't been updating much lately. (Blame Suburbarazzi.) Still, I never could have imagined that my laziness would ever bring ... http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2008/05/19/ouch-double-ouch-triple-ouch/ It's no great secret that there's a blog backlash going on right now. Case in point: Buzz Bissinger ranting and raving about sports blogs. If you haven't seen the clip of him lashing out at Deadspin's Will Leitch, check it out -- if only to glean just how rabid the ... http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2008/05/11/mark-cuban-buzz-bissinger-and-blog-backlash-whiplash/ I'm always a big fan of Royal We sketches ... The Last Two Single Friends on FunnyOrDie.com But for the love of sketch comedy, can we please refrain from expressions like "Ted here is a premature ejaculator" from here on forward?Please, Matt. It was funny the first time. Awkward the second. These ... http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2008/04/04/royal-we-tomfoolery/ Prepare for the truly surreal: a half-hour Oscar television special starring yours truly. Well, not really. I just appear at the beginning and end, rambling nonsensically about God knows what (something about Michael Moore, Castro, and "Juno," I think). But on the positive side, I had my very first experience ... http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2008/02/22/not-quite-ready-for-primetime/ I finally broke down and pulled the trigger on the iPhone a couple weeks ago. Totally 100 percent worth it. It's become the perfect way for me to kill time in lines, shopping with Ana, or waiting for whatnot. The only thing I wish it had more of -- or ... http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2008/02/18/i-am-your-brother-your-best-friend-forever/ http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2008/02/05/yeah-what-barack-obama-and-john-legend-said/ I've always been a skeptic when it comes to the "all inclusive" racket -- the Sandals, Beaches, and Club Med resorts that promise you everything from lodging to food to activities for one package deal. But all that changed this week. I've seen the light. All of the credit goes to ... http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2008/01/13/monkeys-at-last/ Ana, Gabe, and I swung by Roseland in NYC last Wednesday, the night before turkey day, to see the Scottish sweetheart in concert. Though I own both of her CDs and know most of the songs by heart, I'd only seen her perform once before, on the Today show. On ... http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2007/11/25/one-thing-im-thankful-for-kt-tunstall/ Over the 4th of July week, inbetween weddings in Philly (Parisa & Mike) and Jersey (Kim & Dennis), we took a trip up to Maine. The first few days Ana and I spent on our own, exploring Portland, Kennebunkport, and, of course, Freeport -- aka Outlet Town USA. After that, ... http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2007/07/30/ana-mann-badass-lobster-wrangler/ If only so we can have an exchange like this: The Landlord Although I'm sure that at least initially it would go something like this: The Landlord Out Takes http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2007/05/31/i-need-to-teach-my-nieces-to-swear/