The Slow Hunch

Life, 2008.

Focus, habits, family, and everything else5 posts

  • Oct 31, 2008
    Happy Halloween

    It’s really amazing how walking down the street with a funny hat on puts smiles on people’s faces.  Today, I’m going to pretend I’m not wearing a viking hat.  I only wish I had bought the hat before I got on the subway this morning.  Happy Halloween! Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2008
    Goodbye Fresh Direct, Hello Max Delivery

    Here at TOPP, we’ve been using Fresh Direct for a while now for our office groceries (even while being critical of them on one of our blogs).  It’s easy — we can order online and have food delivered right to the office.  However, the packaging Fresh Direct uses is really outrageous; items are delive...

  • Oct 18, 2008
    Buy my car!

    Frannie and I are ready to sell our car, Dudley.  He’s a great car, and we love him, but we just don’t use him enough to justify the expense.  If you’re interested or know anyone who might be, let me know I didn’t make a website for this car like I did last time, but… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2008
    Make Music New York 2008

    In addition to being the first day of summer, yesterday was the second annual Make Music New York festival. It’s really an incredible event — musicians of all abilities and genres take to the streets to play free mini-concerts. The event came to NYC for the first time last year, and we had a great… ...

  • May 22, 2008
    Changing behavior, one bag at a time

    Yesterday, American Airlines announced that it’s going to start charging a fee for checked baggage. Of course, this will draw the ire of frequent and not-so-frequent flyers everywhere. But, perhaps it makes some sense. What’s making flying expensive right now is the cost of fuel. So, if people pack ...