Nothing fazes real New Yorkers

I just saw a woman walking down the street eating an ice cream cone.

It's 14°F in New York right now.

A great toy for kids--NOT

Playmobil Security Check Point









Click on the image and read the reviews. They are hilarious. My favorite:

This is just a sop to the authoritarians among us. I am holding out for the release of the Guantanemo Playset. Hopefully this will come with an extrordinary rendition option.

HT to Betty Crow

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it)

Click here.

Han and Luke kiss? That must be the version they show at the Chelsea Cinema.

HT to Allyson Robinson.

The Zipper Factory Theater closes

Playbill article

This is awful. It was a great place. It was just three blocks from CDI, where I change clothes to present as Caprice. It had some wonderful shows (even a few on weeknights when I could go). And they even knew me there a little.

Public Service Announcement

Estimated Taxes are due today.

Headline of the day

Flying car leaves London for Timbuktu

You can't make up stuff like this.

Weekly free associations

1. Resolution :: High


2. Break :: fast


3. Tied :: Up


4. Suffering :: Headache


5. Instead :: Of


6. Slash :: Budget


7. Divorce :: Court


8. Cough :: Drop


9. Happy :: Days


10. Sniffle :: Tissue

HT to Unconscious Mutterings.