Avi It Is: Mind Bloggling

I'm Not Dead

Oh my loyal blogees. Thanks for your support in this (hopefully temporary) dry spell. I've missed several blog entries, not due to lack of material, I just don't have the appropriate chair with lower back support required to write long winded entries. I know you'd love to hear about the time I was reading to my blind woman and her seeing eye dog farted. (do i speak up and blame it on the dog? is she familiar enough with her dogs fart smell, that i don't need to say anything? do dogs fart?). But at what cost? Not being able to play catch with my unborn children? I didn't think so. Or how about that time this past August when i was rubbed down while laying completely naked on a massage table by a man i'm not entirely sure had washed his hands prior. Place, Seoul, Korea. Venue, Korean Bath House. State of mind, self induced coma (until he rubbed ice hot on my anus, that would wake you up too). Is recounting that story worth not being able to pick up dropped change when i'm 42?

once I procure the appropriate furniture, things will get on their way.

I've also wanted to start a series called "Under 8" and document all great meals i've eaten in NYC for Under 8 dollars. A feet not to be taken lightly considering things are expensive. Most recently, The Shwarma and Falafel king in Astoria, Queens, $6 for basmati rice, good shwarma and side salad that includes pickled sliced horse radish. Enju (Manhattan 17th btw broad and 5th), lunch special 7.50 changles daily accompanied by soup, great cheep Japanese food. Lahor (near Jersey and Crosby streets SoHo), $6 for mushy, tasty, filling food from the worlds disputed zone, somewhere east of thailand and west of Egypt. Vanessas Dumplings (14th and 3rd ave), under 7 bucks for 6 dumplings and hot and sour soup, a deal that's filling, hot, and mouth watering. Tiffin Wallah (28th street near lex), $7 lunch buffet, it wouldn't be an indian restaurant if it didn't have a lunch buffet. Native American Guy on Bowery near 2nd st, 5 dollar gigantic burrito with all sorts of veggies and good chicken or sausage, made to order. Empanada Cart (22nd near 12th ave), 3 delicious chicken empanads for 6 bucks.

I could go on but now i'm hungry and tired and my back hurts.

Be looking for Korea pics, and pictures from this years Canstruction.

Five Ways To Reduce YOUR Carbon Footprint

G - First rule of being GREEN: Botted water is BAD. A quick trick to making bottled water sustainable, pour it into a reusable Nalgene bottle.

R - Do you drive? A car powered by gasoline? Well, if you're not a rich yuppie who's got the cash to cruise around in a Prius try this. On the back of your car place lots of bumper stickers. Stickers that say things like "Don't Follow Me, I've Got Gas." AND "I Have An Unhealthy Oil Dependency." Hey, admitting it is the first step. These messages are political, to the point and show you care.

E - Only use air conditioning in Summer months. This past January I spoke with a friend living in Bueanos Aires, Argentina. In passing he mentioned how his air conditioning wasn't working so well. I'll tell you what I told him, which is what I've already told you, only use the A.C. in the summer. Also, most household appliances should be unplugged while you're gone: fishtanks, refrigerators, dialysis machines etc.

E - Wear more green! Yes, the color! They'll get the message. Also, use "buzz words" like sustainability, industrial agriculture, buying local, food co-op and Al Gore.

N - Spread the green gospel:
- Berate your neighbors for not recycling, watering their lawn during the day, pre-heating their oven and never waiting in the morning to carpool to work with you.
- Start a rock band, between songs speak green. OR, if you're too lazy to start a band JOIN one, like U2 or REM or another socially conscious band, they're always looking for members.