A Meme or Two...
A: Well continuing with the tradition of the meme that is circulating around the blogosphere, I've been lucky enough to be meme'd by Sellsius, True Gotham, and Manhattan Loft Guy. Thanks all for meming me!
A meme (rhymes with dream) is a catch phrase representing a contagious idea that spreads virally in a culture, like transparency, Web 2.0, Long Tail or maybe unzillowable. The word comes from the Greek meaning 'mimic'. The meme is 5 Things You May Not Know About Me:
1. I love playing the guitar. I've been jamming since I was 12 or so and as long as I can remember turn to my guitar for a quick stress reliever. I play mostly blues and popular rock types of songs but trying to learn jazz and music theory to be able to take my playing to the next level. I also tried to learn the sax but hated my teacher. That was that.
2. I have 2 big dogs; a chocolate lab and a german shephard mix. They are a stout 85 lbs and 60 lbs respectively and NOT FAT! Don't ever call them fat or they'll go into a state of depression. Its normal to eat 3 meals a day and have 7+ cookies a day. After all, eating is fun right!
3. I like to go to Central Park at night with my wife and dogs and walk around the great lawn. I feel safe with the dogs there and not to worried about getting mugged or anything. Maybe I should be, but whatever. The view from the north side of the great lawn looking south onto Midtown is just gorgeous on a clear night.
4. Peter Lugers steakhouse in Brooklyn is by far my favorite restaurant. When I was an equities trader I used to go there at least twice a month for lunch. Oh, those were great times. The standard meal was shrimp apetizers, porterhouse for two with sides of creamed spinach and potatoes, and a pecan pie with schlag (did I spell right?) for dessert. Yummmmmmmmmmmmm!
5. I love the seasons and especially the end of fall and early winter. I love going to Vermont for a weekend off and taking the dogs to a B & B that has plenty of room for them to run. Its just a great escape from everyday Manhattan and the air is so crisp up there. There is not much better than a weekend that includes playing with the dogs, skiing, walking in the snow trails, hot tub, starting a fire, drinking wine, and cooking a great meal. Good times.
Well there it is. 5 things that maybe you didnt know about me. Now I need to meme some other people. I think I'll meme Larry of Millionaire Now, John of Boston Real Estate Blog, Maggie of Sunny Spot Reality, and Jim of Real Central VA. Enjoy!
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Comments (5)
Thanks for sharing Noah.
No 5 and that picture just sends me. I love B&Bs too and whenever I visit my son in RI, it's another excuse to stay in one. Many are 18th century.
Posted by jf.sellsius | December 20, 2006 11:03 AM
Those dogs are gorgeous.
Please let us know the name of the B&B where you can take the dogs. I'd like to take mine there.
Posted by Hernan | December 21, 2006 9:36 AM
Hernan,
We went here:
http://www.pawhouseinn.com/
Another one is Stone Hill Inn:
http://www.stonehillinn.com
...but its not pet friendly. For more check PetFriendly.com.
http://petfriendly.com/travel/hotelListF2.php?state=VT
There is also a B & B in New Palz, Audreys Farmhouse, that is fantastic! The breakfasts are amazing and they really go out of their way to make you feel at home with your dogs. Dogs had free run of the house.
http://www.audreysfarmhouse.com/
Posted by Noah | December 21, 2006 2:04 PM
Damn that steak looks good.
Noah, you tried Del Frisco's Double Eagle? I'm sure you must have. Man i love that place. Why oh why does London not do steak like NYC?
Posted by Dave | December 21, 2006 4:34 PM
ha! No Dave, never tried. But Im certainly going to look into that one for the next steak dinner! Thanks!
Posted by Noah | December 21, 2006 6:19 PM