Last year Traveler Nell and I visited Europe starting in Rome. Before we had even left Lazio we had agreed that we had to return someday to the Eternal City. And so we are…only ten months later. Leading up to our return trip I am posting some of the things I love about Rome. Numero […]
Month: January 2013
My Ties with Lunch: Jan. 31, 2013
I like neckties and I try to wear one every day. Lets see if I can make a swing through my entire collection. STYLE Four-in-Hand COLOR Blue PATTERN Striped – almost like a paint sample gradient KNOT Windsor DESIGNER GEOFFREY BEAN FABRIC Silk “TREATED WITH A STAIN RESISTANT FABRIC PROTECTOR” (Classy!) Now to the […]
WABAC Wednesdays: Paris Potties 2006
Sherman, set the WABAC Machine to January 2006 in Paris, France. Today we are going to visit what the Française refer to as a WC. And what Traveler Bill refers to as a non-starter. I broke my vow to avoid American fast food to enjoy the warm familiar hug of McDonald’s brand plumbing.
Pain de Me! UPDATE
A few weeks back I lamented the loss of my Kitchenaid and my failure to produce a loaf of Pain de Mie. Rather than sit on my rump waiting for the world to right itself I decided to take the bull by the horns, let go of those horns, exit the paddock with said bull, […]
My Ties With Lunch: Jan. 30, 2013
I like neckties and I try to wear one every day. Lets see if I can make a swing through my entire collection. STYLE Four-in-Hand COLOR Red/Gold PATTERN Check KNOT Half Windsor DESIGNER BURMA ο BIBAS FABRIC Silk
My Ties with Lunch: Jan, 29, 2013
I like neckties and I try to wear one every day. Lets see if I can make a swing through my entire collection. The tie of the day is a navy blue Four-in-Hand necktie with red and white Repp stripes from Jay Crew. (And it desperately need an ironing!) And the knot of the day […]
WAYBAC Whensday: Healesville Sanctuary
Sherman, set the WABAC Machine to the late September 2011 in Healsville Victoria Australia. Today we are going to visit the Healesville Santuary! Healesville from Traveler Bill on Vimeo. Sonny Boy (Al Jolson) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Whenever Traveler Nell and I visit her homeland of Australia we try to balance time with her friends […]
Buddy Rich’s Ghost Got a Two Day Pass From Hell
Several times in the past week Traveler Nell and I have been woken up by the radiators at Two Travelers Plaza. I caught the sounds we heard on a couple occasions. The Ghost of Buddy Rich II from Traveler Bill on Vimeo. For those who do not know, Buddy Rich was a big band […]
My Ties With Lunch: Jan. 28, 2013
I like neckties and I try to wear one every day. Lets see if I can make a swing through my entire collection. The tie of the day is a MICHELSONS of LONDON (made in the USA) light blue Four in Hand tie with purple, red and orange stripes. And the PERSIAN, or at least […]
Merry Crest-mas
Leading up to this past Christmas Traveler Nell started trying to lower expectations on a “Family Gift” she had ordered that was above and beyond the $10 limit we had set for our personal gift exchange. (In fairness I also went over that limit by $30+) Well our last day at in the Manhattan offices […]