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This is a nice post, but "Tails are for pulling and backs are for riding on... that's just how it goes" is not only bad advice, it's dangerous.

Pets are animals - not humans who can be told "it was all in fun" or "he didn't mean anything by it" - if they are threatened or injured, they may react accordingly. It's buck-passing parental narcissism to think only the pet owner should bear the responsibility of this interaction.

Totally not offensive, though.

I recently visited Hong Kong and ordered a 7-Up with "salty lemon" . . . it was delicious and completely cleared up the mild sore throat I had (I had unknowingly ordered a home remedy) . . . can't wait to try this out now that our lemon tree is heavy with fruit!

I am actually sick today. After going to the Dr., I swung by the store to pick up my usual - Gatorade and croissants. My wife is picking up my usual sick dinner - a reuben on rye and kreplach.

Seems to be a natural pendulum-swing-reaction to the MCM-inspired minimalism. It will be interesting (and amusing) to see Pottery Barn et. al attempt to harness an "authenticity" movement, but what can I say? I like this look better, so I won't complain about that stuff.

The pendulum will swing the other way in a few years and we'll be inundated with more photos of all-white kitchens again.

Hahahahaha the shot of that dude staring at his living-room car with its headlights still on is the best thing I've seen this morning. I particularly enjoy the fact that the seating is placed for maximum car-viewing pleasure.

Every time one of the AT blogs posts something related to this issue (quite often, I might add), I'm always struck by how many people are absolutely hysterical about germs.

Also, the "How do people who wear shoes in the house exist? Do they wear them in the bath and to bed?" posts are eye-rollers every single time.

@Austinsarah

You clearly have a different aesthetic. That's fine. There's no need to make this a personal issue.

holy, holy, holy crap. i would love this.

Walked the first part of the Highline yesterday. It's brilliant . . . the "theater" for watching traffic was inspired.

I stayed at The Standard over the weekend and can't recommend it. The design is more about looking good when you first walk in the room. Once you're actually staying in the space, you realize it consists of a thousand annoyances. Killer elevator, though.

We've been cooking at home A LOT more . . . but I think that has as much to do with buying a house right now as the economy . . . once we move next week, having a decent-sized kitchen and garden box should encourage us even more.