Mine was the opposite of a spoiler. I must have been the only person in the theater who didn’t know the story of The Perfect Storm before seeing the movie. Halfway through, I turned to my date and said, “Don’t worry.  They’d never kill off George Clooney and Marky Mark.”

I remember reading that piece of crap when it came out. (I think I found it free at the laundry.) At the time, the authors were on every talk show. Their basic message was that women should play hard to get but marry as soon as possible. The guy liked to say that girls “shouldn’t waste the pretty,” meaning that they…

A Super is short for Superintendent, a New York term for the maintenance man who fixes things, takes out the building garbage, etc. 

Pads are great to have on hand. When a central air unit started leaking through the ceiling, I padded the leak with sanitary napkins and kept the kitchen from getting soaked until it was fixed.  

You know, another definition of an apartment, is a home with a lot less hassle. No yard work, no shoveling, and if you have a live-in super, you can get extra help with little things like moving furniture or hanging pictures, just for the price of a tip. And don’t sweat the missed yoga and…

I went to the Untuckit shop ready to buy, and was shocked at the low quality of their merchandise. Mediocre fabrics, poorly stitched — JC Penney quality at J. Press prices. It is NOT hard to shorten a shirt unless it is cut with a very defined waist.  They do a lot of advertising and probably attract a lot of first…

Wrap dresses suck, but I love a wrap-around skirt. Nice rayon, cut on the bias, so flattering and comfy. I’m casing Ebay for them, trying to get ready for summer.

Great ideas. I’m envious over your freezer space. My freezer is too small for extra ice cube trays.

You reminded me of how long I’ve had my egg beater — about 40 years! A guy left it at my apartment when I was in college. It’s a really nice one so I’ve kept it all these years. It will be my first time using it for omelets!

I live in a building that’s almost 100 years old, from the days when people held funerals in their homes. And there are 320 apartments here, so there is a very good chance that people have died here, maybe by their own hand. I know of at least one murder here, too. Frankly, I doubt there are many places on the planet…

Kitchen tips thread — I am curious to find out what products you’ve discovered recently even after cooking for years. I just found out about Wondra flour. It is amazing for thickening sauces, can be added straight to the sauce without mixing in water and never leaves lumps. I always thought it was just regular flour…

I just smile and say “I’m not much of a hugger.” If they insist, you know they are an asshole and can treat them accordingly.

I hate touchy-feely people who act like there is something wrong with you because you don’t want them touching on you. It’s not friendly, it’s passive aggressive. I had a similar thing happen to me with a guy who used to touch me and insisted on getting too close and “accidentally” bumping into me after I told him…

The person who should be comparing them is Melania. She’s falling down on her gold-digger job. Putin is better looking and way richer. She should dump Donnie for Vlad.

Well, he does know about plastic surgery. All three of his wives and his daughter have had it.

Executor, do not besmirch the name of Elvis!

The amazing part of this story is that these idiots had books. Also, I’m kind of curious what volume of encyclopaedia they shot.

Shoulda used a bible!

I misread and thought the missing kid’s name was Gotham, which I thought was a way cooler name than the overplayed Brooklyn.

See if your move is in an area covered by citymove.com. It’s an amazing website where you list your move and movers bid on the job. You can see reviews of the movers and details of other jobs they’ve done. I’ve used it twice to find movers and had good experiences (and good prices) both times.