NY state roads Jun 8, 2009
I don't know what the problem is with the people who came up with the names/numbers for the roads in New York state.  In the north Catskills, there are Routes 23, 23A, 23B, and 23C, all of which travel in varying directions, sometimes running parallel to one another, sometimes perpendicular.  Nearby is Route 9W which, contrary to the convention used by every other road in every other town in every other state in the entire country (if not the world), employs the "W" not as a directional indicator but simply as an arbitrary letter to differentiate it from Route 9.  (Oh, and it goes north-south, which I suppose makes it easier.  I can kind of understand going on 9W South.  My brain would melt if I had to go on 9W East.)  Here's an idea:  Use a different number.  Surely there aren't 999 numbered roads in New York and they simply ran out of numbers.  If so, there are 9000 other 4-digit possibilities.  Pick one. #travel
Good puker (2) Jun 8, 2009
The few times I've puked in the last several years have taught me that I'm a pretty good puker.  Whether it's from alcohol or that horrible malady that cursed me after Christmas '08, I tend to go through a series of thoughts before I puke. 
  1. I think I'm gonna puke.
  2. Crap.  I hate puking.
  3. I'll wait it out.
  4. Nope, I'm definitely gonna puke.
  5. Like RIGHT NOW.
  6. I'm not 7 anymore, so let me find a receptacle or a toilet.
  7. Release the beast.
  8. Take the rest of the week off because puking exhausts me.
In the end, I do the deed, and I clean up after myself.  Nobody holds my hair (also, I don't have hair) or has to clean up after me.  There are really only a handful of things in life that a person can truly be good at.  For me, puking is one of them. 

Not so for two of my friends.  One friend puked directly on me and the other friend hit the deck (literally, with puke) and employed the use of a bucket holder.  That's what happens when your life follows that of Jerry Seinfeld, whose TV character held a 14-year non-vomit streak.  I guess practice makes perfect. #health