Trader Joe’s Brooklyn Opening Friday

Big news for Brooklyn, our very own Trader Joe’s is set to open Friday, September 26, 2008. But, alas, there won’t be any of the chain’s signature wine, Two-Buck Chuck. This location won’t be selling alcohol, a company spokesman said. [BrooklynPaper.com]

2008 Tourneau Sample Sale Coming Up

I’m a watch guy, so I do enjoy Tourneau’s annual watch sale at Soiffer Haskin. Unlike the retail store, the Tourneau sample sale actually offers some good deals on interesting watches. Tourneau Sample Sale* (New and Pre-Owned Watches) *Excludes Rolex and Patek Philippe Also a selection of: Designer & Estate Jewelry and Sunglasses Date: Sunday,…

Blog On Vacation (Kinda)

I’m kickin’ it west coast style right now and I’ll be ridin’ the Coquihalla (google it) for most of the day tomorrow. I will try and put some stuff up later tonight, there certainly is a backlog of V Fest material among other things.

Museums on Us Again (but a little lamer)

Bank of America has been running the “Museums On Us” promotion for a few years now, but this year they’ve changed it. Whereas in the past, a BofA credit card or debit card entitled you to free admission at a bunch of different museums for an entire month of the summer, this year it gets…

Happy 4th Anniversary

Photo: zesmerelda To this blog. Apparently I was pretty into Napoleon Dynamite right around the time I started this thing. 2,559 posts later, I still believe it’s a great film. Thanks for reading everybody!