I can’t believe there is ten days on this tour. Might as well talk to myself some more.

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I’m getting used to this.

Once again I’m in the car talking into my iphone.

this is truly run-and-gun podcasting. I’m just talking into my iphone as I drive. On my way to Michigan to perform with Gaffigan.

here is a new podcast, recorded right into my iphone. let’s see if this works.

Here was an impromptu toast I made for Andrew Breitbart the evening of the day he died. I was among friends in the east village who most likely didn’t like him much, but they listened. It was nice. BTW I got some emails from the last audio post. there are still people out there subscribed to this feed. I’m going to re-start podcasting maybe from a different place but I’ll keep publishing here too. I’ll be posting more soon from the road as I’ll be out in the great USA soon.

When your wife is vacuuming do you use the time to harmonize with the hum of the vacuum?

Vacuum Steve Miller Band

I wrote this post this morning while standing in my kitchen waiting for the coffee to brew. It may seem frivolous, but I guarantee it is more relevant to your life than all those other Top Ten lists you’ll be reading this week.

1. Byzantine Country Olive Mix
I wish it was there all year long. It’s great to have these at the ready for snacking. I also like the idea of having something “Byzantine” in my life.

2. Roast Pork
The pork people had a big push several years ago with “The Other White Meat”. It really is! Why don’t they keep pushing that? We all don’t have enough pork in our lives. This works great as a midnight snack.

3. Greek Yogurt and Kozy Shack Pudding
These are year-round favorites. Also, the Kozy Rice Pudding is pretty good. Are these in your fridge? They should be!

4. Hard Boiled Eggs and Lemons
Todd Barry does a joke about how nobody has slices of lemon in their water at home. Everyone laughs, because it’s true, for single people. But friends, once you are married, things like sliced lemons and ready-to-eat eggs are always there when you need them. Makes you consider taking the plunge, right?

5. Rosemary and Thyme
How Simon and Garfunkle is my life?

6. Peter Luger Steak Sauce
Do you use steak sauce? Probably not, but you should get a bottle of this and you’ll change your ways. It’s a little weird at first, but once you get used to it, you’ll never go back.

7. Pomegranate in a Bowl
I don’t even eat this, but I like the look of it in my refrigerator. I like the idea of being able to be the kind of guy who picks at a pomegranate as I read my Kindle. (I don’t have a Kindle either)

8. Chocolate Sauce
It’s chocolate sauce. I don’t think I need to explain.

9. Stella and Pilsner Urquell
I like them both. They are similar, I know, but I like having the choice. You see the Bud Light back there? My wife claims she prefers it. I don’t really believe her, I think it’s her clinging to some kind of blue collar aesthetic- she wants to be a Bud Light type of woman. Kind of like me with the pomegranate.

10. Old Pancakes
Of course reheated is not as good as fresh off the griddle, but these are a wonderful surprise when you unwrap them late at night. Finding pancakes is like…finding pancakes! (Don’t put them in the microwave, just put the whole foil pack on top of the toaster to heat them.)

Life is good. Happy New Year.