What’s Gray And White And Afraid Of The New Couch?

Picking Right Back Up.

A friend will bail you out of jail. A best friend will delete your browser history after you die.

My friend Ted and I have been super close since we were six years old. He was in town last night, so we got together for dinner. Our lives took much different trajectories – Ted is married with four kids – but it doesn’t matter when you have chemistry. There was never a lull in the conversation, and I was sad to drop him off at the airport.

You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known your whole life, because you've got your whole life in common.

31 Seconds of August.

It’s that time of year again when I should really check in on my friends with pools or boats to see how they’ve been since last summer.

We get a couple more weeks of goodness. And August was very good. Here it is, captured every day for a second:

 

Fairly Awesome.

One of the highlights of my Labor Day weekend was the Orange International Street Fair, featuring lots of yumminess from all over the world. German, Danish, Irish. I’m not quite sure what Irish food is – I just presumed they’d pour you a nice bowl of Lucky Charms.

While nothing could be less “international” than lily-white Orange County, the fair was damn impressive. 16 different regions were represented, and in each section there was both authentic food and a stage featuring a band playing traditional music:

Sorry if you missed it. It’ll be back next year. Until then, you can get in plenty of reps at an International House of Pancakes. Buena suerte.

To All My Pregnant Girlfriends:

Flashback Friday.

Exactly one year since Brazil, and the Zika virus is still dormant in me, ladies.

Abraham Spiderman, CPA.