Loyal readers – it is time to settle a debate once and for all, with an Official Alannoah.com Poll!
The question: Which parent does Eli more closely resemble?
To judge this noodle-scratcher in a fair and equitable manner, I will present side-by-side pictures of Eli (who will always be on the left) and baby pictures of myself [...]

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Ladies and Gentlemen, for your viewing pleasure, please enjoy this video of a Golden Retriever, dancing the Merengue.

If you happen to be having a rough day, I’m pretty sure this video should cheer you up pretty darn quickly.

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n Thursday of last week, after I collected our mail, I noticed something on our front door.  It was a pamphlet saying that our house had been selected to participate in the Nielsen ratings system.  As TV junkies, Courtney and I were obviously excited.  If we had a Nielsen box in our living room, what [...]

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SPOILER ALERT FOR JAMES (or anyone else who hasn’t seen every episode of Lost and is planning to at some point in the future)
The final season and complete collections of Lost have arrived on DVD and Blu-Ray this week, and the special feature that is being dissected the most is the 12 minute epilogue mini-episode, [...]

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Yesterday, as you no doubt have heard, there was a fire at a LIRR control tower that totally effed up the commutes of hundreds of thousands of people who travel to and from Long Island.  Today, the trains are still all kinds of messed up.  Sure, accidents can happen, so it’s hard to be angry [...]

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I’ve been called many things in my day, but “mature” is usually not one of them.  I mean, let’s be honest here: I watch a lot of cartoons and I am eager to spend any free time (a rare commodity, to be sure) playing video games.  So every now and again, I’ll realize that I [...]

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With a baby, Courtney and I find ourselves going to far fewer movies than we used to.  When I was living in Murray Hill, just a block away from the Kips Bay Loews, we would go out to see the newest releases regularly.  But now, a trip to the local cinema requires a baby sitter, [...]

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There is now a second reason I need a Blu-Ray player – The complete Star Wars saga is coming to Blu-Ray next year! (The first reason is LOST: The Complete Collection, which comes out one week from today – I can’t wait to see the new 12-minute episode “The New Man in Charge“!)
The movies will [...]

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Since Nick passed away, our group of friends from high school try to all get together once a year to honor his memory.  The first year we did it at Nick’s family’s house, last year Lauren hosted, and this year the Noah’s had everyone over.  It was a great day – the weather was beautiful, [...]

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That’s right – Sonic Drive In – the company that has advertised locally for years even though there are no local restaurants – is set to open its first Long Island location in Spring 2011 in North Babylon!  Not convenient enough for you?  Well they are also apparently scouting locations in Massapequa, Smithtown and East [...]

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