America in 140 characters or fewer

Last month I went to visit America for a couple weeks and I recorded the entire trip on the Twitter. Here are all my tweets, from the minute my vacation began to when I got back home. Sorry they’re in reverse order – I can’t find a tool that will export them from first to last – so just jump to the bottom and work your way up to read them all.

2010-01-26 08:33:22
natges: I’ve arrived home. It sure would have been nice if I’d been
informed of the scaffolding and construction on my building.

2010-01-26 08:05:49
natges: Cab driver is listening to radio in Russian. All I want to hear is
Hebrew!

2010-01-26 08:00:47
natges: I made it through Customs with no trouble and I’m in a NIS 135 taxi
to Tel Aviv.

2010-01-26 07:25:10
natges: I’m on the ground in Israel!

2010-01-25 20:50:55
natges: @huangm777 they just paged a “passenger Mike Huang” on my flight.
Visiting Israel?

2010-01-25 20:30:05
natges: Aside from them, the flight is not close to full. Awesome!

2010-01-25 20:29:02
natges: There’s a Xtian tour group on my plane. I love their enthusiasm!

2010-01-25 20:20:07
natges: Goodbye America! I won’t take off for a while, but I’m done with
you for now.

2010-01-25 20:18:53
natges: I’m on the plane – Continental CO84. Who wants to pick me up at the
airport?

2010-01-25 17:22:12
natges: There’s nothing like some awful airport food to make me crave
airplane food.

2010-01-25 17:20:54
natges: @elliotreed no direct flights from any DC airport to Israel; I like
Continental’s 777s.

2010-01-25 16:36:08
natges: Just kidding. Atlanta to Newark is cancelled. Newark to Israel is
on time. It’s all one flight number.

2010-01-25 16:21:10
natges: The board says my flight is cancelled. http://twitpic.com/zprtl

But the people say it’s on time.

2010-01-25 16:07:29
natges: It’s outrageous that both Reagan and Liberty have Dunkin’ Donuts
instead of Krispy Kreme.

2010-01-25 15:59:58
natges: Hurry up and wait! Now I have to find a way to burn some time.

2010-01-25 15:53:13
natges: Letting me transfer from domestic to international terminals with
my shoes on is about the most I can ask from an American airport.

2010-01-25 15:26:07
natges: @fadetheory maybe I should look into getting a child…

2010-01-25 15:25:20
natges: I’m on the ground at Liberty. That’s the airport formerly known as
Newark, for those who don’t know.

2010-01-25 13:41:33
natges: Thank you @fadetheory!

2010-01-25 13:40:54
natges: My flight to Liberty is delayed due to an electrical problem on
board. I don’t like the sound of that.

2010-01-25 13:09:59
natges: I’m now waiting at Reagan to board a plane to Liberty.

2010-01-25 13:08:14
natges: I wasn’t spared the normal indignities of American airport
security.

2010-01-25 13:07:09
natges: I did some hardcore luggage adjusting at check-in and each bag was
exactly 50 pounds.

2010-01-25 11:53:34
natges: I think all the people missing from the Metro last night are on
the Beltway this morning.

2010-01-25 06:18:31
natges: Did Infinite Jest REALLY have to be that long? I won’t know for a
while, because it’s getting left behind. Sorry DFW.

2010-01-25 06:17:41
natges: Preliminary weigh-in results: first bag is six pounds overweight,
second bag is half a pound overweight. Time to toss some books.

2010-01-25 06:06:55
natges: Natan is packing to go home.: is packing to go home.
http://bit.ly/8MCU9R (via the Facebook)

2010-01-25 05:52:37
natges: Good thing my parents have Code Red!

2010-01-25 05:52:21
natges: That’s an hour earlier than I’d anticipated. It’s now almost 1 am
and I still have a lot of packing and arranging to get done.

2010-01-25 05:51:57
natges: Continental called to let us know that my flight to Newark is
cancelled. I got on an earlier flight. I’m leaving the house at 6:30 am.

2010-01-25 04:05:13
natges: Alex B. and Craig live in a building called The Gatsby.

2010-01-25 02:42:40
natges: I’m at Open City cafe with Katy and Craig!

2010-01-25 01:19:31
natges: The Metro is almost empty at 8 pm on a Sunday.

2010-01-24 23:12:45
natges: Last supper: Red, Hot & Blue.

2010-01-24 23:11:55
natges: I am mostly packed.

2010-01-24 22:33:49
natges: @xgess the bathroom is free, so you can take a bath if you want
now. Then a shower. Then you’ll be clean.

2010-01-24 22:32:44
natges: So sorry I missed my cousins Cindy, Brian, Stevie & Avery on this
trip, and friends Kenny & Yvonne. Next year – or sooner?

2010-01-24 22:32:08
natges: My parents had a wonderful gathering so I could see a lot of
people. It was so terrific to see everyone and I expect visitors in Israel!

2010-01-24 19:08:20
natges: Is it just me or are there a lot of vets / animal hospitals in
Montgomery County?

2010-01-24 18:18:11
natges: Last supermarket run is underway.

2010-01-24 17:31:02
natges: Clean!

2010-01-24 17:30:28
natges: @MemphisSeth they killed off some attractive looking females in
season two – what about them?

2010-01-24 17:29:28
natges: @vboykis 21 emails left is not bad for any day.

2010-01-24 17:18:47
natges: ps. Now I’m showering so I can actually get clean.

2010-01-23 22:44:35
natges: It’s been a very, very, very long time since I went to a
conservative synagogue on shabbat. This morning’s experience was quite
church-like.

2010-01-23 22:43:37
natges: @MemphisSeth her character is the worst on the whole show.

2010-01-23 17:40:33
natges: My brother and I are on the way to Chipotle for visit #4.

2010-01-23 17:38:47
natges: Of all the things I don’t have in my life, the one I miss the least
is radio.

2010-01-23 14:30:10
natges: I’m going to a bat mitzvah. This is the first time I’m wearing a
suit and tie since 2005.

2010-01-23 13:13:22
natges: I am almost done with my pre- season six LOST rewatch!

2010-01-23 11:37:46
natges: @simonepress great interview with Snooki. I can not wait to watch
the rest of the season.

2010-01-23 01:49:55
natges: The Patagonia Critical Mass messenger-style bag I ordered is, alas,
too big for me. I think I’ll have to ask my parents to return it.

2010-01-23 01:49:06
natges: @lettersapp Many congratulations on beginning the sorely needed
project. And where/how can I volunteer to help???

2010-01-23 00:04:40
natges: The best thing about Tripper Bus, by the way, is that I don’t have
to set foot in The District.

2010-01-22 23:15:02
natges: We made great time on the bus (considerig rush hour) and now I’m on
the Metro back to my parents’.

2010-01-22 22:59:18
natges: The Tripper Bus driver kept calling Bethesda “Bethesla.”

2010-01-22 19:29:06
natges: Natan is on his way back to Maryland.: is on his way back to
Maryland. http://bit.ly/5zavQr (via the Facebook)

2010-01-22 19:08:22
natges: We have another impeccably polite Tripper driver and mostly empty
bus – I did have a bit of a scare when my outlet didn’t work at first…

2010-01-22 19:07:39
natges: Thanks for the hospitality: Leeor and Marie, Karen and Akilesh,
Adam and John.

2010-01-22 19:07:08
natges: I’m on the Tripper Bus back to Maryland. This was an unbelievably
awesome trip to New York, perfect in almost EVERY way.

2010-01-22 16:57:58
natges: Last meal in New York = first time trying Korean. Sorry Sharav!

2010-01-22 16:57:18
natges: There are more password protected networks every year in New York.
Fortunately I can usually find one called linksys.

2010-01-22 16:56:18
natges: RT @fmanjoo: That’s it, I’m not voting anymore. What’s the point? I
should really get into sports or something.

2010-01-22 16:09:36
natges: Places I regret that I’ll not have visited on this trip: Shake
Shack, Di Fara’s.

2010-01-22 16:07:46
natges: Most ridiculous flyer on the board at Think Coffee: Holistic Pet
Healer.

2010-01-22 16:06:06
natges: Seriously, Think Coffee should just install some Israeli shaped
electrical outlets for all their Israeli customers.

2010-01-22 15:57:45
natges: I haven’t heard so much Hebrew on this trip to New York‚Ķ but
Israelis seem to have taken over Think Coffee on Bleecker.

2010-01-22 15:56:13
natges: Imagine THIS sign on a cash register in Israel:

http://twitpic.com/z7rvb

2010-01-22 15:02:59
natges: Washington Mews: my old favorite street. http://twitpic.com/z7kke

2010-01-22 15:01:08
natges: Good morning New York! Last day here. Just had another awesome
Bagel Bob’s bagel with @occisraeli.

2010-01-22 06:23:23
natges: I’m sleeping in Manhattan tonight.

2010-01-22 02:36:31
natges: Food Bazaar is probably the second best supermarket I’ve ever seen.
After Fairway.

2010-01-22 02:29:05
natges: Karen: Grand Concourse used to be a really nice neighborhood. Me:
And then you moved here?

2010-01-22 02:16:16
natges: Karen asks: What are you going to tweet next?

2010-01-22 02:14:40
natges: Pepe’s of Yonkers is almost as good as the original Pepe’s.

2010-01-22 00:48:55
natges: You know what the plural of “anecdote” is? DATA! (a joke by Bernard
Tenenbaum, told by Karen)

2010-01-22 00:30:51
natges: One word: Pepe’s. Of Yonkers. http://twitpic.com/z4u1x

2010-01-21 04:06:32
natges: Karen talking about her grandmother Ruth: http://twitpic.com/z0r0s

2010-01-21 04:04:18
natges: Karen’s roommate Akilesh: http://twitpic.com/z0qn0

2010-01-21 04:02:51
natges: Karen has a coop in the Bronx. It’s pretty fancy!

2010-01-21 02:18:58
natges: Dinner: Corner Bistro with John, Adam, Leeor and Karen!

2010-01-21 01:03:05
natges: I’m waiting in line at Corner Bistro. How long have I waited for
this?

2010-01-21 00:58:45
natges: I saw a Kindle on the subway (first time) and now I know why apple
is going to release a tablet device.

2010-01-21 22:49:29
natges: Natanel, two and a half years: http://twitpic.com/z4djt

2010-01-21 22:31:04
natges: @3zrahal3v1 is showing me pictures and videos from his recent
vacation. Wow. Wow.

2010-01-21 21:11:17
natges: Another new experience for me: the Willis Avenue Bridge.

2010-01-21 21:07:53
natges: @simonepress Shame on Harlem! Make your Popeye’s friendly like
Bushwick’s.

2010-01-21 21:06:15
natges: RT @xgess: @natges tell ezra i say hello @3zrahal3v1

2010-01-21 21:04:46
natges: WELCOME TO THE TWITTER @xgess!!!!

2010-01-21 21:03:41
natges: Wait a minute. They renamed Triboro Bridge after some dude who’s
been dead more than 40 years?

2010-01-21 20:39:36
natges: I am in Ezra’s sister’s pimped out Volvo! She’s in Israel – Ezra is
driving.

2010-01-21 19:56:40
natges: Popeye’s of Harlem is encased in bullet-proof plastic. In Bushwick
they are much more welcoming.

2010-01-21 19:55:11
natges: @phriedman Nice!!! I have been a devoted Corner Bistro fan for a
really long time!

2010-01-21 19:53:59
natges: Going from Yankee Stadium to Bushwick today was the first time I
EVER went from outer borough to outer borough without going above ground.

2010-01-21 19:52:03
natges: I don’t know why that Kindle thing got tweeted again. It wasn’t me!

2010-01-21 19:41:48
natges: Just had Popeyes with Randy in “Bushwick”!!!!!!!

2010-01-21 19:40:46
natges: I saw a Kindle on the subway (first time) and now I know why apple
is going to release a tablet device.

2010-01-20 05:55:46
natges: @occisraeli and I just spent 20 minutes laughing at
http://bit.ly/8xYv0X. Check it out!

2010-01-20 02:10:42
natges: Dan’s phone can’t decide what it wants to be.

http://twitpic.com/yvhtx

2010-01-20 02:03:15
natges: Dinner at Lombardi’s was phenomenal! Best pizza in the five
boroughs!

2010-01-20 01:17:23
natges: One Pomerantz and one Mendelsohn for dinner!

http://twitpic.com/yv9r7

2010-01-20 21:10:59
natges: Natan is having a blast in New York!!!!!!!! 240-264-7264.: is
having a blast in New York!!!!!!!!… http://bit.ly/4yEJZS (via the
Facebook)

2010-01-20 18:53:05
natges: The menu of the Indian restaurant where I ate lunch proclaimed that
the managment reserved the right to enforce certain standards of decency

2010-01-20 16:43:49
natges: The Washington Square fountain is now centered with the arch and
Fifth Ave. And it’s renamed after Tisch. Was that REALLY necessary?

2010-01-20 16:36:59
natges: NYU students have definitely gotten dumber since I left (nothing to
do with me – I’m just saying‚Ķ).

2010-01-20 16:35:49
natges: I can’t wait until the construction is done in Washington Square.
And I’m here in spring, so I can see Garibaldi for more than a minute.

2010-01-20 16:29:22
natges: Note to groceries: to attract a higher class clientele, hang wicker
baskets from your ceilings.

2010-01-20 16:26:26
natges: It is a BEAUTIFUL day in New York today, by the way. I wouldn’t
mind if it were a little warmer, though.

2010-01-20 16:25:07
natges: I think I’m using more chapstick on this trip to New York than in
any other time period of comparable lengh ever.

2010-01-20 14:43:57
natges: … and I’m now in Apple of Midtown where I’m planning out my day.

2010-01-20 14:43:32
natges: I had a bagel this morning from Bagel Hole in Park Slope. It was a
little on the chewy side for my taste, but still excellent.

2010-01-19 23:41:36
natges: @phriedman of course Code Red is my favorite. It’s a shirley temple
in a can.

2010-01-19 23:38:31
natges: Dessert before dinner (and lunch): chocolate truffle cake at
Ferrara! http://twitpic.com/yutkf

2010-01-19 22:55:02
natges: On that note, returning the overpriced one I bought from Apple
could not have been easier.

2010-01-19 22:53:58
natges: I love you Apple, but your $29 mini display port to DVI adapter is
EXACTLY the same as Tekserve’s $20 model. Explain that.

2010-01-19 22:39:39
natges: Barbershop quartet in the subway. They weren’t bad, but who wants
to hear a barbershop quartet?

2010-01-19 22:26:12
natges: I just spent WAY too much time in Apple of soho. Going to Tekserve
now will not make up for it.

2010-01-19 19:35:30
natges: It looked like rain was coming, so I ducked in the Apple Store of
SoHo. To shop. Really.

2010-01-19 19:13:19
natges: There are few things in life I love to do more than THE Dew. Even
at $1.75 for 20 oz.

2010-01-19 19:00:12
natges: @simonepress America is a very interesting place.

2010-01-19 18:58:38
natges: On my first day in New York more than 10 years ago, I sat and
watched the chess players in Washington Square. And it’s still cool.

2010-01-19 18:25:34
natges: Downtown, there are “pedestrian safety” officers holding a chain
across the street to block us from crossing while cars go by.

2010-01-19 18:17:36
natges: I’m still looking for an inexpensive mini display port to DVI
adapter.

2010-01-19 18:17:03
natges: I think I just went to about ten stores in a row, all called J&R;.

2010-01-19 18:04:07
natges: $7?!? You got ripped off, @simonepress.

2010-01-19 17:44:55
natges: Fact: Wearing a keffiyeh in New York causes people to address me
first in French, then in Arabic.

2010-01-19 17:23:36
natges: Here’s where I tried to take cover immediately after the World
Trade Center fell: http://twitpic.com/yt9de

2010-01-19 05:09:15
natges: @elliotreed Celcius is fake. Why can’t everyone just accept that
the English imperial system is the true system of weights and measures?

2010-01-19 03:46:09
natges: @simonepress those are some nice eyebrows you have, but threading
still sounds frightening. What’s the matter with tweezing?

2010-01-19 03:05:33
natges: @occisraeli and Mrs occisraeli have an awesome apartment with a
great view of the city!

2010-01-19 02:53:40
natges: Away from the subway station, this neighborhood is so cute and
quaint. It’s just as I expected Brooklyn to be.

2010-01-19 02:31:43
natges: First impression of Park Slope: it’s so hip and trendy! Almost like
NYC!

2010-01-19 02:10:26
natges: Grimaldi’s made a very fine pie. Very fine.

2010-01-19 00:57:12
natges: http://twitpic.com/yq9ha
Oven at Grimaldi’s.

2010-01-19 00:53:07
natges: http://twitpic.com/yq8y4
Grimaldi’s chef.

2010-01-19 00:45:07
natges: We are seated.

2010-01-19 00:34:17
natges: Hey Israelis! The temperature in Brooklyn is 7 in fake degrees.

2010-01-19 00:21:51
natges: Brooklyn isn’t so bad.

2010-01-19 00:16:22
natges: @occisraeli and I are standing in line at Grimaldi’s!

2010-01-18 23:45:20
natges: @occisraeli in Aroma just observed that the lampshades have Israeli
product designs.

2010-01-18 22:19:22
natges: I’m here with Geoff and he’s great.

2010-01-18 22:18:54
natges: Aroma of SoHo! It’s not really that Israeli, though.

2010-01-18 04:00:13
natges: ps. My brother was TREMENDOUSLY helpful in my monitor purchase over
the past week. He’s joining the twitter soon, so I’ll thank him again…

2010-01-18 22:01:57
natges: Washington Square!

2010-01-18 03:59:24
natges: I’m packing for New York now! I think I’ll bring warm sweaters but
only a light rain jacket.

2010-01-18 21:58:15
natges: My first home in New York: http://twitpic.com/ypeva

2010-01-18 03:53:14
natges: Thanks @elliotreed! It really shouldn’t be a problem since it’s a
single monitor that’s for personal use, not resale. But you never know…

2010-01-18 21:42:24
natges: The Flatiron Building is still one of my top few favorite buildings
in the world.

2010-01-18 02:05:58
natges: Big Love is on! I’m watching with @wadijoh on the huge screen.

2010-01-18 21:41:47
natges: @wadijoh, do you need a door?

http://twitpic.com/ypbww

http://twitpic.com/ypc15

2010-01-18 02:04:20
natges: Announcement: I will be in New York tomorrow (Monday) through
Friday. If I know you, get in touch and we’ll meet up!

2010-01-18 21:37:02
natges: Would you pay $6 for something called “eyebrow threading”? Don’t
think I would, either.

2010-01-18 02:02:48
natges: Dinner tonight was chicken and pasta again, like when I was a kid.

2010-01-17 03:12:30
natges: My parents and grandmother are watching SVU. I wonder what this
episode’s sermon will be‚Ķ

2010-01-17 01:58:19
natges: @elliotreed I’m content with the Disney cartoon Robin Hood where
he’s a fox and Little John is a bear.

2010-01-17 01:57:29
natges: That was a fantastic roast for dinner. @wadijoh: “From now on, I’m
only buying grass-fed.”

2010-01-17 00:09:14
natges: @wadijoh on his pizza’s dough: “This is the closest dough I’ve ever
made to Pepe’s‚Ķ This is perfect.”

2010-01-17 23:58:30
natges: Natan is going to New York tomorrow. 240-264-7264.: is going to New
York tomorrow. 240-264-7264. http://bit.ly/6MtEPG (via the Facebook)

2010-01-17 22:54:13
natges: I’m waiting LOST on my new monitor and it’s AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-17 22:53:53
natges: @elliotreed I’ll pack it in a couple suitcases and hope the customs
authority people don’t see it!

2010-01-17 21:14:53
natges: My brother: “I’ve never spent so much time in a supermarket without
buying anything.” Because you’ve never been to one as a tourist‚Ķ

2010-01-17 20:17:48
natges: Third trip to Chipotle was grrreat.

2010-01-17 19:39:07
natges: Monitor bought. Next stop: Chipotle.

2010-01-17 19:33:10
natges: Looks like I’m going with a Samsung 23″ monitor for $200 – it comes
in the smallest box!

2010-01-17 18:08:19
natges: Broadway Diner has become Hollywood Diner – and it didn’t change
one bit.

2010-01-17 17:45:10
natges: Ok, my brother and I are going back to Micro Center so I can try to
find a computer monitor / television.

2010-01-17 17:45:05
natges: My grandmother just left to return to Philadelphia. It was great to
see her!

2010-01-17 16:59:59
natges: I just realized that LivePerson stock has gone up. My grandmother
could actually sell now for a profit.

2010-01-17 16:58:35
natges: Batch #4 of cookies is being made now.

2010-01-17 16:09:00
natges: My parents and grandmother got their bagels “scooped” (with the
insides removed). I am appalled.

2010-01-17 15:37:01
natges: Brooklyn Deli has no lumberjack breakfast. Sad.

2010-01-16 23:55:08
natges: Unfortunately I ended up not getting he monitor from Best Buy
because they wouldn’t price match. I’ll go to Micro Center tomorrow.

2010-01-16 23:48:51
natges: I’m leaning very strongly toward a 23″ LG monitor for $180.

2010-01-16 23:23:19
natges: I almost got a television but it was only 110 volts.

2010-01-16 22:11:20
natges: The quest for a monitor (or television) continues at Best Buy.

2010-01-16 21:28:00
natges: Little hot dogs are served. This means it’s a party.

2010-01-16 16:50:15
natges: Here’s something depressing – a New Jersey mall is trying to
convince people to become “mall walkers” for exercise -

http://bit.ly/61yguy

2010-01-16 16:02:30
natges: @gillush It’s true – you’re not very good at the twitter.

2010-01-16 14:55:41
natges: I just ate 12 of my dad’s awesome pancakes. I think there were
12…

2010-01-16 02:44:38
natges: My grandmother is telling all sorts of great stories about my
grandfather’s family.

2010-01-16 02:13:41
natges: My brother’s birthday dinner was at an Italian restaurant called
The Baronessa. I had the gnocchi (with aurora sauce).

2010-01-16 00:45:56
natges: Is aurora sauce tomato and cream, like a rose?

2010-01-15 18:37:06
natges: @MemphisSeth nah… sounds kind of nasty.

2010-01-15 18:36:17
natges: ps. @elliotreed I mean I’m using “google apps for your domain,” not
just their apps.

2010-01-15 18:01:07
natges: It is 52 DEGREES in Maryland. I come here in the winter time to see
SNOW, damn it!

2010-01-15 18:00:36
natges: @MemphisSeth Cool Ranch sounds so exotic. I am a very traditional
guy.

2010-01-15 17:59:53
natges: @elliotreed of course Google Docs isn’t great. It doesn’t have to
be: http://bit.ly/4W2EQL

2010-01-15 17:13:44
natges: On second thought, Nacho Cheese is probably better than Nacho
Cheesey.

2010-01-15 17:13:20
natges: WTF Frito-lay? These Doritos used to be Nacho Cheesier, and now
they are just Nacho Cheese, not even Nacho Cheesey. I want Nacho Cheesiest!

2010-01-15 17:12:22
natges: Corned beef and Doritos: this is what my childhood tasted like.

2010-01-15 17:11:53
natges: @elliotreed Google apps probably sucks for enterprise. But just to
manage my personal email, it’s 100 times better than the alternative.

2010-01-15 16:19:39
natges: Happy birthday Alexander “Do I Have To Write The -Ander” Gessner!

2010-01-15 16:18:54
natges: How is Google apps so cool and how did I never realize it until
now?

2010-01-15 16:18:27
natges: @phriedman on my next trip to America, I’m going to try eating
Chipotle FOUR MEALS IN A ROW instead of just four times on the trip.

2010-01-15 03:07:08
natges: Zappos identified the shoes I wanted from the pictures I posted
online! But unfortunately they’re out of production and unavailable!

2010-01-15 01:16:41
natges: My mom is now making her THIRD batch of
the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies-in-the-world since I’ve been back.

2010-01-15 01:15:57
natges: That’s right – after lunch at Chipotle, we ended up having tacos
with our parents for dinner. I should find my sombrero…

2010-01-15 22:47:52
natges: While they get their nails done, my brother is berating everyone on
the necessity of implementing the progressive program.

2010-01-15 22:46:15
natges: My mother and grandmother are bonding by getting their nails done.

2010-01-15 21:17:27
natges: My grandmother has not been here very long, and she’s already
drinking hard.

2010-01-15 20:44:03
natges: My grandmother has arrived on a visit to Maryland. I don’t know how
this will affect my tweeting over the next couple days…

2010-01-15 19:59:25
natges: @fadetheory I will keep Estonia in mind…

2010-01-14 22:38:03
natges: Snider the Volvo guy now does Hondas and other kinds of cars!

2010-01-14 22:06:03
natges: I SWORE I wouldn’t buy any more books. But I did anyway.

2010-01-14 20:28:59
natges: Krispy Kreme is done, and I am happy: http://twitpic.com/y32uf

2010-01-14 20:14:13
natges: There are doughnuts and then there is Krispy Kreme.

2010-01-14 20:06:54
natges: A concept that’s alien to business in Israel:

http://twitpic.com/y2zkw

2010-01-14 20:02:28
natges: For all who don’t know, Krispy Kreme = heaven.

http://twitpic.com/y2ywq

2010-01-14 19:31:19
natges: I’m doing Chipotle visit number two with my brother:

http://twitpic.com/y2ubm

2010-01-14 19:20:58
natges: http://twitpic.com/y2sm8
But what about those of us who LIKE trans
fats?

2010-01-14 15:05:59
natges: It’s funny @mordechailehrer – I hadn’t even thought of it at all on
this trip. By now it just feels natural to me that I live in Israel.

2010-01-14 15:04:56
natges: My brother is making the NASTIEST omelet. There’s not even any meat
in it!

2010-01-14 08:46:05
natges: I had flank steak for dinner. Then I hibernated. Now I am awake.

2010-01-14 00:17:20
natges: Maybe I’ll get a television instead of just a monitor?

2010-01-13 22:21:44
natges: My brother just told me that Pizza Hut is changig its name to “The
Hut.”

2010-01-13 22:02:43
natges: Montrose Parkway is so disorienting.

2010-01-13 21:56:31
natges: Neil at Micro Center on the Pike is very knowledgeable about
computer monitors.

2010-01-13 21:38:47
natges: Monitor shopping is so confusing.

2010-01-13 19:42:17
natges: The line at the post office in America is so orderly. It keeps
great hours, too.

2010-01-13 19:37:45
natges: Every time I drive (a few times a year when I’m back in Maryland)
I’m amazed that I haven’t forgotten how to do it in the past year.

2010-01-13 17:40:01
natges: I just checked the mail and eight books were delivered for me.
That’s 10 so far. I’m about halfway there…

2010-01-13 17:09:42
natges: 32 degrees fahrenheit. This is the warmest it’s been since I got to
America.

2010-01-13 16:48:05
natges: And… Pizza Hut is consumed.

2010-01-13 16:26:15
natges: Pizza Hut is served!

2010-01-13 15:49:55
natges: Pizza Hut charges $2 for delivery on all orders, phone and online.
Bastards!!!!!

2010-01-13 13:49:38
natges: …I could take pictures of the shoes, put them online and email a
link, and they’d try to find out if they carry them. Nice!

2010-01-13 13:49:06
natges: I just talked with Techa, a CSR at Zappos. I’m having trouble
finding out if they sell shoes I like in a slightly larger size. She
said…

2010-01-13 03:57:39
natges: Who can recommend a 2TB external hard drive with USB 2 and
FireWire?

2010-01-12 20:52:43
natges: My suit is back from the cleaners and it looks great.

2010-01-12 20:40:12
natges: The Goodwill yield: four shirts and a burgundy light wool sweater
(MADE IN ISRAEL): $24.

2010-01-12 20:20:41
natges: In Goodwill all the store announcements are in spanish first, then
English.

2010-01-12 20:05:59
natges: I want one of these for the office: http://twitpic.com/xtqo0

2010-01-12 20:02:03
natges: I just let a woman cut my hair!

2010-01-12 19:46:56
natges: Noe this is a real barber: http://twitpic.com/xtnxg

2010-01-12 19:39:41
natges: To get your voice on WTOP, you can record an mp3 of yourself
talking and email it in.

2010-01-12 19:18:16
natges: I’m in Chicken Out while @wadijoh gets something. Too bad I’m still
full from brunch.

2010-01-12 19:16:19
natges: Nordstrom Rack just isn’t as fun as thrifting.

2010-01-12 18:55:18
natges: @elliotreed no way, I don’t smoke. My dad was getting them for my
brother.

2010-01-12 18:54:37
natges: Best Buy has changed so much. The music section is much smaller
now.

2010-01-12 18:17:42
natges: At the cigar store, @wadijoh just expressed surprise that it’s
still possible to buy rolling papers. What?

2010-01-12 17:59:58
natges: @wadijoh and I completed a Salvation Army visit. Yield: six shirts
& sweaters for me, a heavy shopping bag, shovel & rake (for him). $33.

2010-01-12 16:39:18
natges: The International House Of Pancakes: my lumberjack breakfast is
quite cosmopolitan.

2010-01-12 16:34:30
natges: Pizza Hut in downtown ghettosburg is closed?!?! Who is responsible
for this?

2010-01-12 16:02:29
natges: My brother would love this: http://twitpic.com/xsubp (he has an
anti- garlic salt facebook group).

2010-01-12 15:54:18
natges: Dead Sea products in costco: http://twitpic.com/xstg0

2010-01-12 15:42:25
natges: Oh, how I love to do the Dew: http://twitpic.com/xss1o

2010-01-12 15:39:05
natges: Falafel, explained: http://twitpic.com/xsrln

2010-01-12 15:35:06
natges: Let them eat cake: http://twitpic.com/xsr4z

2010-01-12 15:10:26
natges: Costco: a temple of American bigness.

2010-01-12 15:04:52
natges: The costco line: http://twitpic.com/xsnni

2010-01-12 15:00:29
natges: It amazes me how many people get to costco before it opens on a
freezing cold Tuesday morning and wait in line to enter.

2010-01-12 14:57:41
natges: I SEE SNOW FLURRIES!

2010-01-12 14:51:21
natges: I’m in the costco parking lot at they open in TEN MINUTES!!!!

2010-01-12 14:49:56
natges: Banking in this country is SO pleasant. The tellers are courteous,
helpful, friendly. And everything is free.

2010-01-12 14:25:56
natges: We’re looking for a Chevy Chase Bank in Montgomery Village.

2010-01-12 14:24:56
natges: I just started the day with a trip to the dentist. No cavities and
he even told me: “very good.”

2010-01-12 14:24:02
natges: P

2010-01-12 12:34:13
natges: It doesn’t seem to have snowed overnight. Lame.

2010-01-12 03:18:02
natges: Dinner: salmon fillet and a bowl of pasta exactly the way I used to
eat it when I lived here. Dessert: cookie dough. And fresh cookies.

2010-01-12 00:20:10
natges: I’m chatting online with a Patagonia customer service
representative named Elle who’s using LivePerson software.

2010-01-12 00:13:37
natges: Snow is in the weather forecast tonight! Come on, snow!

2010-01-11 23:54:39
natges: @emjohn @elliotreed Hey guys! Turns out that BB&B; doesn’t carry
Advil Cold & Sinus for that exact reason. But I managed to stock up at CVS.

2010-01-11 23:52:43
natges: I do believe this is the most shopping I’ve ever done in a single
day.

2010-01-11 23:52:18
natges: … Pike Center, Federal Plaza, Congressional Village, the one with
Penzey’s, and Saah Plaza. And there are still a lot more on the Pike!

2010-01-11 23:51:21
natges: Shopping centers visited today: Wintergreen, Talbott, Congressional
North, Mid Pike Plaza, the one with DSW on OGR, Montrose Crossing, …

2010-01-11 23:50:22
natges: @phriedman I’m glad you asked! You can use the Rapture Index to see
how close we’re getting: http://raptureready.com/rap2.html

2010-01-11 23:14:07
natges: Who sells turducken in Montgomery County, Maryland?

2010-01-11 23:11:15
natges: In case you need any assistance in your preparation for the
Rapture: http://twitpic.com/xpxsq

2010-01-11 23:09:16
natges: This hat is the coolest thing for sale in Ranger Surplus (except
the machetes): http://twitpic.com/xpxjk

2010-01-11 22:52:52
natges: Penzey’s has made me see spice-shopping in a whole new way.

2010-01-11 22:26:13
natges: At Penzey’s Spices, they really know what they’re doing.

http://twitpic.com/xpr7r

I bet they sell twice as much.

2010-01-11 21:59:13
natges: Why do manufacturers of enclosures for external hard drives
discriminate against FireWire?

2010-01-11 21:27:35
natges: A woman in Micro Center just asked if her new iPod would come
loaded with songs.

2010-01-11 21:04:12
natges: Ian at Hudson Trail Outfitters on the Pike gives such great
customer service, he must have been trained by Shannon Sullivan.

2010-01-11 20:33:54
natges: I RAN INTO JON BIRD IN HUDSON
TRAIL!!!!!!!!!

http://twitpic.com/xpahk

2010-01-11 19:46:07
natges: Traffic lights are out on Old Georgetown Road. This could get
hectic.

2010-01-11 19:43:51
natges: If I can’t go barefoot or in sandals, I prefer Born shoes.

2010-01-11 19:41:00
natges: Twitter unavailable!

2010-01-11 19:31:49
natges: Why doesn’t Zappo’s have an iPhone app? It’s 2010, guys.

2010-01-11 19:08:08
natges: DSW: the SW stands for shoe warehouse, right? What is the D?

2010-01-11 18:58:30
natges: In Israel, I love the groceries with specialty imported foods. In
America, that’s what World Market is for.

2010-01-11 18:45:50
natges: My mother is standing in line for me to get a harmless cold
medication because this country is scared to death that I’ll use it for
meth.

2010-01-11 18:22:39
natges: Ahhhhhhhhh, Chipotle.

2010-01-11 18:06:30
natges: Chipotle visit number one is underway.

2010-01-11 17:19:16
natges: @thachenster, this is what I meant: http://twitpic.com/xojbt

2010-01-11 17:16:17
natges: The Container Store: they tell me to contain myself, but really,
how realistic is that?

2010-01-11 17:05:30
natges: I haven’t had this much fun at Bed, Bath & Beyond in many years.

2010-01-11 16:35:14
natges: I’d live to get a new crock pot with some very clever features, but
they are all American voltage only.

2010-01-11 16:19:31
natges: Snuggie for dogs!

http://twitpic.com/xob0m

2010-01-11 16:17:24
natges: Alcohol breath checker comes on a keychain:

http://twitpic.com/xoapm

2010-01-11 16:03:37
natges: Why can’t I find Advil cold and sinus?

2010-01-11 16:01:34
natges: Israelis in BB&B;!

2010-01-11 15:36:06
natges: http://twitpic.com/xo5bp
Team pride for dogs. Is this going too
far?

2010-01-11 15:31:51
natges: Petco! Sharav, wish you were here!

2010-01-11 15:29:31
natges: Is Bed, Bath & Beyond going out of business?

2010-01-11 15:25:54
natges: Upscale Resale is moving and won’t reopen until next week. This is
bad for my thrifting.

2010-01-11 15:20:44
natges: I’m doing this week in Maryland and DC @fadetheory, then New York
next week.

2010-01-11 15:17:37
natges: The new Richard Montgomery High School is HUGE.

2010-01-11 15:00:12
natges: On today’s shopping agenda: a trip down Rockville Pike / memory
lane.

2010-01-11 14:22:21
natges: (c) 1980 Miles Laboratories. Here’s a picture:

http://twitpic.com/xnx4c

2010-01-11 14:21:15
natges: looking in the medicine cabinet in a renovated bathroom and found
the very same Bactine can that was around when I was a child. It even says

2010-01-11 14:19:36
natges: When I was very young, if I fell and scraped my knee or something,
my mom would spray some foamy stuff on it called Bactine. Just now, I was

2010-01-11 12:33:37
natges: Dear Adium,
Unless you fix the serious and annoying stability
issues, you might lose me one day to iChat.
Sincerely,
Natan

2010-01-11 12:32:42
natges: Dear iChat,
I will never consider switching to you until you find
a way to incorporate Facebook chat.
Sincerely,
Natan

2010-01-11 12:31:54
natges: RT @phriedman: apple customer service ftw. iphone replaced with no
questions (under warranty) due to crappy battery

2010-01-11 03:09:30
natges: New Big Love season does not seem so good. This program has lost a
lot of its charm.

2010-01-11 01:21:09
natges: …same screen, all at the same time.

2010-01-11 01:20:12
natges: In a little while I’ll watch the Big Love season premier with
my
parents. It’s weird to think that we used to gather around and watch the‚Ķ

2010-01-11 01:10:15
natges: Sony headphones now come with an operating manual. I could write
one:

“Put in ear. Turn on music. Not too loud.”

2010-01-11 00:45:41
natges: Grande mocha with extra espresso and no whipped cream: that is what
my brother gets at Starbucks.

2010-01-10 23:33:07
natges: I love that the pulled pork at Gordon Biersch comes, according to
the menu, on a challah bun.

2010-01-10 23:26:30
natges: Rockville Towne Center: the Kentlands on steroids.

2010-01-10 21:59:41
natges: Today’s shopping yield: a great American Eagle sweater. @wadijoh
will remove the logo from it for me so I don’t have to feel like a shill.

2010-01-10 21:40:02
natges: I saw a great Briggs & Riley brief case / messenger bag in the
luggage store, but $200 is not going to happen.

2010-01-10 20:46:54
natges: Snow: beautiful. Week-old nasty gray snow that hasn’t gone away:
ugly.

2010-01-10 20:35:38
natges: There’s a whole store just for legos?!?

2010-01-10 20:34:25
natges: Found the Israelis, but they were selling steamers, not Dead Sea
crap.

2010-01-10 20:27:35
natges: Americans have great escalator etiquette.

2010-01-10 20:14:10
natges: Here I am with an obnoxious hat in American Eagle:

http://twitpic.com/xk6j2

2010-01-10 19:43:56
natges: Is there a place on earth better than a Brookstone store?

2010-01-10 19:31:13
natges: My favorite American shopping mall game: locate the Israeli Dead
Sea product sales kiosk.

2010-01-10 19:27:27
natges: Sorry, it’s unnerving that this mall is full of people who didn’t
go through any security checks at all.

2010-01-10 19:07:21
natges: …unnerving.

2010-01-10 18:56:14
natges: L.L. Bean store is great!

2010-01-10 18:50:40
natges: @elliotreed it’s like Montgomery Mall, but bigger.

2010-01-10 18:49:50
natges: Standing at the entrance to a mall in Israel: security guard.
Standing at the entrance to a mall in America: valet!

2010-01-10 18:47:41
natges: If I remove a Western Digital mybook hard drive from its enclosure,
can I put it in a RAID array?

2010-01-10 18:46:37
natges: How can I remove a Western Digital mybook hard drive from its
enclosure?

2010-01-10 18:33:43
natges: I spoke on the phone this morning with service rep Laurie from L.L.
Bean and she was exceptionally helpful.

2010-01-10 18:31:02
natges: I’m on my way to Tyson’s Corner for the VERY FIRST TIME.

2010-01-10 18:16:45
natges: Do the Dew! Mountain Dew Code Red: shirley temples in a can!

2010-01-10 17:48:32
natges: You have something against skee-ball, @MemphisSeth?

2010-01-10 16:29:19
natges: @wojiatankao Thank you so much! I finally got it all smoothed out
overnight!

2010-01-10 16:28:41
natges: My father’s wireless network keeps dropping the internet
connection. Router is called D-link EBR-2310. Any ideas how I can fix this?

2010-01-10 14:39:59
natges: Some pancakes:

http://twitpic.com/xiu6k

2010-01-10 14:38:11
natges: Dear world, you think you love pancakes, but you don’t know what
they are until you’ve tasted my dad’s.

2010-01-10 03:03:40
natges: I am so proud that I made it to 10 pm. Jet lag is so lame.

2010-01-10 01:08:53
natges: @Meereeum Maryland!

2010-01-10 01:08:30
natges: @elliotreed None that I’d wear.

2010-01-10 00:13:46
natges: My dad’s famous chicken tenders (ie, shnitzelonim):

http://twitpic.com/xfows

2010-01-09 21:43:35
natges: My new toothbrush arrived. My teeth are going to be sooooooo clean.

2010-01-09 20:17:55
natges: Kohl’s was basically a success: socks, underwear, undershirts,
jeans x 2, slippers.

2010-01-09 19:55:12
natges: … http://twitpic.com/xedm9

2010-01-09 19:53:30
natges: My mom sanitizes a customer service telephone in Kohl’s before
touching it.

2010-01-09 19:36:18
natges: @elliotreed It’s not terrible if I get 31×32, but still, pants that
fit better look better and last longer.

2010-01-09 19:25:52
natges: My brother displays a “Canadian tuxedo” –

http://twitpic.com/xe83c

2010-01-09 19:20:54
natges: WHY DOESN’T LEVIS MAKE 501 JEANS IN SIZE 31×31???????????????????

2010-01-09 19:09:13
natges: Somehow Kohl’s doesn’t have the undershirts I like.

2010-01-09 18:56:46
natges: Kevin is returning early to Minnesota, so I won’t get to see him on
this trip. That really sucks!

2010-01-09 18:42:12
natges: @elliotreed No, but it goes right by my old neighborhood, between
Redland and Shady Grove Roads.

2010-01-09 18:40:49
natges: I-270, did you miss me?

2010-01-09 18:29:08
natges: @elliotreed I’m not against it or for it‚Ķ it’s pretty shocking,
though.

2010-01-09 18:13:18
natges: Love. That. Chicken. From. Popeye’s.

2010-01-09 17:51:00
natges: Popeye’s: two spicy chicken breasts, two biscuits, small cherry
coke.

http://twitpic.com/xdrjy

2010-01-09 17:46:26
natges: Love that chicken from Popeye’s!

2010-01-09 17:36:44
natges: Damn, ICC.

2010-01-09 16:47:30
natges: Meanwhile, Apple makes it EXTREMELY difficult to transfer an iTunes
library.

2010-01-09 16:46:26
natges: So. We’re thinking I’ll take a shower, put on my only other clean
clothes, then visit Popeye’s and then Kohl’s.

2010-01-09 15:48:29
natges: http://twitpic.com/xd7fe
My mom’s chocolate chip cookies: a taste
of freshly baked heaven.

2010-01-09 15:30:27
natges: Let the unboxing commence.

2010-01-09 15:19:42
natges: New computer:

http://twitpic.com/xd36j

2010-01-09 15:08:03
natges: NOTHING has changed in the neighborhood where I grew up. But just
outside it…

2010-01-09 14:57:27
natges: Pizza Hut: there’s an app for that.

2010-01-09 14:43:25
natges: Horse blankets?

2010-01-09 14:29:41
natges: There is snow on the ground in Maryland.

2010-01-09 14:20:25
natges: Breakfast or lunch??? (the first of many questions)

2010-01-09 14:09:01
natges: http://twitpic.com/xctsa
My parents at the baggage claim.

2010-01-09 14:07:40
natges: My father is following my tweets.

2010-01-09 13:52:44
natges: I have now reached Baltimore: A City That Reads.

2010-01-09 12:54:15
natges: These little planes are so awesome.

2010-01-09 12:45:59
natges: Once again, I’ve forgotten just how cold it is in America.

2010-01-09 11:00:06
natges: There are still Xmas decorations in the airport in Newark. I guess
early January is too early in the year for me to visit the USA.

2010-01-09 10:45:37
natges: Now I’m at Liberty waiting for a connectig flight to BWI.

2010-01-09 10:44:45
natges: My flight was uneventful and all the scary rumors about new
security regulations in the final hour were false.

2010-01-09 10:43:54
natges: Thanks Shawn at tmobile tech support for helping memconnect to the
tmobile edge cellular data network!

2010-01-08 21:08:01
natges: Yeah, I’ve already boarded and someone near me just asked if this
is the flight to Newark. Didn’t she need a boarding pass to get this far?

2010-01-08 21:00:10
natges: Let’s hear it for row 28!

2010-01-08 20:07:23
natges: Federal Reserve Notes: the currency formerly known as greenbacks.

2010-01-08 19:53:28
natges: @RAWagman I’m always suspicious.

2010-01-08 19:52:47
natges: @elliotreed All the flights here are international, so three hours
is normal. Plus we get to keep our shoes on.

2010-01-08 19:08:57
natges: @elliotreed Three hours. Our security goes quite fast – because
they’re allowed to profile.

2010-01-08 19:07:19
natges: Israelis are behaving themselves in line to check in. American
behind me is talking VERY loud on the telephone.

2010-01-08 18:51:26
natges: Israeli airport security is so sensible. I love ethnic profiling.

2010-01-08 18:24:37
natges: Taxi driver says I’m not Israeli because I actually waited for the
taxi that I called to order.

2010-01-08 18:19:24
natges: Airport taxi, now would be a good time to show up.

2010-01-08 12:55:52
natges: Dear Sharav,
In honor of your third birthday, I’m taking you to
stay with someone else while I visit America for a couple weeks.
Natan

2010-01-08 12:16:11
natges: Welcome @thachenster.

2010-01-08 10:33:24
natges: The quiche hunt continues at Roladin after a lovely stroll down
Chen Boulevard.

2010-01-08 10:18:58
natges: I’ve been dragged to Boutique Central to buy a quiche.

2010-01-08 09:58:22
natges: Happy birthday Sharav! Three years – it’s like you’re all grown up
or something!

2010-01-08 09:52:34
natges: Deaf dude just distributed begging cards in the restaurant.
Outrageous! Deaf people can work.

2010-01-08 09:19:18
natges: Shakshuka for breakfast! http://twitpic.com/x6gxl

2010-01-08 09:06:40
natges: Lilush doesn’t have ◊ê◊ô◊ô◊° ◊ß◊§◊î in the winter? Dude, it’s 70
degrees and sunny today.

2010-01-08 09:04:49
natges: One kilo of strawberries: purchased.

2010-01-08 06:22:25
natges: Continental allows paperless early check-in by PDA/smartphone in
some airports. Israel is not included. Can’t say I’m surprised.

2010-01-08 05:55:26
natges: My washing machine was leaking, but now it’s flooding. What’s the
most likely reason?

2010-01-07 21:48:50
natges: @ffidler That’s exactly where it was. I need it for a bat mitzvah
in a few weeks and then won’t think about it for another five years.

2010-01-07 21:47:52
natges: I just set up my G3 iMac as a server to share 1 TB of downloaded
movies and television shows! I am so proud of myself!

2010-01-07 21:12:05
natges: Where is my suit?

2010-01-07 20:41:49
natges: Sharav Gesher is the cleanest dog in Tel Aviv, thanks to Chen Stern
and me.

2010-01-07 18:15:00
natges: Twitterrific doesn’t rotate? Lame.

2010-01-07 17:59:45
natges: Thanks to Continental letting me choose my seat online, I’ll be in
28L tomorrow. It’s a window seat.

2010-01-07 17:54:07
natges: 51 minutes until I’ve backed up 1tb of movies and television.

2010-01-07 17:10:04
natges: Who wants to trade currency? My shekels for your federal reserve
notes.

2010-01-07 16:57:22
natges: Vacation 2010 has begun!