Man's Best Friend

My dog is currently laid out as a cool July breeze blows in our first floor windows. I'm finding that animal companionship is a necessity in our big city, and I discovered one in a shelter named Sergio. I'm not suggesting you romanticize it. Believe me, it's about as life changing and as close to having a child as this Urban Naturalist has ever had. Tread with caution, but I can honestly say the pay off is worth it.

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Sunday Afternoon Imbiber

When the old brain wants to take a lazy summer day off, don't think about your imbibing. The King. Budweiser.

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Soviet Hemingway

Is it an unpatriotic act if I don't find anything wrong with Ernest Hemingway being a bad KGB spy. He did live and love Cuba, and buddied-up with Castro and the gang. I mean... look at the man.

More here.

KJ

Keen's

When you're planning a Bachelor Party and strip joints, Vegas, and Tijuana just aren't doing it, New York is full of some great options. Keen's might be at the top.

“You really can’t do it any better or more authentic than Keens, a place that goes right back to the old-school all-male world of beefsteak parties, political power built around beef, and bloody aprons and smoke-filled rooms.”

That's what Anthony Bourdain had to say about it on a great episode of No Reservations called 'Disappearing New York.' Now, just a disclaimer, The Urban Naturalist isn't making the final decision on this bachelor party, but it's what we suggest for any red-blooded man and his whiskey drinking, meat hungry buddies.




Keen's Steakhouse
72 W. 36th St., New York, NY 10018

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The Zen of Tennis

Prince Valiant haircut plus surly attitude equals tennis zen. Jimmy Connors was the American great in the late 70s, until a certain poet zen master took his place. What McEnroe did for voice, and what Borg did for beard, Connors did for muscle. Known for his on-the-court persistence, Connors was just one tough son-of-a-bitch. Need proof? Here.

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The Zen of Tennis

John McEnroe: The Tennis Poet.

“Do you have any problems, other than that you're unemployed, a moron, and a dork?”

“I'll let the racket do the talking.”

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The Zen of Tennis

"The Beard has Begun"

Bjorn Borg would start growing a beard following the French Open in anticipation of Wimbledon.

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