Things I did for the first time while in NYC last week...

New York...Good.Ole.New.York! Let's get to the post though...

Took the train to get there...Riding the train to NYC > Driving, especially if you're staying in Manhattan.

Went to Club Macanudo...Puff, puff, pass.

Went to a taping of the Letterman show... "You know it's fashion week and the Westminister dog show this week. You know what that means right? There's b*tches running up and down NYC" -- David Letterman. He must have done the same thing I did before the show, LOL.

Tweeted about the conference I was attending while attending the conference sessions. She gon' let me tweet-tweet-tweet-tweet-tweet!

Had a watermelon martini with a watermelon ball in it...Ciroc and pineapple > fruit-infused martini.

Went to Dave and Busters in Times Square...Yeah I can do that at home, so what!

Sent a fax from a hotel fax machine...Best decision I made all week. Faxed my timecard for my part-time gig and hit the jackpot.

Had a bomb conference lunch overlooking Times Square...One of the reasons why NYC > just about any other city.

Went to Brother Jimmy's for rib tips and beer...Brother Jimmy's for rib tips > Famous Dave's

Had Irish Whiskey...Scotch is on deck.

Did not take a single picture with my real camera, only the camera on my cellphone...Boo to me, I know.

Until the next trip...

Picture of the Day: Satirizing Satire

The irony of it all.

The New Yorker = Risqué Provacateur

I understand what they're trying to convey/do here, but there are so many other ways to prove your point. A satirical sketch painting the Obama's as terroristic militants may make sense to those who keep up with politics and those who have tried to paint the Obama's with that brush. But aren't there better ways to make the point that painting the Obama's as such is not fair or accurate? But this is what the New Yorker does so I guess it's just par for the course.

Being provocative can be great, but many people are just going to see the cover, view it as offensive, and not take the time to understand the point that's being made. And that's not the magazine's fault by any means as it's our responsibility to stay abreast of what's going on. But with all the other tasteless and stereotypical stuff that's been thrown around with regard to the Obama's, you'd hope that the New Yorker would find a more tasteful way to be provocative (read: make their point) or just leave it alone altogether.

UPDATE: Here's a very thought-provoking and quite honestly "on point" article focusing more on Michelle Obama's image in the above picture.