Tag: Just For Fun

Pee Pee Etiquette in Public Places

Pee Pee Etiquette in Public Places

| September 29, 2009 | 8 Comments

In an effort to shake things up a bit, I will throw this potentially distasteful, tacky, controversial — and anonymous, so be honest! — poll into the mix.  I could be wrong, perhaps nobody cares … but here goes: Just the other day I was at a playground without a bathroom, and a parent leaned [...]

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By Popular Demand …

By Popular Demand …

| July 30, 2009 | 0 Comments

  Preppy plaid bumper stickers, mugs and water bottles for Darien, New Canaan and Rowayton are now available for purchase online!

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Something You Never Knew You Might Not Know

Something You Never Knew You Might Not Know

| January 4, 2009 | 0 Comments

Well, I just had kind of a “duh” moment … and one of my rules of thumb about guiding this site’s content is that, if I didn’t know something, I’m probably not the only one.  (case in point: luminaries at Christmastime) So here it is. I grew up in the Royle School district, very near [...]

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If Darien were a Car …

If Darien were a Car …

| July 17, 2008 | 0 Comments

So this is one of the most popular questions in the Insider Survey, and I thought it would be fun for everyone to see the results and/or get even more of you to weigh in … Keep in mind the list in the poll is from the answers submitted in the survey so far — [...]

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“Dairy-EN”

“Dairy-EN”

| July 12, 2008 | 0 Comments

I went to college in the south (Go Heels!) where my friends couldn’t get over the way I pronounced the name of my hometown.  They’d roll their eyes and jut out and lock their jaws and say “Dairy-EHN” in mock imitation of me in a very exaggerated way, as if we residents of Darien have [...]

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