Pen and Dave

Penny - Ok, so we're addicted to paradise. Who wouldn't be? Especially with a wealth of Caribbean islands existing just a stones throw away from our snowy adopted home city. Aruba is a desert island off the coast of Venezuela. (We could actually see South America from its edge)! It's covered with Road Runner cartoon-style cacti, overrun with lucid green iguanas and surrounded by ocean so creamy blue it's like taking a dip in a Blue Heaven milkshake. Dave's been making the most of his first sleep-ins since mid 2009. (He quit his pub job last week and has one more Boxing Day party before he's free to run amuck in NYC). Until then we're whiling the days away as resort squatters. We've secured the right color beach towels & sussed our favorite private slice of ... read more

So both were kind of premeditated and probably don't count, but I saw two celebs launching their latest books at Barnes & Noble: * Tracy Anderson (Madonna and Gwynneth Paltrow's trainer) * Portia de Rossi (Ellen Degeneres' wife)... read more

What is going on? It's as if the city swallowed every last celebrity for a year and decided to regurgitate them all this season. Or have we simply been working too hard, heads down, avoiding eye-contact with strangers lest they pop a cap in our ass? The latest sighting: actress Tea Leoni, on-again-off-again wife to David Duchovny. (His sex addiction screwed the marriage). Dave saw her powerwalking in Central Park with some girlfriends. Central Park is a gold mine for celebs. It's the only hint of nature in this concrete jungle and the great leveler. No matter where you reside on the scale of unknown to world-renowned, the basic human craving for greenery and oxygenated air pulls everyone to the park on a regular basis. It helps that we live less than a block from the ... read more

Dave: "You forgot Larry David!" Penny: "What's the story?" Dave: "I saw him." Penny: "Care to elaborate?" Dave: "He was in Central Park ... walking his dog ... with about 5 other dogs and their owners." Penny: "Was he wearing a cape?" Dave: "No."... read more

Strollering lil' Tom through the East Village with Sarge and Ab last weekend, we heard a familiar accent behind us. Ab recognised Aussie comedian Adam Hills .... the guy with one leg .... likewise pushing a stroller alongside his American wife (?). We couldn't help scanning for a slight limp to confirm all.... read more