Early in my career, I made a decision about lunch. Except in a full-scale breaking news situation, when mealtime rolled around I always found time to step away from my desk and recharge. I loved having 20 minutes away from my computer and the phone. It appears that I’m not alone - all summer there’s something called Take Back Your Lunch going on.

On the streets of Belgrade, a driver honks at a dog standing in his way. The dog, clearly irked, vandalizes his car and walks away.

Proposing to your soul mate? There’s an app for that. I read this morning that Tiffany & Co. just announced its new engagement ring app for the iPhone. Now call me crazy, but it seems to me that if a guy can’t muster the effort to go into the Tiffany store to buy an engagement ring, maybe a wedding isn’t the best plan.

If I had a million followers I might have a different opinion on this, but it’s my firm belief that most of the people with a million followers on Twitter don’t have nearly the influence that 7-digit number implies. Consider the Retweet Rank as a more useful measure of whether someone is worth following.

From this day forward, I’ll be known as Tha Prophet. No, that’s not a nickname my daughters christened me with or my colleagues at NY1 for that matter - it’s my Wu Tang Clan name. I’m probably late to the game, but I just stumbled across the Wu Tang Name Generator, an amazing way to waste some time.

The New York Observer’s Michael Roberto says he “squinted his way” through a tour of my apartment for the online “How do you live?” feature.

I spotted this sign today in New York.

Have I missed some trend in the barbershop industry?

The latest edition of the New York Times “Tech Talk” podcast is online, and I’m one of the guests. JD Biersdorfer talked to me about how I use NY1, Pat’s Papers and Twitter to lead people to stories they might not otherwise find online.

There’s very little setup required. The comedians at Upright Citizens Brigade got together to envision how BP’s experts would react if someone spilled coffee during a meeting.