the mcnuggets.
I spent much of my LA vacation hanging out with my nephew and niece, Eli and Alia, aka The McNuggets. They are awesome. Getting a decent night’s sleep, or watching anything other than Curious George and Toy Story 3 on repeat was not in the cards, but no matter — I was excited to finally meet Alia, and marvel at how much Eli had grown since I’d seen him last, well over a year ago.
Oh, and the McNugget thing: my brother’s nickname is Mick, and when his wife was pregnant with their first child (Eli), my friend Brendan referred to the then-unborn-baby as McNugget. Get it? The moniker has stuck, at least among my NYC friends.