September 2, 2008
Another Picture Post: Hiking Upstate NY
Rather than writing about the ice caves, the splendid vistas, the clean air, and the blueberries that were perfectly ripe, I’ll just let the photos speak for themselves.
August 26, 2008
Catching Up In Pictures
Just ask anyone: I talk too much. They’ve said it to and about me my whole life. Sometimes I manage to keep my trap shut long enough to take some pictures. So I’ll catch up on some recent events in photos.
August 14, 2008
Ikea Is Actually a Pretty Good Neighbor
The main benefit for us has been that the MTA changed the bus route so that the B61–which formerly passed in front of our apartment every five to 10 minutes–now goes along a different street to take riders to the store.
July 4, 2008
Fireworks Defeat Radio Silence
I know, I know, I’ve been pretty quiet lately. I promise I’ll write more. In the meantime, here are some shots from the roof of our building in Brooklyn looking north toward the Brooklyn Bridge.
May 15, 2008
Sophisticated Taggers, and a Tree Grows (In Front of Our Apartment) In Brooklyn
This example isn’t as sophisticated as some of the subway poster alteration art that goes on around the city, but the industrious tagger did spell “bourgeois” correctly. Gold star for them!
May 1, 2008
Creepin’ On a High-Def Come-Up
Now my favorite populist independent is in the correct aspect ratio.
April 30, 2008
NYC to Grand Theft Auto IV: “F*** you, pal.”
Various higher-ups and muckity-mucks have come forth with vitriol about the Big Apple being represented as a nasty, scary, dangerous place.
April 10, 2008
Because I Can: On Location In Madison Square Park
Today New York City has been given a springtime gift: the first 70 degree day since last October, so I decided to spend some time working from my “satellite office.”
February 20, 2008
Web Apps and Shooting Down Satellites Make Me Tingle
EveryBlock tracks and aggregates public data information sources to provide localized reports of building permits and violations, crime reports, liquor licenses, restaurant inspection, and more. It even includes photos taken that have been geotagged in Flickr.
February 17, 2008
Young Frankenstein: The Musical
I enjoy humor that tells you where the line is, then proceeds to tapdance across it with a knowing wink. And if you didn’t catch on to the fact that you’ve been had, the joke is repeated and repeated some more, getting funnier each time.
February 1, 2008
Nobody Expects the Ikea Inquisition
Once the new store opens, we won’t have to rent or borrow a car to go to the Ikea in Elizabeth, NJ, or out on Long Island. And we get to complain about all the traffic and added hassle while still enjoying the spoils.
January 31, 2008
Coffee and Junk Mail
My new favorite neighborhood coffee shop, and a free way to stop paper junk mail.
January 19, 2008
Rock Action, Bagels, and Urinal Cakes
It’s a dark day in Brooklyn when I can no longer get a cinnamon toast bagel with chocolate chip cream cheese.
January 15, 2008
Queen Mary, Keep On Rollin’
It’s kind of hard to miss the largest cruise ship in the world parked at the end of your street.
