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Month: February 2009

  • Presidents Day, etc..

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    I thought it was fitting that I finish the book “1776” on Presidents day. I guess it would have been more fitting, had I finished it on Independence Day, but whatev. Presidents day is cool enough. I also hadn’t realized before reading this book, that I was born on the 200th anniversay of the battle…

  • Piper’s Valentines Day

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    Piper had a very photoriffic (I just made that up) Valentines Day weekend. Reagan had a great visit with her on Friday, then our friends the McNeils came to visit her on Saturday. We were also able to spend several hours with her on Sunday evening. All in all, there were many many pictures taken,…

  • La Musica Coolica #12 (Stereolab)

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    This is another one of those “post rock” groups that I was turned onto by a Base58 mashup. I’m not going to lie, at first they were a little much for me. At the time that I discovered them, I was neck deep into NYC hiphop. It didn’t leave a lot of room for new…

  • Winding up for the Weekend

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    -Getting my photo credits on, again. Woo hoo -Reagan just told me that there is a D train derailed up town. Not a good day, in NY for commuting. There was the plane upstate. There was the LIRR v. Car in Syosset. Looks like it is going to be a long commute tonight, since the…

  • Snork?

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    You know how every once in a while you hear about some South American who saw Jesus or Mary in their tortilla? Well This morning we had a similar experience. Reagan cooked breakfast, since we were both awake early. This is a picture of Reagan’s egg: Of course it doesn’t resemble any divine being, but…

  • Sunrise and such

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    I got out of work pretty early last night and was able to crack the seal on my multiple month run-less streak.  I did almost 7 miles. But to my dismay, my Nike Plus gadget was having all sorts of problems. I went on the website to try to troubleshoot it. I guess that other…

  • Cabin Fevah

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  • Fairey “Earth Hour” Poster

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    Shepard Fairey is back at it, producing artwork for a “good cause.” The image to the left, is for a World Wildlife Foundation campaign to get everyone to turn out their lights for an hour on March 28th. Lets hope that Shep doesn’t get in any trouble for this one. He has been going through…

  • La Musica Coolica #11 (Bragg)

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    Billy Bragg is one of those guys who you can tell is pretty cool, but you can’t tell exactly why. When I first heard his music, I thought it was hilarious. The biggest reason, was the heavy re-verb, mixed with the heavy cockney accent. He was a one man show. Just him and a electric…

  • Out of Commission

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    For the second time in less than 30 days, I have woken up with a massive migraine. What is wrong with me. It isn’t like I haven’t had them before, but twice in such a short amount of time? I knew it was going to be a bad one, when I was moving the car…