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Month: April 2009

  • Eye of the Tiger sung by an SI grade school chorus

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    I had to repost this thing from Gothamist. I thought it was so great. Those little homies in Staten, know how to get down. I was dying over how much the kid singing the solo, was getting into it. Check it out:

  • Baby Fish Update

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    These little guys have graduated from eating random detritus to eating ground up veggie flakes. They are also looking like actual little fish, instead of tadpoles or something. They still don’t have a lot of color. But they are very cute and curious. When I get close to the tank to look at them, they…

  • 1st skate sesson o’ 2009

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    Last night was about as perfect as it can get, when it comes to skating weather. It was high 70’s, breezy and not very much humidity. I skated down Riverside Drive to 96th Street and met up with my friend Bryan Swiss. We rode Central Park Drive from there up around the north end and…

  • Walk to the banks

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    It was such a nice day outside yesterday, that I had to take a little stroll for lunch. I headed over to the Brooklyn Banks to watch some kids skate. Sadly, there weren’t very many people skating over there, when I arrived. There are a lot of new installations, since the last time I skated…

  • Man Perm

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    Dear Jake, I dreamed the other night that I was hanging out with James and Lars from Metallica (it was totally awes) and I was still in high school I found Lars to be very charming with his slight German accent and feathery rocker hairdo. It was […]

  • Lorenzo Detonates in Japan

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    Sunday’s race was very exciting. The first two days of practice and testing at Motegi was done in the rain. The weather finally broke for race day, leaving all of the teams scrambling to try to guess what the best dry weather setup would be for the bikes. Rossi started on pole and opened up…

  • La Musica Coolica #23 (GZ)

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    Goriallz is Damon Albarn, the British dude from Blur. Blur is the band that sings “Parklife” and “Song 2.” “Song 2” is better known as the “woo ho- song” that is played at least once at every hockey and basketball game, right after “Dr. Who.” I was always mildly a fan of Blur. I admired…

  • Piper Update

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    Piper has been in her new digs for almost 2 weeks now. She is clearly still getting used to the place. They moved her to a different room, last week. So she now has a roommate that is of a more comparable age. Unfortunately, this week Piper is battling to get her immune system up…

  • Good day for being outside

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    When I first woke up today and saw the weather, I sort of panicked for a sec. All of these things were going through my head: ” I’m going skating, I’m going running, I’m going biking, I’m going to the park.” When I checked my phone, I had an email from the guys who run…

  • Summer arrives in NYC this weekend

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    The weather has been pretty mild, but patchy lately. We were pretty excited last week, when it broke 70 degrees. We went on a bike ride and everything. The shot above is of Reagan and her bike, Marsha  (short for Marshmallow) last week. Well, I’m not sure if I’m ready for the weather that appears…