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Drunk Boots

I really enjoyed this multi-page Tommy Hilfiger ad. It depicts some young guys (maybe interns or pages) wandering around Capitol Hill in suits. Not bad. But then upon turning the page, it shows the footwear. Elastic-side 3/4 high boots. From any perspective, I’m pretty sure that consensus would be that these boots are dubiously appropriate … Continue reading Drunk Boots

Nice weather for ducks (and ruining a set of bearings)

Yesterday was the final weekend of 2009 Summer Streets. It just happened to coincide with the weekend that my dad and youngest brother were in town for the tour-de-revo-war ’09. It wasn’t the best of weather, in fact Hurricane Bill threw a pretty nasty burst at us the previous night, taking out 500 trees, in … Continue reading Nice weather for ducks (and ruining a set of bearings)

Three Day History Tour, beginning tomorrow

I read the book “1776” earlier this year. So did my dad and my brothers. It was all part of a plan hatched by my dad. The idea was that we all read the book together, then have a pow-wow, here in NYC to visit the local sites that we all read about in the … Continue reading Three Day History Tour, beginning tomorrow