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  • Bug Souls

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    Dear Jake, Do insects have souls? Name: Cream Filled Answer– The simple answer to your question, Cream Filled, is no. But the ironic part is that soles almost always have insects. At least knowing that insects don’t have souls should make people feel a little better about finding insects on their […]

  • Rossi back on top, in Spain

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    Sunday’s Jerez race was a banger. Pedrosa got out to an early lead, with Stoner in second position and Lorenzo in third. It didn’t take long for Rossi to throw on the afterburners and motor past all three riders. The only one that even gave battle, was Stoner. Stoner was able to pass Rossi back,…

  • Soggy Marathon

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    The semi-dry start wasn’t bad, at all. Ugghhhh. Going into this race I had a goal of finishing under 3:30. Little did I know it was going to be one of the most miserable races of my life. The first 10 miles were fine. It was kind of drizzling and a pleasant temperature. But then…

  • La Musica Coolica #24 (P-head)

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    Since we are on a roll, here, with the Brits, why not throw another on the pile? Portishead is from Bristol (not Connecticut). I purchased their first album (“Dummy”), shortly after it was released, in 1994. There were several songs from that album that I still rotate heavily on my current playlists. “It could be…

  • Happy May

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    May is pretty cool for several reasons. My mom and my brother both have May birthdays. Piper has a birthday. I will be running my first marathon of 2009. Reagan will be running her first half marathon of 2009. Also, May is officially Bike Month in New York City. I’m not sure how many of…

  • Christmas in Spring

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    When I was out moving the car yesterday morning. I came across this litigation bag, next to a pile of trash. It was full of Christmas ornaments. Can you imagine trying to litigate using Christmas ornaments as files? Apparently it didn’t work out too well.

  • 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…