Monthly Archives: December 2006

Gargoyles

I loved the architechture at the University of PA in Philadelphia! The University buildings themselves were covered with great gargoyles (all commissioned sculptures!) and plaques commemorating Ivy Day. I’m slowly digging through a huge collection of slides from my days … Continue reading

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Great Wave

Lovely sculpture from the Univ of PA Museum in Philadelphia. The wave itself was cast silver and the sphere polished crystal – mesmerizing to look at! It was inside a plexiglass case that was none-too-clean and the lighting was very … Continue reading

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Bubbly

Spotted this on Doug’s Dynamic Drivel: Well New Years Eve is almost upon us and many of you will be doing the traditional champagne toasts. Please learn the correct way to open a bottle of bubbly.

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Yo Taylor!!

We’ve had close to 30″ of snow in the past two weeks, we’ve had to rely on help from our trusty neighbor Taylor to come dig us out!

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Coughin up blood

Just had a family scare – my dearly-loved Uncle Les (above, on the left) was hospitalized after becoming ill and horkin up blood! Well, a scenic tour up *ahem* you know… and doctors discovered he had bleeding ulcers! Could have … Continue reading

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Big Brother Apparently Has a British Accent

From Bloomberg.com George Orwell Was Right: Spy Cameras See Britons& Every Move By Nick Allen Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — It’s Saturday night in Middlesbrough, England, and drunken university students are celebrating the start of the school year, known as Freshers’ … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve in Brooklyn

For all youse punks.

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Merry Christmas 2006

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If Lou Costello was Buying a Computer

The legend lives on

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Panarama

A panarama shot by my pal Mark Berenson – he shot single frames and I assembled it in Adobe Photoshop. The thumbnail opens a scaled-down version. If you want the full effect, download the PDF and you can zoom way … Continue reading

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