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The weather is starting to shape up. People are retreating from their houses, shaking off the cabin fever. We moved into a really nice residential area where you’ll see people ambling about with their dogs. Across the way, there’s a … Continue reading
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Summer’s on the mind lately… Chris and I just bought our first grill the other day. We can cook 60 burgers at once. It’s part propance, part charcoal. No joke. We’ve been absolutely helpless without one; no idea what to … Continue reading
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Strange mornin’. Woke up and the roof was half-near gone. Dun know whut happened, dun really remember nothin. In fact, the whole damn building was ’bout to implode. I wasn’t worried er nothing. It was weird ’cause I was very … Continue reading
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Getting around this four-story building, you secretly needed a death wish. There’s a good reason it was leveled in the coming years. The main staircase had collapsed, the roof exhibited a double scallop, the floors were giving into one another, … Continue reading
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Over the next several days, I will be posting much of my film work that has kind of been stuffed in a corner for quite some time. This is brought on by the tragic death of eight of my most … Continue reading
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Night grew close; we were only there for about 45 minutes of an autumn’s dusk night. Chris was once again disappointed that all the nozzles to the fire hoses had been snatched, probably sold off to whomever. I do intend … Continue reading
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Calmly bobbing in the D&H Canal, anchored to the shore of a city that once used to be the capital of New York State, the Floating Hospital, slowly but surely, is dismantled piece by piece. Alongside the massive 104-foot, 4-deck … Continue reading
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Yestereve, the family and I journeyed Southeast with our hobbyist pilot in hopes of dining at the Crabby Cowboy in Montauk. After all, I have not yet dined there, but have heard many good things, so I was quite excited. … Continue reading
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On a brief weekend strut through the Cove, there were many a feline to be seen. I have a sneaking suspicion they are keen for the lovely weather we had on Sunday.
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Last Summer I went on my first whale watch near Massachusetts Bay. We did very well that even the announcer was verbally ecstatic every time a blowhole would pop out or bird ball would form. The gulls that are swarming … Continue reading
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Momentary relief from Rome’s searing midday sun atop Castel Sant’Angelo.
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Nearing sunset, the city shines in blocks of color. An illustrated series of lines and crossings; it takes a moment to find where one building starts and another ends. The walls speak the years of wear and tear. The modern … Continue reading