Archive for July, 2006

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Overcompensating?

One of the new developments in Long Island City. Is it just me or does the architect have size issues?

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Monday, July 24th, 2006

Long Island City Gantry Crane

The park that sorta came with the new development incorporates remnants of Long Island City’s waterfront past such as this gantry crane.

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Monday, July 24th, 2006

The Boil is Back in Town

I posted earlier this month about my blog being returned as a search result on a mis-typed Google query for “hot to treat a boil on my butt”. This was due to separate earlier posts containing the words “my butt” and “boil“. And, I might add, the posts had absolutely NOTHING to do with any [...]

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Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

Horseshoe Shaped Almond Orgasm

This is the almond or horseshoe cookie from Peter Pan Bakery on Manhattan Ave. in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It is the best cookie in the world and don’t even try to argue unless you’ve eaten one.

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Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

Mmmm, Almonds

Behold the almondy goodness. The slivered almonds are just a clue to the almond paste hiding in the dough.

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Friday, July 21st, 2006

Rest Stop Closed Because of Snakes

This headline in the Times made me laugh out loud. You can read the article here. Favorite quote, “The snakes visiting the picnic area at the Interstate 86 rest stop are probably pregnant…”

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Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

D*mn…

…it’s hot. And humid. Did I mention it’s hot? Cause it is, really.

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