Archive for August, 2006
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
If You See Something, Say Something
I’m not sure if there’s some kind of security thing going on today but there were a lot more cops than normal in the subway on my morning commute. Makes me suspicious.
For my readers not in NYC, the subject for this post is based on an annoying program by the MTA to make us paranoid [...]
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Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
Helpful Hints for New York City: Vol. 3
1. Uptown and Downtown are relative to your current position not necessarily fixed geographic areas.
2. Avenues run north/south with 1st Ave being on the east side and 11th on the west.
3. Streets run east/west and count upwards from Houston St. starting with 1st [...]
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Monday, August 28th, 2006
You Gotta Wonder
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Safety card from an Airbus 380 on a recent return trip from Ann Arbor. Are remote controlled cars really such a problem that they need to include them? Really?
Perhaps the better question would be, why [...]
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Monday, August 28th, 2006
Spam as Blog Post
Pinknest “tagged” me in the blogosphere so I guess that makes me “it”. Here is someone’s idea of a life’s to do list and I’ve bolded the one’s I’ve done.
Life’s to do list – Completed items are bolded
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a [...]
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Sunday, August 27th, 2006
Governors Island or Bust
*E* and me took a field trip over to Governors Island yesterday. It was a cloudy day but thankfully it never rained on us as we explored the island and took in an artillery demonstration.
Departing Manhattan is such sweet sorrow. Or something like that.
The Ferry Terminals and Lower Manhattan from the Governors Island ferry.
The ferry [...]
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Friday, August 25th, 2006
If I May Direct Your Attention to the Geek
There’s a famous science fiction novel by the name of Dune written by Frank Herbert. The setting of this novel is the far distant future where travel between worlds and galaxies is facilitated by the use of a mysterious substance referred to as “spice”. The plot is straightforward enough, those that control “spice” control the [...]
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
On the Road Again…
No posts for the next few days because I’ll be in Ann Arbor, Michigan. *E* and I are headed there so she can visit with friends she hasn’t seen in quite a while. Plus, I get to meet them(and they me) for the first time. Cool!
Look for new posts starting the middle of next week. [...]
