Friday, September 07, 2007

S-AB enters the terrible twos.

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I missed it: this blog had its second birthday on August 30th. My only excuse for failing to commemorate this as I did last year is that I...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

College football kickoff

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No real surprises the first weekend of play, except for the One Big Surprise . In Monday's New York Times, Viv Bernstein had a front...
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Sunday, September 02, 2007

Mets sweep Braves!

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Yes, I know: Thursday night I could've posted, "Mets lose four straight to Phils." This year's Mets seem to have a kinshi...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Hilly Kristal, 1932-2007.

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Last year I posted about the perhaps temporary demise of the famous new wave rock venue CBGB & OMFUG. At the time, I noted, there was ...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

The economics of lobster rolls.

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Matthew Yglesias presents this gem in the Atlantic (be sure to scroll down through the comments, too, for discussion of such worthy topics...
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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Studebaker GT Hawk

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The GT Hawk was a European style grand touring car made in South Bend, Indiana. Designer Brooks Stevens borrowed extensively from other mak...
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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Erie Canal delineated!

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If you survived elementary school music, you can probably remember the line: From Al-ba-nee to Buf-fa-lo-oh (If you need your memory refresh...
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Monday, August 20, 2007

Red Hook revisited, and the Really Big Art Show.

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Yesterday my wife, our friend Barbara and I drove to Red Hook to help another friend, the artist Kei Andersen, remove and take home her two...
Thursday, August 16, 2007

O Florida, venereal soil.*

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Every time I think my former home state has done its utmost in the way of legal lunacy, something happens to confound me further. The lates...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

It's a boy!

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Hearty congratulations to Twiff and Persephone.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Phil Rizzuto, 1917-2007

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Anyone who has read my blog for a while knows that I loathe, hate and despise the New York Yankees. However, this doesn't necessarily t...
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Sunday, August 12, 2007

The tragedy of Fred Exley.

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I'm writing this in Massena , which Exley, in Pages From a Cold Island (the subject of my earlier post ), called "a far northern a...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

No words, just pix.*

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*With a tip o' the hat to Hugh Crawford .
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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Taking a break.

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I'll be away for a few days in a computer-free zone, so I'll defer those projects I've promised to work on (more on Exley; Seco...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Castillo to Mets?

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Gotta like the deal for the strength it adds to defense up the middle, and the DP combo with Reyes. Offensively, Castillo looks like less o...
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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Healey and Triumph

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This morning, as I was on the homeward leg of my customary run/walk, I spotted an Austin-Healey 3000 parked next to a Triumph TR-6 outside t...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

More odds and ends.

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A big "Thank you!" to Louise Crawford for posting on Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn her nice words about, and link to, my Fred Ex...

Godspeed, Gary and Kate

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I've been neglecting other blogs as well as my own lately, so this announcement from Gary, of runs Brooklyn/Brooklyn runs came to me l...
Sunday, July 22, 2007

MGA

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Maybe the best looking automobile ever. (I say "maybe" because it's a tough choice for me between it and the Austin-Healey 10...
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Friday, July 20, 2007

Lake Champlain & Moriah redux.

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Last summer, I posted about riding Amtrak's Adirondack from New York City to Plattsburgh, New York (the train continues north to Montr...
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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Portland Head Light

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Last weekend we took Liz to Maine to start three weeks of camp at Kingsley Pines (I'm giving them free advertisng because I think it...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Odds and ends.

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I've been neglecting the blog lately. Partly real life interfering; partly summer doldrums. There are several things I've been mea...
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Friday, July 06, 2007

Riding the train with Fred Exley.

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On Monday, my daughter, Liz, and I rode Amtrak's Adirondack from Penn Station, New York City, to Plattsburgh, New York, en route to jo...
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Saturday, June 30, 2007

Cormorant

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I saw this bird, perched on the shoreline riprap, on my walk through the Empire - Fulton Ferry State Park this morning. Update: Nick asks...
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Friday, June 29, 2007

Solar-powered Liberty ferry eclipsed.

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Circle Lines' plans for a solar-powered vessel to run on its Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, detailed in this earli...
Monday, June 25, 2007

Ever wonder what a bunch of bloggers, and Miss Heather, looks like?

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First off, credit where credit is due. I stole this picture from Xris of Flatbush Gardener who, along with Anne Pope of Sustainable Flatb...
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Friday, June 22, 2007

Cyclones off to a good start.

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I hope my posting this doesn't jinx them, but the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets' Class A New York - Penn League affiliate, have opene...
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Thursday, June 21, 2007

Solstice

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A breeze batters branches; the honey locust whispers, ¡Esperanza, esperanza! On the harbor, tugs flit on fathomless errands, and beyond, the...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Dolly Lyon

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Since I first posted this, I've learned more about Dolly Lyon's singing career, and obtained some of her recordings, so I've bee...

Pride of Baltimore II visits New York.

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A few days ago I saw Pride of Baltimore II docked at the North Cove, Battery Park City. This evoked a bittersweet memory. In the summer of...