Recapping 2009: Most Popular Movie Genre

January 2nd, 2010

Most Popular Movie Genre by Gross in Top 10

The Most Popular Movie Genre as Determined by Weekend Gross for 2009

Data pulled from The Numbers

The 2008 numbers

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Cardinal In the Snow

December 31st, 2009

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[Cardinal In the Snow]

I woke up this morning to falling snow and was soon visited by this red cardinal.

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Ice and Waves

December 29th, 2009

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[Ice and Waves]

The temperature dropped to 8 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind picked up to start forming some nice ice structures on the shore.

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Snowy View from Stewards Ledge

December 28th, 2009

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[Snowy View from Stewards Ledge]

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John Hodgman Apologizes

December 23rd, 2009

John Hodgman Apologizes

John Hodgman refered to me as Bearded Man while he was M.C.ing a book reading by David Javerbaum.  Clearly this was in error and he took the time to apologize on on his books title page.

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Bryce Canyon National Park

December 13th, 2009

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[Bryce Canyon National Park]

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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

November 8th, 2009

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[Verrazano-Narrows Bridge]

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Largest Fish on the Pier

November 8th, 2009

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[Largest Fish on the Pier]

Today was a beutiful day expecially for november, I took my bike down to the American Veterans Memorial Pier.  There I saw a large fish caught and pulled out the water, the local that I talked to said it was the largest fish he had ever seen caught there.

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Tom Otterness In His Studio

October 11th, 2009

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[Tom Otterness In His Studio]

As the final Open House New York event I went to Tom Otterness’s studio in Carroll Gardens near the Gowanus Canal.  He gave a very nice presentation about his work.

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Red Hook Corner

October 11th, 2009

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[Red Hook Corner]

On the way home from visiting places in Red Hook I noticed this building that struck me.  Strange to see a wood building with no ground floor windows and the second floor windows boarded up.

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