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Random musings and Pictures
Cardinal In the Snow
December 31st, 2009
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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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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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John Hodgman Apologizes
December 23rd, 2009

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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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
November 8th, 2009
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Largest Fish on the Pier
November 8th, 2009
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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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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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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.