Archive for March, 2005

Threw A Blade

Tuesday, March 15th, 2005 | 14:40

The main PC in the house had been making whining noises for the past few months. This morning, it became sufficiently annoying for me to open up the computer and poke around itside to see if anything was loose. The noise wasn’t coming from the case fans. It was definitely coming from [...]

Recipe: Cornmeal Waffles

Sunday, March 13th, 2005 | 10:25

This is a variation on a waffle recipe I found at the Whole Foods website. More or less the same, but smaller proportions and no blueberries.
* 1/2 cup flour
* 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
* 1 tsp baking powder
* pinch [...]

Cows vs. The Gates

Saturday, March 5th, 2005 | 09:25

In terms of the big public arts projects in New York, I kind of liked the cows more than the Gates, now that I think about it. As noted, if the Gates had been done when they were first proposed, it would have been a mighty civic gesture, perhaps the beginning of a reclamation [...]

Investment Vehicles

Saturday, March 5th, 2005 | 08:53

A few weeks ago, I spoke with an American Express Financial Advisor (AEFA), mainly because we had gone through a series of sea-changes in 2004: the start of residency, moving to Cleveland, the apartment sale and what to do with the proceeds. Having a third-party look at things was a reasonable idea, and we [...]

The Gates

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005 | 16:18

Now that everyone with a camera (including cell phones) along with their pet monkeys have taken photos of The Gates, it’s time to post my set:

(Most of the shooting was done with the 18-70mm kit lens and with the new 80-200mm bazooka. The big Nikkor actually handles well and has a good balance. [...]

New York City, Imagine That….

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005 | 15:40

Last week, I picked up an on-sale copy of Celluloid Skyline from a bookstore in the West Village. There’s a quote from Joan Didion in the preface, something about Northeasterners not quite knowing or understanding the place New York City sits in the imaginations of people further South and West. The book itself [...]