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Coney Island, Brooklyn. 2006.
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Museo Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2006.
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I just found this flyer on Bedford. It sounds good. I'm hoping to check it out this tomorrow. ::c::

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Polish Parade, Fifth Avenue, NYC. 2007.
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Downtown Brooklyn. 2007.
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I know, I still haven't posted about have the stuff we did in Mexico City. Here's my attempt to catch up a bit.

The Virgin of Guadalupe is a big deal in Mexico. The guide who took us out here explained that Mexicans aren't really Catholic, they're followers of Guadalupe. I'm sure this is slightly hyperbolic, but only just so.

Clearly there is much to be said about native appropriation of Christian icons to represent facets of indigenous religions, but I'm trying not to go down that tangent.

Really, I just want to point out that they installed a moving sidewalk underneath the pulpit so visitors and pilgrims can see The Virgin without the obstruction of the clergy.
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SoHo, NYC. 2007.
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Well, it's been more than a year since the Wooster On Spring project, but this is the first time I've really walked by it since the construction started.

It's depressing to think it's just going to be another condo, but at least it had a Grand Closing.
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Stonehome Wine Bar, Fort Greene, Brooklyn. 2007.
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I had Monday and friday off last weekend which allowed for some much needed decompressing as well as a lot of exploring and shooting.

On Friday, I took the new camera out to The Met to try out the spiffy new lens Tammi gave me for Valentine's day. It's a 35mm f/2, which was perfect for the Museum's low light. See the photos posted in a set on my Flickr Stream.

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Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, NYC.

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Oy. More snow. This time I was on the road this time out in CT. It wasn't a lot of fun, but ultimately I managed to get home without too much of a hassle. ::c::

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8th Street, Greenwich Village, NYC. 2008. ::c::

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Meat-Packing District, NYC. 2008.

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Apologies for the pun. NYC. 2008.

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I dedicate today's photo to my future wife, the beautiful Tammi. I love you, Baby. ::c::

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San Francisco, CA. 2005.
More Copy Editors Gone Wild. ::c::

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, UES, NYC.
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For the first time this season, it actually looked like winter in New York. It was pretty surreal, given that it was sunny when I got on the train and was nearly a whiteout when I got out.

I, for one, haven't particularly missed winter and can happily report that none of it accumulated.

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In case you hadn't heard (over and over again) the economy isn't doing so hot these days. One of these days the folks who declare such things will have to admit that there's a recession going on. In the meantime, I've taken to shooting the going out of business signs and vacant storefronts that I come across. They're collected on Flickr.

This afternoon, I came across about a dozen vacant spaces on the 3 block strip on 8th Street, right around the corner from Gray's Papaya, the home of the original Recession Special.
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Coney Island, Brooklyn. 2007.
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DUMBO, Brooklyn. 2007.
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The Stoned Crow, Greenwich Village, NYC. 2007.
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I just found a new Flickr feature called Flickr Stats. Basically it provides analytics data for your flickr stream including which photos got the most views yesterday and what sites refer to you images. It's a pretty cool toy that I'll be wasting my time with for a while, so I thought I'd share.

You can find it under the 'You' menu, right below Your Favorites.
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Kyoto, Japan. 2007.
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Last night Eric and I went out ot the Garden to watch the Knicks lose and then eat Korean food. Everything went according to plan, the Knicks gave it up in the last few minutes and then we stuffed ourselves at Won Jo.

The game was actually pretty exciting, since they were playing another really bad team. Apparently the Pacers were also coming in on a long losing streak. It was a battle to see who was the biggest loser. The answer, of course, was the Knicks.

I've never been to a pro Basketball game before, so I found the entire experience interesting. What struck me was how small the court looked.

Inititially, we felt like our seats were really close, then during a time out the cheerleaders and other entertainers came out on the court. With dozens of normal sized people on the court, the space looks a lot bigger.

I'm think that baseball could learn from this. The upper deck would provide a much better view of the game if the athletes were 10 feet tall.

Something to think about...

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Red Lion, Greenwich Village, NYC. 2007.
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Last Exit
Atlantic Antic, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. 2007.
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Let's not forget that tonight is also Mardi Gras. I will be going out to celebrate after I do my citizenly duty, when I get back to Brooklyn.

Sadly, this image is the most 'New Orleans' photo I could track down today. Clearly, I need to make a trip back there. I've been wanting to visit again for some time. We'll see when I manage to fit it into the schedule - and the budget.
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Saturday I decided to celebrate my return to Brooklyn by heading out to Williamsburg and having some beer. Hardly an unusual event, but I just wanted to d something familiar and relaxing.

It has been years since I took the Brewery tour, so I headed over there to try out some new brews out. The place was packed, so I skipped the tour but I did try these two Brewmaster's Reserves:

The Bright Golding Ale was light in color and body, but with an unexpected kick of hops and effervescence. It would make a great session beer, I think. I could certainly drink it all day.

One taste of The Extra Brune reminded me that it's been a while since I've tasted an Abbey Ale. The powerful fruit flavor takes me back a few years to the time when I first started drinking this style of beer. The caramel shade belies a deeply fruity body.

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The big day is here. In just a few hours, nearly half the country will begin voting in the biggest primary in history.

We'll see how decisive the results are.

I, for one, will have to haul ass back to Brooklyn from up here in CT. I'm definitely going to do it though. I mean, who knows when I'll have the opportunity to participate in an election like this again?

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Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2006.
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Cheers.

Spike Hill, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 2008.
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Red Hook Ballfields, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 2007.
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Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, NYC. 2007.
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This was probably the most interesting dish I had in Aspen. I had it in the front room bar at Montagna, the restaurants at The Little Nell Hotel, the menu included many small plates for the "Aprés Ski" period. (For the record, "Aprés Ski" is one of the most pretentious terms ever, but is pretty much accepted as a part of the Aspen daily schedule.)

The shrimp and chorizo skewers were served with a heated river stone on a bed of banana leaves, cinnamon sticks and star anise. The shrimp was par-cooked and could be placed on the rock as long as you want in order to achieve the perfect amount of char.

Also on the "Aprés Ski" menu, were a number of ceviche dishes like the scallops below:

In the back bar, I had the tomato-braised meatballs topped with a creamy polenta sauce. I was surprised by the strong tomato flavor, infused in the meatballs. It was a great dish, if totally overpriced at $15 for 4 meatballs.

Montagna
675 E Durant Ave
Aspen, CO 81611
(970) 920-6330

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FYI: Even on a crappy, rainy day, there were a dozen people waiting for their Shack Burgers. I'm going to have to call in my order next time. ::c::

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A picture within a picture. That would be Marni and her old camera.
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