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  • ..:JJP: Thanks PawPaw, sound advice there. Gocco is a bit pricey I know, but unfortunately I just don’t have the space...
  • PJ Chmiel: The only way to tell if the bulbs are useful is probably to try a couple of the decent-looking ones on a screen...
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Gocco Water Damage


My excitement in retrieving my Gocco supplies from storage was meet with horror when I actually arrived on the scene to pick them up.

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Josie the Pussycat


Me and Malina’s cat share a few moments together about who is going to out stare who?

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Getting Older


Spending my first birthday in London today, not sure what I’ll do yet but I’m sure it’ll involve a pint somewhere along the way and my usual antics.

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Brad = G.A.Y.


Bite me Bradford!

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American Bullshit


I end my weekend celebration of July 4th with a video clip from George Carlin summing up the American scream, err, steam, uh, no I mean dream, ah, you know what I mean…

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Happy Farce of July


I fear that the lack of public political activism in my home country will be it’s ultimate demise, and the rope is getting ever more slippery from the look of things.

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Queen of Tarts


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Dave did a bang-up job of getting me lost trying to find Jamie’s flat, in the rain no less, but at least I got to eat at Elephant & Castle’s to ease the pain of that debacle.

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Gay Marriage gets legal green light in California


Gay rights tool a step closer to equality today in California.

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Tim Russert


Tim Russert

An untimely passing of one of the truly finest journalist of this generation.

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Cloud City


weather forecast for London, spring 2008

Non-stop rain + grey skies = typical London weather = crappy first couple of days back in town.

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England Expects


Not sure what to expect during my move back to London to search for work and meet up with friends, but I guess either way it goes I’ll try my best to make the most of what’s presented.

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Madam X


My last night in New York before heading back out to London was quite the adventure in remembering to stick to ONE type of drink ;-)

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Hanging with Tom at Tom’s Restaurant


I got to catch up with a visiting Tom DeBiaso today up in my ‘hood before we both skip town.

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Reinstate Mr. Thomas, dedicated H.S. teacher


A beloved teacher from my high school days is facing some hard times as the Board of Education in NYC is claiming that Mr. Thomas of MCSM is not qualified to teach. Yeah right, and pigs can fly too. Something smells rotten here folks, and it ain’t the geometry class I’m talking about.

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Aimee, a Squid, and the Whale


Just another stroll through the American Museum of Natural History, this time with Aimee and a brief cameo by her sister Sandy.

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Julie at Koronets


Julie couldn’t even finish the massive slice that is a stable of Koronets when she decided to take a trek to the Upper West Side to visit yours truly.

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Earth Day ‘08


The Earth is the only home humanity has ever known, so let’s all do a better job this year of helping to take of it.

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PADL BATL ‘08


I hope to make the latest ping pong sessions my friends help to organize out in Brooklyn semi-regularly.

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Birds nesting in front of my window


This city really has gone to the birds. Look no further than my window sill for proof of that fact.

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Brooklyn Art Walk


Yesterday I took a stroll over in Brooklyn during an open studio event for with a couple of kool chaps I meet at the last UAL reunion thingie about a few weeks back. But unfortunately we didn’t get to see a whole lot so we made up for it with plenty of beer and pizza. [...]

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Earth Hour ‘Frisco


This year’s Earth Hour is represented here in the United States in San Francisco as the city will turn off all it’s lights for an hour at 8pm to bring attention to global energy concerns.

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Hoppy Easter!


Happy easter everyone, enjoy the cartoons I posted.

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Doug’s House Party


Doug is a true champion and knows how to throw a party. I visited his new apartment for the first time last night up near Washington Heights and I wasn’t disappointed. Good music, chill peeps and plenty of food. Plus with doug getting his festive groove on how can you not have a good time?!
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Gravatars


Lately I’ve been trying to get all of my regular blog commentors to establish a GRAVATAR for themselves to help spice up the comments section. Hopefully my harassment will pay off.

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500th post!


3 years worth of blogging amounts to 500 posts, so I can only wonder what the next 3 years of ranting will bring?

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