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STS-127 Launch Scrub

STS-127 Launch Scrub

Last night’s trip to Titusville for the launch of Endeavor on space shuttle mission STS-127 was great fun up until a fuel leak was discovered and the launch scrubbed. If you do not get tickets for the NASA launch site then the best place is Space View Park in Titusville, FL – http://spacelaunchinfo.com/spaceview.html I met [...]

[ More ] June 13th, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in Social Activities, Space, Technology |
St. Petersburg Sunset Party

St. Petersburg Sunset Party

Some of the best times in San Francisco were at the Sunset parties that happened in the summer. Since moving to St. Petersburg, Florida I have found myself missing the family style gatherings.  In riding around the city I kept my eyes open for a suitable location. Today I found a gathering (more of a [...]

[ More ] June 6th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Music, Outdoors, Social Activities |
Exit 727

Exit 727

In late summer 2008 I was working on a film crew for the picture Exit 727.  It was kinda like an outsiders meets west side story, but without singing and the happy ending. I learned a lot about how a film is put together and the varying responsibilities of all the parties involved.  It made [...]

[ More ] June 4th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Social Activities |
Adventure Friday Part 2

Adventure Friday Part 2

Pictures (and spelling) forthcoming…. but here is the raw update. Wow! Part 2 had two sub excursions… both started out in the direction of The Pier and the first went north and the latter found a more southerly direction…. Taste of Pinellas was wrapping up for the day. so we avoided too many entanglements with [...]

[ More ] May 30th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Social Activities, Thoughts |
Closing Time

Closing Time

Nearly a year ago I worked on a production of a series centered around life at a restaurant. I now find myself working at a restaurant and can’t wait o see how reality matches up to fantasy. My role on Closing Time was two-fold. Initially I arrived to be an extra for a scene or [...]

[ More ] May 28th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Art, Featured, Social Activities |

Irene rains arrive in BronxHe came back!New boat in the making - its the one on the right... 3 weeks till its completed and ready to go sailing.  Still working on a name.Walter Cronkite's house.USS New York arrives for 2011  NYC Fleet WeekStormking sculptures come to Governors Island!!  Art you can climb on!Fields of dandelions on the grounds of the Vanderbilt mansion.Megayacht week continues as EOS worlds largest sailing yacht (305 ft) moors to Chelsea Piers for her NYC stay.Aviva superyacht from Georgetown docked at Chelsea pier. Her 223 feet keeps her in the top 100 largest yachts in the world.Waste your life following the wall
man in a powered parachute flying over palm trees with the sunset in the background