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CW44 Crew Clean’s Up Clam Bayou

CW44 Crew Clean’s Up Clam Bayou

On Tuesday I had the chance to help EcoGuide and Kayak Nature Owner Kurt Zuelsdorf guide the crew from a local Tampa Bay TV station, CW44, through Clam Bayou in Gulfport, Florida. I’m not sure when the piece will air but I am confident that I am in several of the shots. It was a [...]

[ More ] April 29th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Social Activities |
Bike Accident

Bike Accident

In February I was riding my bike in St. Petersburg and was hit by this guy. Thhhbbbt! At the time of the accident he was on his phone and the first thing I heard him say was “Uhh I think I hit some guy on a bike and I’ll call you back” He did not [...]

[ More ] April 28th, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in Social Activities |
GT Gutterball

GT Gutterball

On April 12, 2009 (Easter) I became the owner of a new fixed gear bike, a GT Gutterball.  I had some alterations (look for the blue bits) from the stock design, new handlebars, changed the gearing, longer chain. Right now I’m running 53/16 gearing on both sides of the flip hub. One side is a single [...]

[ More ] April 25th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Social Activities, Travel |
Project Jackrabbit

Project Jackrabbit

The moon has often been a focus of my attention.  When I was in undergrad I had hope of doing planetary studies, but by the time I distilled the proper program I was too far advanced at my institution to change.  I expected to enter into a Planetary Geology program for graduate school but marriage interfered. I’d love [...]

[ More ] April 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Goals, Social Activities, Space, Technology, Thoughts, Travel |
My First Regional Burn

My First Regional Burn

The past weekend I went to the 2009 Florida PreHeat regional Burning Man event.    About 500 people were in attendance (or so I heard) at a ranch in Lakeland, Florida having come from places as far away as Miami or Atlanta.   From my experience it was closer to one of the weekend campouts [...]

[ More ] April 20th, 2009 | 27 Comments | Posted in Art, Food, Outdoors, Social Activities, Weekend Wrap-up |

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