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Wii and the LCD TV

Wii and the LCD TV

Some new additions to Chez Kitteh this weekend, a Wii and the LCD TV.  The heat and humidity gives a person a kinda cabin fever, keeping you cooped up in an air conditioned environment.  I’ve actually found myself putting on some weight in non-flattering places.  Enter in the Wii, Wii Fit, and products labeled Mario. [...]

[ More ] August 11th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Thoughts, Weekend Wrap-up |
Social Networking – Division of purpose

Social Networking – Division of purpose

Having a presence on every social networking and Web 2.0 service that I can find, has left me wondering the best ways to effectively use each in turn.  Some services have easily found a niche in my day to day experience while others seem to langish searching for a purpose in my life.  The only [...]

[ More ] August 4th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Thoughts |
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

A show at the Moulin Rouge was a great way to wrap up my first trip to Paris. The show I saw was called Féerie. Over 100 performers in amazing costumes of feathers, lights, sparkly bits… WOW! Each show has seating for about 850 people and all you need do is call ahead to make [...]

[ More ] July 29th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Art, Featured, Social Activities, Thoughts, Travel |
They come in threes?

They come in threes?

The accepted wisdom is that when celebrities deaths occur that they come in threes. However this past week that holds true only if Douglas Adams is writing obituaries. Ed McMahon – June 23 Farrah Fawcet – June 25 Michael Jackson – June 25 Billy Mays – June 28 How do we group these? If the [...]

[ More ] June 28th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Thoughts |
I had a date last night

I had a date last night

It was a while in coming (nearly a year)… What began as two acquaintances getting to know one another ended up becoming a grand adventure of the sort that paves the way to  good friendship. With Shelley away for the weekend in San Francisco the perfect opportunity presented itself.  After a solo precursor of cookies and film [...]

[ More ] June 7th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Featured, Thoughts |

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