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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 |
Toronto

Toronto

During the summer of 2005 I made two trips to Toronto for the explicit purpose of exploring the city to determine if it would be my next place of residence.   Later that year I became distracted at Burning Man and found myself in San Francisco, but that is another story. I like Toronto.  For [...]

[ More ] July 8th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Travel |
The Price is Right

The Price is Right

Bob Barker and the Price is Right were an icon of my childhood.  If I was ever sick from school I would find myself watching it in the morning and mom would put on Days of Our Lives. In 2004 I decided that it would be important to see the show live and give a [...]

[ More ] June 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Social Activities, Travel |
Angharad

Angharad

The bike has a name. Angharad, (from wikipedia) pronounced [a-ngha-rad, an-gharad], is a popular name in Celtic countries, particularly Wales, having a long association with Celtic royalty, history and myth. Angharad is also spelt as Anghared. From Welsh it translates to English: much loved one. Seems fitting – sounds good to the ear. brb gotta go [...]

[ More ] June 16th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Travel |
Birds named Victor

Birds named Victor

Hot hot hot in St. Petersburg.  The humidity has returned and will stay through nearly the end of hurricane season….  I feel much better about the location of Chez Kitteh vs the previous apartment.  2004 was the last year any big storm came nearby… As I was out for my morning ride I met some [...]

[ More ] June 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Travel |

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