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2005 was the first for my Yearly Themes approach to a new year. I began by making a 36 hour trip to New York City to watch the ball drop in Times Square. The crowd was huge and I did not make it into Times Square but I could see the ball drop. The best [...]
It was nearly non-stop from boarding the plane in Tampa on Friday 2:00PM till stepping back off the plane Sunday at just before midnight. Arriving at O’Hare was fun and the ride on the CTA gave a chance to sink into Chicago in getting ready for the weekend. Stepping off the CTA at the Red [...]
This past Friday night (March 20, 09) Shelley and I had dinner reservation at Alinea in Chicago. (It was in celebration of her birthday) It was 20+ courses of the most deliciously flavorful and textural food I have consumed paired with excellent wines. In the three hours that passed while I was enjoying one culinary [...]
On Wednesday I saw my first armadillo in the wild. I was so excited at the sighting that my brain would say only aardvark for some reason. but in reality is so was an armadillo. Three in fact all around the southern end of the St. Petersburg Airport. All I’ve to find now is an otter, [...]
Dinner at Traif with KD Noel Jennifer Jason Nick Saturday Help Shelley Pack Explore Chinatown with KD Forward Building Sunday Rain Cooking Arranging Jess Hooks
I have accepted a position in New York City and will be moving to Brooklyn later this week! (You should picture me dancing about bubbling with excitement as you hear those words) For those of you that hadn't heard it is a recent development... less than a week since the offer. So there has been a frantic pace of apartment hunting with this Clinton Hill duplex the front runner: I am also tempted by high rise living.. something about a corner apartment on the 40 somethingith floor of a mid-town building..... So I'm furiously packing and trying to remember ...
Over the US Thanksgiving Day weekend I finally had the opportunity to catch up on Lost. I've made it through seasons 4 & 5 and am now working on season 1, with 2-3 to follow. Present Theories: Jacob is the father trying to raise his child. A loose parallel of Christian and Jack. The Island is a prison: Jacob and "friend" are in the prison. Jacob is a warden whos "powers" can escape the island. I've come up with a list of questions for which I'd like to find answers: How is Jin hopping thorough time in Season 4 with the other Island persons but ...
