The New York State Pavilion Gets Its Day in the Sun
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In which I share photos and recount my day at the New York State Pavilion, one of the last jewels of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair still standing.…
Category: Mental Debris
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A How-To Guide for Scanning View-Master Reels
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A quick and easy how-to guide for scanning View-Master reels. Includes step-by-step instructions and helpful screen shots to get you on your way!…
A polite request for Steve Jobs bashers to STFU
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I come not to praise Apple founder Steve Jobs, but to tell his haters to STFU for a few days.…
Even though nobody asked, here are my thoughts on bin Laden
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So Osama bin Laden is dead at last. Maybe. Probably. It’s been fewer than 12 hours since I saw the news, but here are my thoughts and impressions so far.…
License plate countdown redux
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Residents of the Empire State are not shy about voicing their opinion when it comes to their state government, and the recent imbroglio concerning a potential new license plate is no exception. At issue was…
OK God, lemme have it! (‘it’ being a natural gas pipeline)
I try to keep things light around here, and therefore relatively free of politics. But this is simply too rich to pass up. It’s a video of vice presidential candidate and current Governor of Alaska,…
The first 5,000 popped collars win a free home tanning kit!
New Jersey’s Continental Airlines Arena is now called the IZOD Center. I can smell the tanning spray from here.…
Hit the road Jack
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I can’t believe I missed this while I was away, but apparently last week it was announced that WCBS-FM, the long-running New York oldies station, will be returning to the airwaves this week. This is…