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Nothing like reading some Perls of wisdom while commuting.

A morning in the life of a commuter.

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Testing out VideoSpin on my Blackberry Bold on a wonderful Tuesday morning. This is a small clip of 5th Ave and 24th St. in NYC

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Fw: Get your own wings

For only $139,000 you can now purchase your own folding Icon A5 folding aircraft. This one is on display at Jetblue Terminal 5 at JFK airport in New York. Sweet.

Rainbow in Glen Head, LI

Nothing like observing a rainbow during a light rain shower on a partly sunny day while riding the LIRR commuter train.

Another angle

I think the driver has at least a mild headache.

From the looks of it

It appears that this crane is rescuing the unsuspecting Mercedes Benz with the smashed in roof that was driven out of a window by a parking attendant. Accident occured on E. 13th St. Between 5th Ave and University Pl.

Parking attendant related accident on E. 13th St.

Any which way you go

You still can't escape the sun.

Awesome view from Merendero de Guajataca

Just to think that today there were tsunami emergency preparedness drills in several municipalities in Puerto Rico. Only a few coastal towns participated but perhaps this will change in the future.

Enjoying some time in the sun

You gotta love Jetblue

JetBlue's terminal 5 at JFK airport in New York is sweet. Too bad the restaurants and shops aren't open 24 hours.

Chillin at Radegast Hall & Biergarten

So I'm chilling with my homie chugging some Hofbrau Dunkel (not there should be two little dots over the "a" but I have no idea how to insert German characters on my Blackberry ((although if I really wanted to I guess I could figure it out)) ). Anyway the spot is "Radegast Hall & Biergarten" in Williamsburg. Wanna brewski? This is the place to check out.

Penn Station NYC

Now image a pedestrian highway with no speed limits or assigned lanes, well this is Penn Station. An abrupt alarm clock ringing in the morning that consistently beats the reluctance out of anyone whom would rather be stationary.

Survivors from airplane crash

Plane crash rescue in Hudson River

Subway poetry

Near Union Square

Arghh ... I hate SPAM!

So I drive two and a half hours to Berkeley Heights, NJ for a training class only to find out that its been cancelled. Why didn't I know this? Thanks to SPAM filtering software I never received the notice. *#@*#!! SPAM!

I thought he had a new job

Drove past the Naked Cowboy in Times Square. I thought he had a new gig at a radio station. Hmm as you can see the ladies still love him.

Passing through Old San Juan

Paying my respects to Ponce de Leon at Catedral San Juan Bautista. I think his tomb is here.

Nothing like Labor Day

That is there is nothing like the party/parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. Nice!

Mazaltov!

So my friend SW gets married in traditional Jewish style. So I learn everything from Ketuvah to the Seudah. I even learn about attempted Rabbi poaching by agressive executive synogauge boards (kinda similar to IT recruiting). Mazaltov!

Patti Labelle in Brooklyn

Ok, I know the picture is pretty blurry but I had the opportunity to see Patti Labelle at a free concert held in Wingate Park in Brooklyn.

Paying homage to The Capital's soul

While traversing through Washington, DC we decide to partake in the culinary delight that Georgia Brown's has to offer. First class Soul food brunch buffet style with an included entree and desert to top it off. It has been an enjoyable feast of calories so its time to become a pedestrian for the next couple of hours.

Out of NY and into NJ

I had to venture out of NY today into Secaucus, NY. Unless you really have a fetish with outlet malls or are looking for an incognito data center there does not appear to be a whole lot happening here. Bus driver! Please get me back to Port Authority (NY) right away before it starts raining and we wind up getting stuck in a toxic swamp mix. (Yes ... I am hating on NJ ... I still can't believe a former governor of this state wound up heading the Environmental Protection Agency)

Darn ... Google Car and no camera but good food

So while driving through Brooklyn the other day I caught a glimpse of the Google car with the various cars mounted on the roof of the car allowing for complete panoramic shots. The only thing I'm upset about is my camera was not within reach.

Although to calm the upset stomach I stopped over at 82 South 4th St. in Williamsburgh for some great dinner. Ask for Chef Danny who'll hook you up with a great fusion of morsels that will satisfy even the most finicky taste buds.

Reggae at Rose

Over near the corner of Grand St. And Marcy Ave. We hit up Rose that had a live reggae band. Cool tunes but I had no idea what the lead singer was saying. I'd highly recommend and also check out Bembee on S. 6th Stm for Samba and Salsa. Again ... All of this in good old Brooklyn, New York.

Alicia Keys in Concert

So this is a pic I actually snapped a couple of days ago at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ where Alicia Keys was performing. She was preceded by Jordan Sparks and Ne-Yo whose performances were pale in comparison to Alicia's. Her show started and ended with a humorous video skit featuring Cedric the Entertainer and to summarize it was worth the toll through the Holland Tunnel to see her. Although secretly I hope she comes to Brooklyn sometime soon as I feel guilty about crossing a bridge and/or a tunnel for quality entertainment.

A view from Fire Island

There was a whopping 30+ footer Sea Ray about to leave its slip in Ocean Beach

Cruise Ships and Submarines

So this is an interesting site you don't see every day. In the background located in Brooklyn's Red Hook is Cunard's Queen Mary 2 and in the foreground is what appears to be an unattended rusting retired Navy submarine whose designation is 577. (I wonder if it could be taken for a joyride ... That'll make the evening news).

More mechanic humor

Couldn't help it.

Big dogs

So I'm chillin' at a auto mechanic shop in the Bronx surrounded by three huge rottweillers. This one was the little one. These dogs are responsible for bill collections and they also deal with customer complaints.

Elephants Seals on the loose

One of the most amazing sites along the PCH is a point at which hundreds if not thousands of elephant seals congregate by the beach for a great big party. At least that's what it sounds like to me. Just imagine Woodstock or the Burning Man or any major event where people start "wildin'" out but instead of people its seals instead. Based upon some of the seal behavior I would definitely give their gathering an R or NC-17 rating as it looks like they are having too much fun. I wonder what the other nearby animals think of the seal debauchery.

A view from Santa Monica

Santa Monica is a beautiful city with a nice shopping promenade and a pier that is reminiscent of a mini Coney Island in Brooklyn. I couldn't help but to notice the large number of homeless people that live on or near the beach boardwalk. Although I wish I was sticking around but San Francisco is over 8 hours away.

The Airliner @ LAX

So we hit up a spot called "The Airliner" located at 2419 N. Broadway Los Angeles. Tonight was an electronica/dub competition with various artists playing bass laden rhythms that could be felt throughout ones sinuses. The patrons consisted of a hippy liberal leaning technologically savvy Generation Y crowd. In other words these are the types who look like they are borderline homeless but probably have enough brain power in the room to make the scientists who worked on the Manhattan project look like retarded monkeys. On the other hand I also felt that they would rather work on a bong than on enhancing the the theories behind the big bang.

So it gets crazier

So AZ convinces me to hang with some friends she met at Couchella (Palm Springs, CA). They are roommates in a loft that consist of an engineer (Ryan), an IT guy (Nick), and Gretchen. They specialize in Techno music. So apparently Low End Theory is in town at a club called the Airplane in Los Angeles so we are going to check it out tonight especially considering Gretchen gave me their VIP card for the nite.

Competition surfers waiting their turn

Driving north on the I-5 we encountered a surfing competiton sponsored by Red Bull, Nike and Oakley located at the San Onofre State Beach. The surfers hooked us up with cans of Red Bull as we snapped pics of those in the water catching some major waves. In their spare time in a beach tent equipped with large screen LCD screens they played video games and also drank Red Bull. What a life!

Uh oh... Surrounded by Marines

So while driving down the Pacific Coast Highway we accidentally made a wrong turn and wound up on Camp Pendelton US Marine Corps base. What was supposed to be a U turn wound up being an unexpected tour of marines training in amphibious vehicles. Ok... I am outta here, I don't feel like being shipped to Guantanamo Bay for questioning.

All time career low

I realized that I had hit an all time career low when I found myself picking strawberries somewhere near Legoland, California. I was chased away by a group of migrant workers. Clearly I have demonstrated that I lack camouflage skills.

Its the Batmobile

So drivng along the Pacific Coast HIghway we come across what appears to be the original Batmobile. Its even has a turbo boost afterburner in the back!! Wicked!!!

Asking for directions in Irvine, CA

So after getting off the airplane I was picked up by my buddy AZ. Needed to ask for directions so we went to Google to ask for directions.

Back from Barbados but headed to LAX

So I had a partial Blackberry data outage in Barbados that prevented me from updating my blog. Last four days consisted of some of the following highlights:

1) Getting rescued by fishermen after jet ski flips over in Barbados' southern waters. Was referred to as a "crazy yankees" on numerous occasions until I and fellow passenger were safely returned to beach.
2) Chased frogs around hotel grounds at 3 AM in the morning to protect them from other drunk tourists.
3) Argued that the local beer, "Banks" has less of a kick than NY tap water.
4) Was subject to numerous pranks including the famous toothpaste in the face.

Much much more.

Now on way to LAX

Nothing like a Brooklyn bank job

So while attempting to open a bank account near Prospect Park the bank gets robbed. The guy was pretty smooth as he jogs out (ironically he was wearing a tan track suit) and runs into a black Lincoln town car livery cab. Now I'm stuck in the bank as the cops question everyone. Talk about bad timing.

I'm such a sucker for door knockers

I'm such a sucker for door knocker earings. I had an opportunity to take this snapshot at 2 AM in the morning near Barcade. I'm just really annoyed at the person with no skills who tagged over this piece of urban street art.

Game correction

Actually if my basic counting is still accurate the number of vintage video games at Barcade is 28 and the games range from "1942" to "Zaxxon" with Dig Dug and Rolling Thunder (my favorite)

Vampires in Brooklyn

So after getting the last minute reminder I show up at Barcade on Union Avenue in Brooklyn to give my birthday regards to Jordan and to his girlfriend Nikki (depicted below about to suck his blood). Barcade is a pretty nice spot as it has about 24 vintage arcade machines ranging from Arkanoid to Q*Bert. There are several local brewskis on tap and the crowd can be defined as urban grunge chic (Yes you heard it from me first). I can't believe I was carded but hey I'm not complaining.

What not to do in traffic

So this minor traffic altercation wound up involving 15 police cars after the guy on the right assaulted the traffic cop on the left. The assailant after realizing the stupidity of his action started running but it was too late. Within 60 seconds the squad cars containing New York's finest aprehended him. Nice work NYPD!!

So the fun continues

The fun tonight is at Guest House on W. 27th St. in good old NYC. OK I am going to stop blogging for the moment as there is too much fun to be had.

Back in NYC

So a few weeks ago SR tells me that Morcheeba is going to be performing at Webster Hall. Honestly, I have no idea who this character is but for 30 bucks I was hoping it would be a good show. So far the opening act Federico Aubele has made me appreciate the classic guitar style a bit more especially when compared to his backup singer's tinny synthesizer. Currently waiting for the main headline... Let's see how it goes.

Party like a Rock Star in Atlanta, Georgia

So after driving through Alabama and reaching Georgia I decided I wanted to go to a club. The only problem was would I appear to seem like some weird stalker if I walked into a club by myself. I made a call to a friend in NY and asked to look up any clubs in Atlanta that look worthwhile as I was fast approaching the city. The recommendation was Club Verve (511 Peachtree St NE) and it happened to be reggae night. Perhaps it was my FL@TBUSH T-Shirt or my winning smile but in no time I was having a good time. The unusual thing about this particular club is that everyone appeared to be from New York. Go figure, I drove over 2,000 miles and all I meet is more neighbors. Anyhow, I can't complain, I had a good time and the homeless people outside didn't break into my car.