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February 8, 2012

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Just Finished: Haruki Murakami’s “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

This is essentially a book about writing as much as it is about running. But it mostly is about running, don’t get me wrong. Murakami lays bare his thoughts on what it takes to be a runner and writer, like himself; the physical & mental demands both require. I’ll admit that the book inspires me to start running. I do live next to a beautiful park.

 

 Now Reading: Hans-Michael Koetzle’s “Photo Icons 1″  & “Photo Icons 2″

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iPhone: That Beautiful Church in Ditmars

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If “out of this world” could be used for describing a church, I have my nomination.   Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou  

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Hang Your Pandas Out To Dry

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Just Finished/Now Reading

Just Finished: Jimmy Heath’s “I Walked With Giants”       Now Reading: Haruki Murakami’s “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running“

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New York Giants – 1913

The former New York Giants, before moving to San Francisco in 1957, called Polo Grounds their home, as did many other giants of New York sporting teams. I’m sure fans of Baseball & Football will out-history me by a mile when it comes to New York sports history. I’m interested in that common… um… ground of [...]

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New York Female Giants – 1913

Stumbled into them while posting photos of the New York Giants in 1913. Hope there’s a lot more to the history available of the New York Female Giants than this tiny  Wikipedia entry. The story of the team’s captain, Ida Schnall has the makings of a great story. Props to Richard Arthur Norton who launched both entries [...]

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Relationships, Sex & Dating

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Shot in 2010. Washington Square Park. I had a brief chat with Francisco Ramirez some time after I’d taken this image. He wanted to use it for his site. It was a pleasure and he’s a very nice dude. What is Francisco up to these days?

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iPhone: Se Vende Camaron

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Inwood, Manhattan.

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Just Finished/Now Reading

Just finished: Stephen King’s “11/22/63″ - Got into the story quickly and was hooked. Then it slowed down a little and made me wonder if it would live up to my expectations. It did, however, in an unexpected way. I’d give very few 800+ pages books a chance.   Now Reading: Jimmy Heath’s “I Walked With [...]

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