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At the movies

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:22:42 -0400

At the movies

Monty in Haarlem

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:20:42 -0400

Monty in Haarlem

Key West

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:20:26 -0400

Key West

Mushroom Farm, Kennett Square

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:24:00 -0500

Mushroom Farm, Kennett Square

Nice Place

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:03:00 -0400

Senator Duane and partner (fiancé?) Nice day for a parade, not...

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:36:54 -0400

Senator Duane and partner (fiancé?) Nice day for a parade, not so oppressive.

Photo

Sat, 21 May 2011 15:24:20 -0400

This place.

Mon, 16 May 2011 23:15:27 -0400

Great article about Tastykake in Philadelphia magazine. (I’m a month late to the story. This blog is like six months late to being reanimated. Expect more - I’m done with school.) After recounting what seems to be a typical Philly tale of a political insider taking over a dying legacy business that’s not so much a business as it is a dumping ground for city money, the author muses on the consequences:

Tastykake is a creature of the business world it inhabits, a world where a weak private sector doesn’t typically lead the public sector, but rather depends on it for subsidies and aid.

“In Philadelphia, it’s very much who you know, and not how good your ideas are,” says Stephen Van Dyck, the former CEO of MariTrans Shipping. After 25 years in Philadelphia, Van Dyck grew so frustrated with the city’s business culture — and the stream of public funding he saw going to private enterprise in the form of cash for stadiums, Delaware River dredging and the effort to keep shipbuilding alive at the Navy Yard — that he relocated his firm from Market Street to Tampa in 1999.

It’s like we feel bad for those companies — ones with the right connections, at any rate — unfortunate enough to be headquartered here (Comcast excluded). They are so weak, so fragile, and there are so few of them that, even in dire financial times, virtually no objections were raised when Pizzi asked for a little public assistance. And it is, after all, Tastykake we’re talking about.

Greenbelt Knoll

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:18:43 -0500

Philadelphia’s first integrated housing development, currently 50-something years old. Amazing homes, some designed by Louis Kahn (in whose old studio I am currently sitting). Woodsy vibe.

Walnut Street Bridge

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:54:03 -0500

From The New Yorker, 2/4/1991

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:46:00 -0500

From The New Yorker, 2/4/1991

upcoming shows at younglove's

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:28:28 -0500

upcoming shows at younglove's:

younglovescalendar:

Saturday, January 15, 7 p.m.: Radere (record release) + Anduin (Richmond, VA) + DJ Andrew Joseph (Philly) $5 donation

Radere is Carl Ritger, a local musician working hard to make this city safe for the deepest, most all-encompassing journeys in sound. It was he (along with DJ Andrew Joseph,…

I’ve been meaning to upload this guy for months!

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:03:32 -0500

I’ve been meaning to upload this guy for months!

Hi friends!

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:23:20 -0500

Boy has it been a while. That’s because I’ve been so busy. I am still busy!

The incisive moment

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:13:00 -0400

Land of amazing advantages

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:08:00 -0400

What's wrong with this picture?

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:02:07 -0400

Courtesy of World Cafe Live and its (evidently terrible) patrons.

I get it...it's a play on "dad-rock"

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:52:45 -0400

“Sons, lock up your dads: Wilco to start work on new album this month!”

—A really lame headline, courtesy of Tiny Mix Tapes.

Puppies in Lagos, Part 2

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:44:00 -0400

To my own inbox, this time:

Hi,
Thanks for your respond in regards to our puppies. Ricky (male) and Lola(female) are the 2 available puppies awaiting a new home. They are hand raised, hand fed, potty and home trained domestics. They have a good relationship with other home pets, well socialized, pre-spoiled. They are Vet checked with updated vet records, current on vaccines, shots and wormed. They have an excellent temperament ,they have wonderful and great personalities, exceptional champion bloodlines. They are close ringed, closed bonded. They are kennel club registered, tested and proven .Their nails are well trimmed . They have crate equivalent toys ,a free bag of an organic feed and food menu with other accessories .They are fast learners,like playing ,full of fun and very sensitive. They are ready for their new home and going out for an adoption, they have adapted to the following:
-They eat 2 to 3 times daily and have adapted to that.
-They take to order like when you ask them to lie down.
We are giving them for adoption because we are being moved to lots of
different places due to the nature of our job which also requires a
lot of time. We realized they are going to be lonely and as you know
they are very delicate creatures and need a lot of care and devotion
and that is why we are looking and have decided to give them out to a
loving and caring home where they will be loved, cared for and will be
given all the time and attention that they need, maintained and brought
up, they will meet up with any requirements if need be. we are located
in HONOLULU in HAWAII

Do you have any puppy presently? What breed, Small Description?
-Are you taking both puppies? If not male or female.
-Do you have a large yard that they can play?
You will be paying but the transportation fee to your home.We shall
be waiting to hear from you soon so that we can proceed with all
arrangements.

All we need for these lovely babies is love and care and if
you are willing to take very good care of these cute babies we will
let you have it OK.All you need to do is pay for the delivery fees
which is $250 for each of the puppies and $500 for both puppies so if
you are interested ,we will need your full delivery address so that we
can get these babies registered and delivered to you OK.so get back
with these information’s.
-your full names
-house address
-contact number
-state
-nearest airport to your home

with this address we will get these babies registered and delivered
to you and we hope you will take very good care of these babies as
part of your family.We will be shipping them from Honolulu
International Airport .We shall be using a reliable delivery agency
which offers home delivery services so the puppies will be delivered
at your door steps.They also have well trained vet specialist that
will take proper care of pets during flight.The shipping fee will be
paid directly to the shipping company.
.
STAY BLESSED

Today's vitriolic Gawker comment about New York

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:05:24 -0400

Here’s a response to some article about some writing professor who sent some e-mail denigrating South Carolina and praising New York. Interesting, the perception of the city from outside of it.

I just don’t understand what’s left in New York. It’s a bunch of circles of rich people. Bankers, socialites, reality show stars, housewives, media personalities, celebrities, etc. What is in New York that is original? You can attend the shows and events that this professor recommends…but aren’t a whole host of other writers attending the same things? Writing about the same things? Why must one go to some cultural mecca to become a great cultural icon? Why not forge an original path as a solitary genius? (these aren’t criticisms of you, just general questions)

today’s New York seems insular and self-serving and completely counterproductive to innovation and originality. I honestly don’t know what a writer would find inspirational about it.