Category Archives: General stuff

Under the bridge

Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2010 by Greg

I’d love to get the thoughts from guy riding the Google Streetview Trike as he rode along Pearl “Street” in Philly. This section is literally a hidden space in Philly. Its a tunnel under the Reading Viaduct, a rail line … Continue reading →

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New WordPress theme

Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010 by Greg

I realized I haven’t been posting much, which naturally means I needed to pick a new theme. Updating WordPress gave me the theme you see here as a new option. Its nice and clean, and has an auto-header-cropping feature. Until … Continue reading →

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Polynesian delight

Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 by Greg

I have a secret jones for tiki culture. My iPod’s full of Les Baxter‘s exotica, and my bookcase holds copies of Trader Vic’s Tiki Party! and Sven Kirsten’s indispensable Book of Tiki. Something about the misappropriation creative remixing of other … Continue reading →

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Linkdump: travel and leisure and pants

Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by Greg

The Tactical Pants Review: I’m a big fan of cargo shorts. They’re the official shorts of fatherhood, with plenty of room for cameras, juice cups, toys and whatever random cool rocks your kid hands you. But I’m beginning to realize … Continue reading →

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Puppies of Jenkintown: Maggie

Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 by Greg

This is how you want your yellow labs: big and goofy. Even female yellow labs lack the dignity common to even the silliest of breeds, Chihuahua included. They are why cats look down on us. They want to lick your … Continue reading →

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My feet are my new ass.

Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 by Greg

Using the universal rule of New Guy privilege, I managed to finagle my way into getting the facilities folks to purchase a standing computer desk for me. I’ve been thinking about doing this for some time now, ever since I … Continue reading →

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Giant snowball fight in Times Square

Posted on Sunday, December 20, 2009 by Greg

While I was rocking Stinkbug Manor with my neighbor’s 40 year-old Sunbeam-brand electric snow wheezer, much, much happier people were having a snowball fight in Times Square. This is the sort of thing that replenishes my faith in humanity.

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Puppies of Jenkintown: Bella, Greta and Karch

Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009 by Greg

We had seen them around town often — I mean, how do you miss three jacketed miniature greyhounds? — so it was nice to finally capture them, or parts of them, to be precise, on camera. (Feel free to correct … Continue reading →

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Puppies of the Outer Banks

Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 by Greg

It is hard to believe that it has been over a month since our vacation to Duck, NC on the Outer Banks. I’m more of Jersey Shore guy, but the Outer Banks is a nice change of pace. It is … Continue reading →

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Puppies of Jenkintown, Part VII: Nice Walk Edition

Posted on Friday, August 7, 2009 by Greg

Before I get to last night’s walk, here’s a shot of Sir Toby Belch, which Julia caught one night last week when her owner happened to stop in front of our house to chat with a friend of his. His … Continue reading →

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