Kirk Cameron is Ridiculous

Apostrophically Speaking

How to use an apostrophe...

The site sez Charles' and Charles's are both acceptable...

Learn something new every day...

Wednesday's Word: Tiff

tiff, noun

Definition: a non-physical fight or argument between two people who have a strong established friendship, or relationship; a disagreement where two people aren't talking

Usage: "P and B had a little tiff last week..."

Adapted from Urban Dictionary.

Otterness to a Hell's Kitchen Playground

The New York Times is reporting that some new Tom Otterness public art is arriving soon in Hell's Kitchen:

A playground filled with the Brooklyn artist Tom Otterness’s whimsical bronze characters is being installed in what will be a two-and-a-half acre park on West 42nd Street between 11th and 12th Avenues. The space is part of two apartment complexes that will be home to some 2,200 residents and is being built by the Manhattan developer Larry A. Silverstein.


He discovered the playground through a Marlborough Gallery catalog and learned there were three. “I called the gallery and asked if any of them existed,” Mr. Silverstein said in a telephone interview.


The answer was yes, but only in private collections. So he flew to Cape Cod to visit one of them. “I fell in love with the damn thing,” Mr. Silverstein said.


The work, which measures 24.5 feet tall, 30 feet long and nearly 33 feet wide, was originally conceived in 2004 as an entry in a competition for an artwork in a public park in Milwaukee. Although Mr. Otterness didn’t win, he made the playground anyway, in an edition of six, and has been able to place three on the grounds of private homes, in Cape Cod; Palm Beach, Fla.; and Aspen, Colo. The New York park where Mr. Otterness’s playground will be permanently installed will open to the public in early spring.


“In my brain I always wanted to create anthropomorphic architecture,” Mr. Otterness said by phone. “And this is like architecture.”


His playground features 27 figures (six inches each), but it’s dominated by a giant smiling character whose legs are slides and whose head is a lookout tower.


“Kids can also look through the eyes as if waking up with a 35-foot-long body,” Mr. Otterness said.

See Carol Vogel's original piece in the New York Times.

The Fag Hag Theme Song

The Hazzard's Gay Boyfriends re-mastered!

Ring, Relax, and Bite

Another of those occasional misc rambling blog posts:

* Augusten Burroughs' diet tips from MensHealth magazine include: drink a lot of water before a meal to fill you up. "Something that should be taught in grade school", sez he. Eat anything you want: One bite for women, two bites for men. "Normal size bites. No big, cheating bites."

* Regarding remnants of Hurricane Ida (now a nasty Nor'easter)... Still nasty in Hell's Kitchen right now with a warm misty rain, but the worst downpours and winds are expected to be over.

* "The New Adventures of Old Christine" completely sucks.

* It has been fully determined and verified that Bioresolve.com is a hoax and scam... See Wikipedia, Better Business Bureau and Did Bio-resolve Take Your Money? for more information...

* Dear Connecticut: PLEASE retire self-promoting media starved Senator Joseph Lieberman at the very next opportunity. He's an embarrassing joke.

* Tim McGraw sure is waaay hotter than Phil McGraw!

* How DID Julie Halston get her Equity card?

* New curriculum program in NYC schools: If you are stuck in an elevator: "Ring, relax, and wait" See NYT.

* For more misc ramblings and free associations see my Twitter profile

Friday the 13th

I went through the whole work day completely unaware that today was Friday the 13th!

I never forgot the Friday part though...

But the 13th??

Who knew??

A Veteran's Day Wish

Peace.

Wednesday's Word: Indoorsman

indoorsman

Someone who spends considerable time in indoor pursuits, such as computing, sleeping and/or watching television.

"Todd, enjoys cold rainy days because it drives him to remain inside and become an indoorsman for the day, and to keep busy with indoor pursuits in his man cave."

Adapted from the Urban Dictionary.

Casual Tuesday

It's casual Tuesday, like casual Friday only because tomorrow Wednesday is a day off like Saturday. Albeit a more solemn day off like a Sunday. It'll Veteran's Day.

I prefer a cool crisp chill this time of year.... But this mild Tuesday is nice for a day or two... LOL.

Hoping that the weather returns to normal tomorrow so I can spend some time tending to indoor tasks... Guilt free.

De-cluttering: Stuff. Gadgets.

I never did the iTunes thang... I like my music on a disk in a seperate Bose thingie.

I also think that DVD's should be watched on a separate DVD and HD TV thing....

... A minimalist, I'm not.

There's something comforting knowing that different machines have solo tasks...

So, if my computer gets fried, I don't lose cel, music library or video library access...

Like if the Microwavee breaks, I can still use the gas stove or the electric grill.

Keep it simple. That's my credo.

A Lisa Stansfield Monday

This tune has been in my head lately...

A Sunny Sunday Report

It was a glorious day today. In fact, I did some sunbathing down along the Hudson River today.

Also strolled by to see the USS New York bow, reinforced with several tons of steel from the rubble of World Trade Center. Astounding, actually.

The weather was too great to stay indoors, So I didn't...

Luckily this coming week includes a bonus day off. Veteran's Day is Wednesday. So, hopefully I'll be inspired to finish some more of these home projects already in varying stages of completion.

Autumn in New York

More of my photos on my Flickr page...

A Free Association Friday

* Was a good and cool Autumn day.  Makes me crave Apple Cider donuts, hot Apple Cider and Crisp tart apples. I'll take care of all of those tomorrow at the Hell's Kitchen Green Market!

* TGIF... Twas a looong week... Was also a long Friday, with a headache and a stiff neck for most of the day. ...Felt better soon after I got home. Hm.

* "A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." - David Brinkley

* So now it's obvious that Democrats DID have a real chance of winning the NYC Mayoralty after all... If only a) Thompson hadn't botched his fund-raising and campaign;  b) If Obama had taken a serious role in supporting him.or c) Dems had a REAL strong candidate in the race...

* I love the DVR!

* My new recession restaurant rule. I only eat dinner out when I know I'm getting enough food to bring half home, add in some veggies and get at least another full microwaved meal out of it. Sometimes three meals.

* Fridays are perfect to just get into a sweat suit and catching up with FaceBook and blogs... Or at least some of them... More to do! This article explains that social media is good.

* I like to recycle.

* I go outside a lot less without the doggy to walk. IMMG = I miss my doggy!

* I need to blog about my latest visit to the Museum of Art & Design.

* Have been re-arranging the furniture in the apartment... So I don't find myself gazing in the usual doggy spots when there's no doggy to spot.

* CNN is finished. MSNBC rocks.

* Got photos today of The 92 Year Old Man's military funeral in Ohio... That was nice. He would have become the 93 year old man had he lived just another couple of weeks to November 11. But he clearly wanted to go.

* I'm looking forward to the Tim Burton exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art later this month...

* I love good authentic homemade not-too-sweet pumpkin pie. And this is that time of year...

Sesame Street Turned 40

Congratulations to all my former "colleagues" over on Sesame Street...

Google bestowed their highest honor, yesterday, by making a graphic that incorporated Big Bird's legs...

Kermit Love would have been so proud.

And so, I'm sure, is Caroll Spinney...

Congrats to ALL! And here's to 40 more...