Seven days was just not enough time to explore Mexico City. A week after being home and I still find myself daydreaming about the streets and the people there.
Posted at 7:58 pm on 3/5/2010 in Atomische, Atomische Photos, Travel | No Comments »
I love watching the Russian ladies in their big fur coats enjoying a sunny winter afternoon on the boardwalk at Brighton Beach.
Posted at 9:00 am on 2/8/2010 in Superfuzzy | No Comments »
Somewhere in the title there’s an anagram with Wisconsin in it, which is fitting because these photos were taken on the short flight from Appleton to Milwaukee. The window in my favorite seat (2A) was a little scuffed, so these are not the clear shots I would have got if Midwest Airlines still had it’s new Boeing 717s. Nonetheless, the shortness of the flight (20 minutes) means we never get too high, so it’s easy to make out all lots of detail on the ground. The snow helps too, adding lots of contrast and making it easier to pick out the larger features.
Posted at 10:16 am on 1/10/2010 in Atomische Photos, Photography, Travel | No Comments »
As environmental regulators prepare to allow drilling in a wide area from Virginia to southern New York, they better make sure there is no drilling in the New York City watershed. (NY Times)
Posted at 10:14 am on 10/17/2009 in Superfuzzy | No Comments »
I am VERY UNHAPPY that Midwest Airlines is out of business. I don’t have any confidence that Republic Airlines (who grounded all the Midwest jets and fired all the pilots and attendants) will make my trips home as pleasant as Midwest has done over the years. Message to Republic Airlines: It’s not about the cookies!
Posted at 9:30 am on 10/16/2009 in Travel | 2 Comments »From yesterday’s bike ride through Bushwick, here’s a photo series called “The 5 Stages of a Project” as depicted by guard posts.
Excitement, euphoria (Stage 1)
Search for the guilty (Stage 3)
Punishment of the innocent (Stage 4)
Distinction for the uninvolved (Stage 5)
Hidden Harbor / Working Harbor Sunset Tour, 2009
Last night I went on a sunset cruise through New York Harbor with Michael and his parents. The Hidden Harbor Sunset Tour was sponsored by the Working Harbor Committee, and for two hours the guide pointed out and explained tug boats–both pushers and pullers, graving docks, floating drydocks, container ships and ro-ros, ferries, fireboats, bridges, barges, tankers, cranes, warehouses and other industrial maritime features. We saw a lot of water traffic, and the guide pointed out that although there are much fewer container ships these days they are much bigger. It was awesome to see everything so close up.
Our boat started at the Pier 16 near the Brooklyn Bridge, and we sailed around the edges of Brooklyn by Red Hook and Sunset Park, and even went into the Eerie Basin for a bit. Next we passed Governors Island on our way to Staten Island, through Kill van Kull and past Snug Harbor. After slipping under the Bayonne Bridge we traveled up to Port Newark and Port Elizabeth. Finally we headed back, passing the Robbins Reef Lighthouse and the Statue of Liberty.
The weather was absolutely perfect, and the harbor looked bright and vibrant. I’ve posted quite a few photos here and will post more in the series over the next few days.
Posted at 9:08 am on 7/15/2009 in Atomische, New York City, Transportation | No Comments » 
This year we arrived at our favorite spot before the parade actually started, so managed to see Dykes on Bikes! But the early start meant we also got tired of standing and I left about 3 hours into it … even though the parade was only half done. Other highlights were seeing my friends march with GOAL, and of course the after-parade scene in the West Village where revelers were all too eager to pose for the camera.
Posted at 9:23 am on 6/29/2009 in Events, New York City, people | No Comments »
Farmers Market Photos: 5/30/2009
The farmers’ market at Grand Army Plaza is really picking up steam.
After dropping off a bag of clothes at the clothing recycling booth, I paid a visit to the sexy Madura mushroom man (above) and picked up some baby bellas and another fungal delight I forgot the name of. He promised it would taste “nutty.”
Next on to the Tellos Green Farm egg lady, who was selling blue-green eggs. When asked, she assured me with a straight face that they were from blue-green chickens.
I stopped to look at the asparagus (so big!) but ended up buying a bag of spinach instead. Hoping for those Popeye arms.
Check out the full photo series for more!
Posted at 10:42 am on 5/30/2009 in Atomische Photos, New York City | No Comments »
The weather was great and the train ride wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, despite all the routing changes. The beach was pretty crowded even though all the “Beach Close” signs were still up. Stay tuned for more photos to be posted later.
Posted at 7:24 pm on 4/26/2009 in Atomische Photos, New York City | No Comments »
