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February 20, 2006
Sunday Nap
Contrary to popular belief, we do need rest after all the excitement.
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February 12, 2006
Blizzard of 2006
Record snowfall arrived just when we thought winter was only leaving us with the two inches in January. 26.9 inches fell, beating the record set in 1947 by just about half an inch.
A blizzard warning was in effect from 2 a.m. to well into the afternoon but that didn't deter tourists and locals from going out. There were reports of winds blowing as strong as 60 m.p.h.; even then, when we were out in Times Square before noon, whole families were out enjoying the weather. It stayed pretty much below freezing the whole day and we got home before the gusts ended.
More another time.
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February 06, 2006
Success
This is a picture of success.
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February 03, 2006
Rainy Afternoon in Brooklyn
Determined to avoid tourist traps, we braved the winds during the rainy Tuesday to visit the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory in search of a quiet afternoon. The person at the counter had an affection for old songs on the jukebox, his selections quietly drowning the sound of rain. Chocolate chocolate chip ice cream in an empty parlour completed the retreat from city. From where we were sitting, only the Brooklyn Bridge served as a reminder that downtown madness is only a 30-minute walk away.
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February 02, 2006
TBM
One of my favourite dining experience has to be having a Margherita pizza at Girimaldi's. As part of the New Year's celebration, we walked, sans kids, across the Brooklyn Bridge and managed to reach the pizza place just a few minutes before one.
Only one table was taken when we arrived, and by the time we had our second slice some twenty minutes later, the bustle exceeded that of the neighbourhood that it's in. The pie was piping hot, the sauce just the right consistency, the mozarella medium well, and the base nicely toasted. Crisp and chewy, everything you'd expect in a perfect pie. For $2 one could get a bottle of coke or any kind of soda. And for the small cost of the meal, you get a whole lotta Brooklyn love.
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February 01, 2006
President
(of the World Turtle Racing Federation)
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