Last day in New York

We started the morning in line at the Empire State Building. Up two elevators and we were on the 86th floor. What a view. Then off to ride around uptown through Harlem and around central park. Two hours at the Met is not enough. So much to see in so many rooms. Had to pick and choose. Then we road the hop on hop off bus to brooklyn. So many views and a variety of sights. Dinner in downtown at Joe's Pizza. After three days we still got confused in the subway. Another full day of sights and sounds of New York.

New York Day Two

We rode the Hop on Hop off bus around town until the sky open up. It rained hard in the afternoon. We did get to Time's Square, Rockefeller Center, and 42nd Street before it got really bad. Waited in Starbucks drinking coffee until it was time to see Matthew Brodrick and Nathan Lane in the Odd Couple. Laughed and laughed, lots of fun, worth the time to see them perform. Had dinner at O'Lunney's Irish Pub. Had a nice time and road the "PATH" subway back to New Jersey. One more day left, more stuff to do.

New York, New York

We spent the day visiting the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the World Trade Center site. We entered the subway through the rebuilt station at that site. We started at 51st street and Broadway. We used the subway to go "downtown" and saw the building that houses the New York Stock Exchange. It is raining and there are flood warnings on the television. Guess the Mets - Giants game may be rained out. We are just glad to be here after our three hour delay in Chicago. Beth was not surprised at our delay, guess it is normal.

Counting the Daze...

6 more days of school...well, official school days...11 including the wrap-up record-keeping -- yahoo!
1 month until the start of the Tour de France 2006 -- yahoo!
3 months until our trip to Alaska -- google -- I mean yahoo!
I'm giddy, so giddy-yup, ya'll.

Ursprache wins it

The big spelling bee thing was on tonight and the girl who won, spelled ursprache correctly.

So, can you use it in a sentence?

retarred streets. (say it out loud)

i've been riding my bike a whole lot lately. i realized my recreational bicycle from target would not hold up to the amount of trail riding i've been doing pretty much daily up in turnbull canyon, so i bought a more durable mountain bike. it's a trek. it feels really awesome.

it was nice to see my relatives this past week, and have three gatherings at glen and cindi's backyard bistro, although, after a week that featured a whirlwind trip to king's canyon to see my eldest brother, then a wedding in monterey, followed by various graduations, funerals, final exams, birthdays, three day weekends and all the other fun family stuff of last week, i can say that i began to feel a bit "partied out."

i started growing a mustache, because they won't let me grow a beard at polly's. i'll show them, by growing a ridiculous mustache, that many have casually commented that it makes me look french. pass the freedom fries. peace out.

UPDATE 1: Today's to-do-list

1. check email
2. mix cole slaw
   
3. groceries: pork butt, corn
4. Breakfast with Cindi at Cal Grill [UPDATE]
   
5. check email
6. build a fire to smoke pork butt
7. check email
8. wet mop pork butt
9. check email
10. go to breakfast with Cindi
11. check email

more later.

Giro d' Italia

Yea for a USA rider. Tom Danielson sitting 16 after 19 stages. I am impressed. Should I be Daniel??? I've been impressed by the difficulties in this race, weather included. Makes me wish I knew more about this sport. Might even buy a bike some day if I lived on flat land and there were bike paths.

World Cup Soccer

Starting June something and going to the beginning of July is one the biggest events on the planet: World Cup Soccer. Gotta pay attention to this so I can participate in the office banter.

I need one of these before Saturday

Nice haircut

This is really a book cover, not someone's new haircut... or is it? robage? rob? Daniel? Timothy? where are you?

Living History Visitor

If your one of the kids sewing with Doris you get to be in the shade.
There were a range of sewing skills and interest.
Doris examines the handiwork.
Beth enjoys the moment and her mom's participation.