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7121 – I want Spider-man as an assistant!

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County has hired an expert on “cyberbullying” to talk to students, teachers, parents and police about young people who harass their peers with mean-spirited Web sites, hounding text messages, invasive cell-phone photos and other high-tech tools.

Parry Aftab, executive director of wiredsafety.org, will conduct a “summit” on the issue Feb. 8 at the Westchester County Center, County Executive Andrew Spano announced Tuesday.

She will be assisted by Spider-Man under an arrangement between her organization and Marvel Enterprises Inc. “Kids will listen to him,” she said.

Not getting as much of a Mel fix as I’d like this week… Sunday will take care of that. I hope her Gramma is repairing quickly.

Misc Piccies from last night – Route 14, Southbound, 6:40pm

The Burninator! (Randomly doodled on the bus 1/13/05)
The Burninator! (Randomly doodled on the bus 1/13/05)
Solar Scotto (Randomly doodled on the bus 1/13/05)
Solar Scotto (Randomly doodled on the bus 1/13/05)

Bus ride
Bus ride
marker graffiti
marker graffiti

Bizarro ipod world?

1 year ago – Media player classic, Chinese connection, old gaming notes (with diagrams), Florida laws, high school meme, monkeys!, work hubbub

2 years ago – evil quiz, printable gizmos, supergun, enviro-boots

3 years ago – visited hippies, cool clock, warm, groceries, kevin smith quiz, silly linkies, ramble about x-ray-eyes, SOP, etc

4 years ago – fun quotes, romance test, victorian flower symbolism, bill hicks

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6925 – Walkies pictures

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Newt Profile - 10/9/04
Newt Profile – 10/9/04
Can’t go too long without taking his picture! He was hyp-mo-tized by a light outside.
Transformers
Transformers
Not robots in disguise.

Scary, humming crackling things that probably toss off white and blue sparks when I’m not looking.
Transformers 2
Transformers 2
A bit further back on the walk. Humming is all but imperceptible here.
Alleyway, the other side
Alleyway, the other side
I usually apporach the riverwalk from the other side, but the alleyway was well-lit and unoccupied so I figured I’d travel the backroad a bit. Everything in this neck of the woods is barred off or locked tight… it’s rather intimidating after nightfall.
Take/ Basi?
Take/ Basi?
I have no idea what this graffito means.
A&E Trolley
A&E Trolley
Starting on October 8th, there’s a trolly that will take you up and down the art & science district, free of charge. Friday nights, and all day saturday, running every 10-15 minutes. I may take more advantage of them next week… but for now, it was just cute to ride along. I got an unforseen shortcut home (saved me a 9 block walk, and I talked to the conductor who was from Quincy, MA. Nice Guy, though he hasn’t broken the New England mindset to the more bohemian South Florida, yet.
singer
singer
random snap of a gal singing at latin fest. She was really belting out some number I never heard before, but wouldn’t mind hearing again. Halfway between torch song and rhythm-pop.
AOL Latino
AOL Latino
Wow! If you thought AOL “en Ingles” was lousy, just wait until you try AOL LATINO!!

MUY ETHNICO!

MUY PEYO!!

Seriously, I got free wireless access while standing next to the aol booth. If the commercial network isn’t secure… how much do you think they care about customer security?

They had some deal if you promised to use aol latino for a year, you could have a fair bare-bones system with a 17 inch monitor and color printer (dial-up) for $300. I could see where that would make a lot of people happy.

but still.

AOL. THOU ART DE DEBBIL!

Erm

EL DIABLO!
Newsroom Cafe.
Newsroom Cafe.
Mostly for scale. note the 3′ tall bird graffiti on the left.
Birdie graffiti
Birdie graffiti
Kind of cool. Somone drew a picture on glue-backed paper, and posted this doorknob-height bird on the side of the building. I’ve been seeing more and more of these style postings around town… I guess it’s easier than doing it on site, and getting caught?

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6753 – The day out was lovely, though hot and steamy.

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HAPPY 4th of JULY! I know I’m glad to be as free as I am.

So, Vizcaya it was. I walked the house (sadly, no photography inside was allowed) Outside, however, is another story entirely… so, I took a lot of pictures. )though, not all the pictures below are mine) There was *so* much statuary, and such extensive Mediterranean gardens that I could’ve stayed there all day… but the beating of the sun got to me after walking around in it from late morning to about 3pm, even with the cool breeze off of the water, and the gigantic fruit smoothie I was gunning down at a record pace.

Something nifty was that there was either a photo-shoot for a bridal magazine going on, or three different wives-to-be were all being captured on film in different parts of the outside, too. At times, it seemed as if I couldn’t take a picture without snagging a gal in a white dress and gloves someplace in the shot. (and I took a few deliberate shots, too… it’s to the gal’s merit how composed they were in the aforementioned super-sun beams. There was also a “Red White & Blue” celebration planned for the evening, with some rasta-guys working the soundboard. Unfortunately, I wasn’t up to staying there to the 9pm launch time.

I took so many photos that it’ll take me a while to sort the wheat from the chaff. I’ll toss in a few each entry as I go through ’em. Explanations of each are beneath the picture in question.

The Journey Begins

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11:30 am

En route to the Robin Rodriguez meeting… Thinking about old speedy Gonzales cartoons with “Slowpoke Rodriguez” and his pistol. How racist would folks find that character today? I’d heard that the cartoon network withheld showing speedy for a while, come to think of it. Not sure if that’s true. When I worked at the library, Theresa Rodriguez rightfully had the moniker of slowpoke… Brent dubbed her that, I think. She was the assistant in the kids department and very sweet. Perfect height for the job…maybe 4’10 or so? She was one of the elves when I acted as a Santa’s helper at BBCL. (5 times… I’ve put on the red suit about 9 or10 times for kids since the 7th grade)

12:27 pm

Note to others about self – don’t confuse courtesy with subservience. Some folks think I do nice things out of obligation rather than just being nice. Nuh-uh.

12:36pm

Robin and Al aren’t too late… They just pulled in.

2:32 pm

The meeting went well, and I got a free lunch out of the deal. Lots of industry gossip was passed around. Told about Dave & Cathi’s baby getting bigger and cuter... Wally’s crookedness, new company and upcoming trial, Vic fired or leaving Nordis (I’m more and more glad that didn’t pan.) the rack is working with MM now and gave a good review of me… As did Cobden and Brian at MCS. MM is in Fort Lauderdale, another bonus.

I pull an 8-8 TAG shift this coming Sunday but have Saturday off! Looks like lunch with ldy is surely on!

4:18 pm

riding the bus… I can’t believe how wrong some folks are with judgments. I smile pleasantly at a young lady and the look that she throws back at me is the kind you’d give to a dog that might bite if it got off its leash. I’m glad that most little kids can see that I’m a nice guy anyhow. Too many predators in the world today… Makes for skittish people. If that girl knew me, she’d know that I’m as gentle as a lamb unless provoked by violence or cruelty. Plus, I’m not “cruising for the booty”.

Pictures from today’s journey to the Lunch meeting.