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Skated home tonight.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:59:14 -0500

Skated home tonight.

This is by far the best one yet. “I love trashhh!”

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:43:33 -0500

This is by far the best one yet.

“I love trashhh!”

(via annamarie) Anna, I think these are fantastic.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:54:26 -0500

(via annamarie)

Anna, I think these are fantastic.

Mom you would love it here!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:27:37 -0500

Mom you would love it here!

‘Snice with Morgan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:30 -0500

‘Snice with Morgan

russann: Finally finished Ken Burns’ “National Parks.” Can’t...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0500

russann:

Finally finished Ken Burns’ “National Parks.” Can’t disagree with one critic who said that this series gives new meaning to the term “geologic time,” but it was well worth that time.

While I appreciated the fact that I could take my kids to places like Yosemite, I didn’t truly understand just how much struggle went into the establishment of our national parks.

Things I Learned:

I’m extremely grateful that the biggest battle which was the idea that national parks should even exist has already been fought. Hard as it was then, I don’t think that we, with such a divided people and government, could accomplish it now. We seem to have become a nation of small ideas.

John Muir is the rock star of the environmental movement. He’s an eco-god.

Theodore Roosevelt comes in a close second.

So many people fought the good fight for so many years and we’ve never even heard of them. They should at least be on postage stamps!

Even the least educated wrote better in the earlier centuries than the most educated do in our century. Just a commonplace diary or letter reads like poetry.

Some of the first park rangers were the African American Buffalo Soldiers.

Two of the best names ever were from a black gentlemen in Florida who fought to save the Everglades. He named his sons “King Arthur” and “Sir Lancelot” hoping that “great names would lead to great men.” Based on what I saw of him and his sons, he succeeded.

One of the most novel ideas to come out of the park movement was the idea that land should be preserved even though no humans would ever see it; it should be saved solely because it should exist in our world and we would be diminished by its absence. This is in sharp contrast to how the first parks operated which was almost like a zoo/carnival with people writing their names on the rocks, feeding the bears, throwing fire down Yosemite Falls.

It was a slow slog to get through the series but so inspiring; if he could have, Pete would have left the day after we finished watching so that he could see all the parks. We’re going to map our route now for our journeys later.

Here are me and my brother at Yosemite about 10 years ago. I got a terrific (horrible) spider bite and wore cool shades. I would like to go back to appreciate Yosemite even more than I did last time.

Lexington Luncheonette with Rydog and the Laurens

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:30:09 -0500

Lexington Luncheonette with Rydog and the Laurens

Dear bugs, you do not pay rent here.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:15:02 -0500

Dear bugs, you do not pay rent here.

NYC Marathon 2009!

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:04:37 -0500

NYC Marathon 2009!

Happy Birthday to my brother!

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:07:54 -0400

Happy Birthday to my brother!

I searched “How to make a fake beard” and was...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:59:00 -0400

I searched “How to make a fake beard” and was pleasantly surprised to have this video recommended to me:

How to Teach a Bearded Dragon to Drink from a Water Dish

It’s actually really cool and now I know.

“A few minutes later…bone dry.”

"I read in The New York Times this week that I’m an ice queen, I’m the Sun King,..."

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:20:55 -0400

““I read in The New York Times this week that I’m an ice queen, I’m the Sun...

Goodnight.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:21:05 -0400

Goodnight.

This is what I did this morning.

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:30:44 -0400

This is what I did this morning.

At the laundromat with Morg.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:13:46 -0400

At the laundromat with Morg.

Amazingly delicious pb&j at ‘sNice. And a sugar cookie...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:08:19 -0400

Amazingly delicious pb&j at ‘sNice. And a sugar cookie with sprinkles.

My apartment is giving me the literal cold shoulder.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:38:01 -0400

My apartment is giving me the literal cold shoulder.

amandalynferri: bustedtees: What’s BustedTees? This is an old...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:22:45 -0400

amandalynferri:

bustedtees:

What’s BustedTees? This is an old video we shot the summer of 2007 explaining the history of BustedTees.

I just rediscovered this video from a few summers ago where we all look like we are 12 and have much shorter haircuts.

Julia and I made this!

Working from Tillie’s today

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:13:07 -0400

Working from Tillie’s today

Today Is Reptile Awareness Day.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:22:21 -0400

pavblog: Just fyi. They said so on NY1 this morning. Snakes are my biggest fear so I would very...