Browsing the blog archives for August, 2011

What I’ve Been Reading: August

Irene Equals Evacuation

This is a scene from this morning after Hurricane Irene (or Tropical Storm Irene, depending on who is reporting) made landfall at Coney Island. This is North Cove Marina featuring the World Financial Center in the background. Our apartment complex is just off screen to the right, and on slightly higher ground. The water here [...]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

I was skittish about Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The 2001 remake was just plain bad and there were elements of the trailers for this new movie that didn’t make me feel like this was going to be a good movie. It was a pleasant surprise to find that this Apes is a [...]

Hot Guys Reading Books Outside

Paperback Cover of the Week: Deep Lavender

This book gets bonus points for the tagline mention of Jacqueline Susann’s master work. It certainly makes me want to read it!

Boxers Win, Bombers Are Goalie Free

The Boxers came out strong last night against the Wild Turkeys. Just a few weeks ago we got soundly beaten by the Turkeys 7-1. This time out we got the W with a 9-5 score. The last couple games we’ve played so well as a unit. It’s been great to see a team gel so [...]

The Holstee Manifesto

I’ve posted this before, but some things are worth repeating. visit Holstee here.