2009
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Purple Sweet Potatoes
These are grown on Rota (near Guam, part of the CNMI). They’re delicious, and I imagine they’d make a cool-looking mashed potato dish. (I’m thinking my photo doesn’t do them justice, as they are really a bright purple.)
Two Tales of One City
The media converge on Hoboken’s City Hall. The meatiest converge on Hoboken’s City Hall Bake Shop.
The Crimes of Cammarano
In a rare moment of justice, Hoboken’s disgraced yuppie-asshole thug-wannabe child-mayor Peter Cammarano resigned in shame on Friday, a week after being arrested in the massive federal corruption investigation. Despite couldn’t-be-more-damning transcripts of his transgressions, Petey had denied any wrongdoing and vowed to stay in office. That is, until additional indiscretions came to light. In […]
Minor League Update
There were many stories this past month about how if the Albany Firebirds (Arena Football League 2) didn’t secure the eighth and final playoff spot, they would likely fold. Alas, they ended up ninth, losing the tiebreaker to the Florida Firecats. But fortunately for the Firebirds, the Firecats folded first! Fire!
Earning My Bedford Cred
The distance is the same but it’s more aesthetically pleasing: This is the reason I’ve always given for walking to work from the Christopher St. PATH station rather than the 9th St. station. And it really is a pleasant little walk, as Bedford Street cuts diagonally through the West Village. In 15 years of this […]
More Bad News for the Print Industry
Newsweek has announced that rather than producing a magazine, they would now only exist in brick wall form.
Deli meat
This story is not as amusing, but I’ve been waiting patiently for several years for a chance to reuse the ‘deli meat’ label. By now, you’re probably wondering, “Who is this Robert Gavin? How is he getting all of these scoops?” I’m afraid it’s simply because so many of the other reporters have been laid […]
Man cave photo
Caption: An exterior shot of the so-called “man cave” where to (sic) state workers allegedly smoked pot and partied on state time (Courtesy New York State Police)
Man cave
State: ‘Man cave’ hid drug den Two state workers suspended after officials say they got high and napped at a secret lounge instead of working By ROBERT GAVIN, Staff writer First published in print: Saturday, July 18, 2009 ALBANY — The seat of state government once launched the political careers of Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano […]
Japanese Cones
We spotted some of these cat cones in Japan, in various sectors. Oftentimes they connect the cones with plastic connectors, unseen in the States.
Jack Silbert, curator