Tarrytown
Come On, Pelican!
2008.04.22 17:54 Filed in: PictureADay
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning Tarrytown cleans up its act by sweeping the parking lot that is my neighbor. Fortunately Monday and Wednesday night are not heavy drinking nights for me. I am sure this is not the pelican Tony Montana was cheering on, but I still hear the words.
Every Tuesday morning,
while the Pelican waits for the cars to clear out of the parking lot,
I walk to my truck and repeat the refrain:
"Come on, pelican!"
Once the operator actually heard me and just smiled knowingly. He probably says the refrain every morning.
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Snow
2007.12.02 11:17 Filed in: PictureADay
December Snow has fallen. Just a few inches now, but it is still coming down. I made the first pass with the shovel, but I expect I will need another before 4:00.
Time for a snowball fight!
Hang the Witch?
2007.10.30 19:54 Filed in: NYS
From Burning to Hanging, New England has never been kind to witches.
Halloween is upon us in South Sleepy Hollow. The parade was Sunday Night and included a street party with DJ! We were dancing on Main Street. I swear Halloween is bigger than Christmas.
The light posts are decorated with Jack O'Lanterns and ghosts and witches (as above). The air is finally right for October and tomorrow the kids come ringing.
October, Finally
2007.10.13 08:59 Filed in: NYS
Monday it was still summer. Highs in the 80's, A/C
running, shorts, the whole deal.
Tuesday it rained. Biblicly. About 50 hours sometimes with rates of 6 inches per hour. My boss got flooded Thursday night. She has 2 feet of water in the basement. Her neighbor's cars are in it to the steering wheel.
Now it is Autumn. Highs in the 60's, heater running, sweaters, the whole deal. My squirrels warned me.
Tuesday it rained. Biblicly. About 50 hours sometimes with rates of 6 inches per hour. My boss got flooded Thursday night. She has 2 feet of water in the basement. Her neighbor's cars are in it to the steering wheel.
Now it is Autumn. Highs in the 60's, heater running, sweaters, the whole deal. My squirrels warned me.
The Mythic
2007.10.09 06:48 Filed in: NYS
Perhaps more often in October, but Tarrytown has it's fantastic side. That is a castle on the hill. This view is from the Tappan Zee bridge on a sunny rush hour. Lyndhurst is down below closer to the Hudson
Our high school is Sleepy Hollow and their mascot is the Horseman.
I have often lived in places where Halloween is "bigger than Christmas" and feel very comfortable here.
Web Site: Lyndhurst
Web Site: Caroll
Web Site: The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze
Web Site: Legend Weekends @ Philipsburg Manor
Mac Scare 2
2007.10.02 21:14 Filed in: Apple
My iMac "ate" a second PMU. So the repair delayed my subtext relaunch a few days.
Good Points:
* Apple knows about the problem with the G5 iMac PMU. This makes "negotiating" a repair a simple matter (unlike Icke's nightmare with Apple Support)
* Parts are readily available
* The turn around is < 4 days
* No charge (Manufacturer's defect)
Bad points:
* They on last about 18-25 months
* 3 days, no Mac (withdrawal)
* Have to walk past the nice new black and aluminum iMacs and NOT buy one
Tarrytown
In an effort to maintain the posting habits of Mr. Charles Cornish, I took this photograph of my new home in Tarrytown, NY Charlie Style! That is Tarrytown on the Eastern shore of the Hudson River. The river is 3 miles wide here and was considered an inland sea by the Dutch settlers.
That is three lanes of traffic in my mirror. The blur in the Jersey barriers should indicate ~ 65 miles per hour. While taking a photograph.