christmas eve, vol. 2

Aunt Sandy (right) and sister Ashley Jade.

Aunt Sandy and girlfriend Keren.

Keren and I in front of my parent's tree.

Hailey works on a pretzel rod as she stares down the camera.

The tree.

christmas eve

Sister Ashley Jade.

The family.

Mom (Dana) and the tree helpers.

Dad (Rick) with Hailey and Grover IV, aka ManMan.

Beautiful baby Bella.

from the back of the crate . . .

Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan side.

Geese checking each other out in Philadelphia's Pennypack Park.

Fallen red petals in New York City's Central Park.

Our CD cover -- if there ever is one.

Sizes S-XL. Just $14.99 as shown! (The wife-beater collection)

chopper shots, vol. 2

Central Park.

Lower Manhattan.

Statue Of Liberty.

Midtown.

chopper shots

Lower Manhattan.

Empire State Building.

Why yes, I do have a ticket to ride.

No, my name is not Roger, Roger.

random animals

An alligator in Florida, near Ft. Lauderdale.

A clownfish at the Baltimore Aquarium.

Bambi, a Chihuahua, with her unidentfied stuffed goose.


Bambi either: (A) stretching before the big game, (B) nursing a wicked hangover, or (C) displaying how big of a Snausage sandwich she wants.

Macy, aka Watch Kitty, stares down Barney the beagle (not pictured). Look at those eyes.

city shots, vol. 3

This sign speaks the truth when it comes to customer service. Can you hear me now, Sprint?

Statue of Liberty.

A mourner whose face is badly burned looks on as names of 9/11 victims are read during an anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero.

Lower Manhattan, as seen from the Staten Island Ferry.

An FDNY firefighter plays bagpipes during a press conference held to protest the presence of ashen remains of 9/11 victims at the Fresh Kills landfill.

manhattan men at work

NYPD Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly (left) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg talk at a police graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden.

New York Gov. George Pataki (left) fixes his tie at a press conference as Bloomberg listens to a reporter ask a question.

Four of NYPD's newest officers minutes after their graduation ceremony on benches in the belly of the MSG.

Mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer races into a supermarket for a campaign event.

Rev. Al Sharpton smiles at Ferrer supporter outside of a Harlem supermarket.

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THINGS TO DO SOON

(for me and maybe you too; in no particular order)

1. Play high stakes Hold 'Em in Vegas.
2. Rescue a stranger, preferably from death.
3. Write something that lands on the New York Times best-seller's list.
4. Skydive.
5. Sit front row at the Madison Square Garden.
6. Buy your parents something extravagant.
7. Swim with sharks.
8. Go an African safari.
9. Obtain a law or master's degree.
10. Surf in Australia.


Have you done any of these? Let me hear the specifics please . . .

puerto rico

A view of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, from the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro. Known locally as "El Morro," the 16th century fortress was designed to protect the harbor against enemy ships.

Another view of Old San Juan.

A friendly pigeon says hello, and lands not far from a star.

This picture was taken along a remote road en route to a lagoon that had bioluminescent plankton.

A beach in San Juan, up the road a bit from our hotel.

philadelphia

Four separate shots of the demolition of Veterans Stadium.

Second and South Streets.

City Hall, from South Broad Street.

76ers vs. Los Angeles Lakers at the First Union Center.

The Rocky Statute at the Museum of Art.

niagara falls

The aerial photographs shown here were taken from the Sklyon Tower, a 520-foot observation deck with a revolving restaurant and bar.