Merry Christmas

Ken's Kitchen

Overseen by John Donato, Ken's Kitchen serves 800 to 1,000 meals every Thursday and 300 meals on wheels. Our meals consist of soup, meat and potatoes, vegetables and dessert--also bread and cake to take home. This is all free of charge--the program is run on donations and our volunteers-70 to 80 people.

Cuorisity caught CoCo

nyc 11~08

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wild is the Wind

Coldplay IZOD 10~26~08

'Lovers in Japan'

Death of A Genius..The Tragic Last Days of David Foster Wallace

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23638511/the_lost_years__last_days_of_david_foster_wallace

the one and only joe..blue steel

You Are a Trifle

No doubt, you have many intricate layers. But deep down, you're a little squishy.

What Holiday Food Are You?

Happy Birthday Thom! I share a birthday with my hero--a gift.

LBIR Atist Book Signing October 4 08..Paintings of the Island by Sixty Contemporary Artists

David Foster Wallace 1962-2008...American novelist, essayist and humorist..Professor.

The world of words just won't be the same without him.


http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html

Graceful Exit.. Paul Newman on Dying.

He is the fierce-faced punk

http://www.esquire.com/features/graceful-exit-0500

Duffy....Stepping Stone..can't wait to see her open for Coldplay 10/26..

Giants Win...

My friend Walt likes NIN...here's to staying young at 80 yrs...

so i am at work on tuesday and my friend Walt stops by and asks me if we have any NIN cd's...then he tells me how he just saw them in concert--he and his wife Carol are friends with the lead guitarist's parents--apparently his daughter babysat guitarist robin finck back in the day and Walt and Carol were invited to the concert as family..told to 'wear black' so they did...walking in they were greeted by ticket takers with 'you two must be parents of the band members' ... they had a great time, hung out backstage....so cheers to you Walt, my 80 yrs young friend....and make sure you listen to 'still'.

LBI native amongst the masses...savage summertime is coming to a close......

My Morning Jacket - Librarian..one for us

Lollapalooza

Radiohead; August 1, 2008

01. 15 Step
02. Airbag
03. There There
04. All I Need
05. Nude
06. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
07. The Gloaming
08. The National Anthem
09. Faust Arp
10. No Surprises
11. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
12. Reckoner
13. Lucky
14. The Bends
15. Everything in Its Right Place
16. Fake Plastic Trees
17. Bodysnatchers
18. Videotape
19. Paranoid Android
20. Dollars and Cents
21. House of Cards
22. Optimistic
23. 2+2=5
24. Idioteque

I would like to watch you sleeping,
which may not happen.
I would like to watch you,
sleeping. I would like to sleep
with you, to enter
your sleep as its smooth dark wave
slides over my head

and walk with you through that lucent
wavering forest of bluegreen leaves
with its watery sun & three moons
towards the cave where you must descend,
towards your worst fear

I would like to give you the silver
branch, the small white flower, the one
word that will protect you
from the grief at the center
of your dream, from the grief
at the center. I would like to follow
you up the long stairway
again & become
the boat that would row you back
carefully, a flame
in two cupped hands
to where your body lies
beside me, and you enter
it as easily as breathing in

I would like to be the air
that inhabits you for a moment
only. I would like to be that unnoticed
& that necessary.

hatteras sunset on the sound

Bruce's last stand at Meadowlands?

GREETINGS From Giants Stadium 7/27/08

Bruce Springsteen & E-Street Band July 27 Concert - Back in the USA

Springsteen and his E Street Band rocked through a 30-song set, playing several classic tunes, including the opening song "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out." They also jammed out favorites like "Badlands," "Born to Run," "Dancin' in the Dark," and more recent hits like "The Rising." Most agree, it was the best ever. The Boss was in great form, rocking until 11:50PM.

Set List 7/27/08-

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Radio Nowhere... Lonesome Day... Adam Raised A Cain...Spirit In The Night...Summertime Blues....Brilliant Disguise....Atlantic City....Growin' Up....Janey Don't You Lose Heart......I'll Work For Your Love....Youngstown...Murder Incorporated....The Promised Land...Livin' In The Future...Mary's Place....Working On The Highway...Tunnel Of Love...The Rising....Last To Die...Long Walk Home...Badlands...Girls In Their Summer Clothes....Jungleland...Born To Run....Bobby Jean....Dancing In The Dark....American Land.....Rosalita

Tony Snow 1955-2008

QUANTUM OF SOLACE

He had me at 'Layer Cake'

LCD Soundsystem 'All My Friends'

LCD Soundsystem -listen !!... ...'daft punk is playing at my house

'CONTROL' now on dvd...watch it..

Ian Curtis
...then listen to joy division




A British film about the life and death of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, starring a first-time actor sam riley...directed by anton corbijn...the screenplay is based on the book 'touching from a distance' by deborah curtis who also co-produced.standout performance by riley as the tortured curtis. samantha morton gives her usual stellar performance. all live joy division songs are performed by the actors. 'love will tear us apart' and 'atmosphere' are featured by joy division. the credits roll with a cover of 'shadowplay' by the killers.just a superb biopic....filmed in black and white with shades of gray...we see curtis's melancholic tortured soul.... he stands a man alone.

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

Coldplay's fourth studio album has been released. Have been eagerly anticipating esp since it is largely produced by the genius Brian Eno. I love this album and like all their music it once again speaks to me at this moment in my life. For me they never fail to deliver... have seen them live and they don't disappoint...hating on Colplay is a sort of sport for some..as my one son said 'they're good, its just so easy to make fun of them'..which opened up our usual spirited and engaged sharing of thoughts....The track


'Death and All His Friends'

No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end
I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge
I don't wanna follow Death and all his friends

No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end
I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge
I don't wanna follow Death and all of his friends

This is a great way to end the album (hidden track notwithstanding) I think it's the strongest cut..the chant is only repeated twice at the end...would have loved to have it go on forever but as is they just leave you wanting more......which is never a bad thing~right?

Tim Russert 1950-2008 RIP

Saddened and shocked by the sudden passing of one of my heroes. A great man, loving son, husband and father. Too ironic for the Author of 'Big Russ and Me' to leave us Father's Day weekend. I remember seeing him on a talking head show sharing his love for his father and his son, Luke. One of my favorites stories of Tim's was when his son had read the book "Big Russ" about his grandfather. Tim and Big Russ share the same initials - TJR, as Tim was a junior. Sometime after Luke had read the book he returned home from Boston College for the weekend. Tim heard his wife Maureen yell to him "he has a TATTOO!" Tim went running to see what was going on, reminding Luke that he had promised that he wouldn't get a tattoo. Luke then responded that after he had read the book, he decided to get a tattoo to honor his dad and grandfather. So he pulled up his shirt and there were the initials TJR tattooed on his side. Luke then said he always wanted to have his dad and grandfather "on his side". Tim choked up at that point and said "What could I say?"

Only the good die young.

my hero

Thom Yorke Would Like to Remind Prince Who the Original ‘Creep’ Was



"Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our … song." —Radiohead's Thom Yorke reacts to news that Prince has blocked YouTube clips of his Coachella performance "Creep"

signed and touring on a continent near you 'waking the cadaver'

Obama and I....

Hanging out at Annapolis...

Simply the Best..Naval Academy Class of 2011

FINITO! i am so done..'i get by with a little help from my friends'~~thanks girls

del.icio.us thing #13

this is a key organizational tool for blogging...speaking of delicious, it reminds me of a favorite cookbook unfolding.. 'recipe' chapters 'linking' you to the subject...and that is enough of that.

Techno talk #10

i like technology..it makes everything so much easier...keeps you in touch with the world, and those special people in your life that may not be close by.. when i think of the internet i see it as A+ .....'he had entered a great warehouse of knowledge'...it is fun to look at my friends blogs and i have been commenting on them since the first week...

Gustav Klimt- The Kiss (1908)

My golden framed print hangs in our
living room and is as tall as me
I carried it home and hung it myself~
Anniversary surprise.
Click on it to experience the beauty

You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

~Desiderata~Max Ehrmann ~ 1872-1945
you can read the entire prose in
the comment section....

Aview of "Shining Hour' by Artist Gaston Locklear

One of my favorites, his use of color is unreal..love his muse the ocean. He reminds me of van Gogh

http://www.playaoeste.com/locklear.html

October Swell

Midnight Mass

A view on various RSS feeds

I tried all three search tools and my favorite feed so far is Topix, closely followed by Technorati, which accesses most of my interests...and offers a host of information on Indie Flicks.
Syndic8 hooked me up with my main man Eli Manning and The Giants GO BLUE!

RSS FEEDS

I like how all my favorite places to visit online are at the touch of my fingers on one page.
What a great way for Libraries to organize research tools for our customers, bloglines can keep information all in one spot.
This is a great tool, one workers and customers alike will benefit from!

oclwebthings

7 habits

The easiest one for me to do is play.
The hardest for me to do is taking the time to learn the new technology.