what about the plastic animals?

Spring Break: The Sequel

Time for another break.

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Every Burger and the Streets of Brooklyn

Not sure if they are called Everyburger or Every Burger.  In addition to being cute these little chocolate cookies that look like cheeseburgers are pretty tasty.

Check it out!  If you watch Annika Vitolo's Streets of Brooklyn video you'll see one of my photos.

Rhuby Soft

I recently found this French soft drink in the walk-in cooler at Fairway.  Rhuby Soft, sans alcool, is a rhubarb-flavored soda.  It certainly tasted rhubarbery.  I almost liked it.  The soda had a weird syrupy-sweet thing going on that was not to my liking.  Let the rhubarb speak for itself, I say!  If I try it again it shall be mixed with gin.

Trenton Makes Night and Day

If you've ever taken the train through Trenton or driven across the Delaware on US-1 you've probably seen the Trenton Makes - The World Takes sign on the Lower Trenton Bridge.  The original sign, in giant metal letters, went up in 1911, a year after the Chamber of Commerce adopted the slogan to represent the city as a manufacturing powerhouse.  Although it is short and rhymes, to my ear there's more than a hint of bitterness in the slogan.  The sign went neon in 1935 and the most recent improvements were made in 2005.

Back Under Wraps

The Frederick Douglass statue was briefly unwrapped on Monday of this week.  It was wrapped when I walked by on Sunday afternoon and Lynn reports that it was wrapped again on Tuesday.  The picture above was from this evening.

Seven Trees

Happy Earth Day!  As part of the ongoing Million TreesNYC campaign the city recently planted seven trees in the middle of the sidewalk on St. Nicholas between 118th and 119th streets.  Was that intentional or should the trees have been planted next to the street like every other street tree?

Michelle

Above is Michelle wishing future husband Greg a happy birthday at the murder mystery night party she organized some six years ago.  Michelle passed away last week.  She was much too young.  Her courage and optimism gave her the strength to survive an illness much longer than anyone could have expected.  I could write more but I'm afraid I'll get all sappy and sentimental and I don't want to have the teacher look of disapproval staring down at me.

Instead we'll move ahead.  There is a mysterious fire to report on, a new grove of trees has appeared in the neighborhood, videos were shot on the way to and from Washington, and a leafy soda was consumed.  All that needs to be reported before vacation time arrives next Thursday.  Onward!

77

Today would have been my mother's 77th birthday.  Happy birthday, Mom!  Assuming this picture was taken close to when the film was developed, I'm a perhaps-not-yet-noticed little embryo in the photo.

Spring Break

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It's spring outside.  Time for a break.  I'm going to abandon this little corner of the Internet for a week or so.