
Currently the MTA is doing a ton of work and this is one of the fine guys helping keep the subway moving. Although, it does suck when they are working on the train that you want to take, and it's usually late at night when you just want to be home.
bringing you phone pics from around town

Currently the MTA is doing a ton of work and this is one of the fine guys helping keep the subway moving. Although, it does suck when they are working on the train that you want to take, and it's usually late at night when you just want to be home.

These fine folks are the first in the neighborhood to go ALL OUT with lights, blow up figures and all sorts of things that move!

This was a first for me. I cooked a turkey and made a lot of the side dishes! A bunch of good friends came over and we had a feast fit for kings!

Apparently everyone was waiting for their deep fried turkeys that they pre-ordered. wow.

The train operators use these to make sure no one gets stuck while they are closing the doors. I like to think I'm watching reality subway TV. It's good watching!

Frankly, I don't want a dog to be off a leash when it's a) too dark to see it running at/after me and b) when I'm not awake to notice it.

On a ride home from Manhattan the cabbie told us all about Jesus and how he found him after three nights partying in clubs and doing cocaine. His cab was all decked out with stickers, buttons and cards of wisdom. Also, he had a tape recorder and asked me to talk into it and I spoke of all the good things the lord provides, such as cab drivers. He liked it a lot.

Cool ice cube that came from a rubber ice cube tray. They come in many different designs. I especially like this design as an ice cube.

Today it's cloudy with a possibility of rain. This photo was taken a few days ago.

I was just reading an article about the horrific traffic problems in Southern California. Currently they are considering building a long tunnel to connect two areas, which seems silly to build a tunnel in an earthquake zone. The best quote was given by Karl Warkomski, mayor of Aliso Viejo, in southern Orange County. "Every study shows that you can't build your way out of congestion." This is when I say two cheers for the NYC subway, and come on California, get out of your cars and build some decent mass transit!

At first I thought the dog was fake, and then it moved. The lady that was carrying it seemed to be a bit nervous. I was afraid that the dog would just jump out of the bag and get hit by the train, but he was well behaved.

I'm not quite sure what the marketing behind this phone card means. On a separate note the picture blogging is back in business.

What if you have multiple servings in a row and for an extended period of time?

These two were fast asleep at 10:45pm last night as I was coming home from work. Not sure what they had in the bags but it intrigued me.

This is the view that I see when I am at work. This is looking West on 11th Ave. in Manhattan.

This morning was a great day for the annual New York City Marathon. It was an event not to be missed. The amount of support and cheering was awesome. The sound of tens of thousands of runners feet hitting the pavement was a beautiful sound. All of these photos were taken 3 blocks from my place, which is about 10 miles into the race. With some 35,000 runners, 2 million spectators, 5 boroughs and 26.2 miles of craziness this made for a great reason to wake up on a Sunday morning.

The fact that so many people were drinking water made the street look as if it had rained. Lots of thirsty runners! Right next to the water station was the injury station. There were a few runners down and out.

This was definitely a sight to see! These women had a very elegant feel to their strides. They appeared to all be like cheetahs in hot pursuit of a meal...the finish line!

These guys were really going fast! They had a much different feeling from the women's group, more of a every man for himself theme.

This was my first Halloween parade in NYC. It was awesome! Hard to see and even harder to get good photos at night with my fantastic camera phone, but it was a sight to see. Can't wait until next year!