Aug 22nd, 2009 at 4:30PM: Although Hurricane Bill is playing havoc with weekend travel plans for many on the East Coast, it's proving to be a landmark event for surfers up and down the Eastern Seaboard. This Saturday and Sunday are shaping up to be some of the biggest wave days in recent memory, and the excitement among Eastern wave riders is palpable. With sustained winds at over 100 MPH, Hurricane Bill has been whipping ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Surf's up, East Coast!
Aug 22nd, 2009 at 4:30PM: Although Hurricane Bill is playing havoc with weekend travel plans for many on the East Coast, it's proving to be a landmark event for surfers up and down the Eastern Seaboard. This Saturday and Sunday are shaping up to be some of the biggest wave days in recent memory, and the excitement among Eastern wave riders is palpable. With sustained winds at over 100 MPH, Hurricane Bill has been whipping ...Undiscovered New York: Kayaking the Big Apple
Jul 15th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Picture yourself in a kayak. A sleek and brightly-hued orange plastic vessel, bobbing placidly in the calm surf. As your paddle rhythmically dips in and out of the water, you are surrounded by calm: the only sound the rise and fall of breath and distant cry of shrieking seabirds. You pause for a moment, letting the wind whistle past your ears. Behind you, you begin to detect an insistent ...Photo of the Day (10.02.08)
Oct 2nd, 2008 at 9:00AM: Flickr user sgoralnick submitted this amazing shot of a few of his friends enjoying the sunrise at a New York beach on Long Island. Those who live by the rule that says you can't shoot into the sun would be missing out on these kind of shots. Then again, they also wouldn't be the type out skinny dipping on a cool New York fall morning. Way to go sgoralnick! Are you a Flickr user who'd like to ...Jackson Pollock's studio and house in East Hampton
Jan 29th, 2008 at 10:00AM: When I was finding out details about Cody, Wyoming for my post on Cody Cowboy Village, I found out that Jackson Pollack was born in Cody Wyoming in 1912 and yesterday (January 28) was his birthday. Jackson Pollock is one of those artists whose work I admire tremendously, but don't know exactly why.
One of the things I remember about my first trip to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York ...Winery Tours: From the Not so Cheap to the Cheap to the Cheaper
Oct 5th, 2007 at 4:45PM: Here's a mini companion to my earlier post on cheap beer via brewery tours. While brewery tours make me want to take up accordion playing or something, winery tours make me think of fine art. There is a sensuous quality about wineries--an elegance if you will. Like brewery tours, winery tours are a great way to imbibe without spending a lot of money.
When a friend of mine lived near San Francisco ...Bistro Cassis Restaurant
Nov 9th, 2006 at 11:24AM: It is going to sound real sad when I make this confession, but I don't think I've ever eaten at a French restaurant up until now. Gasp! I know. Surely I've had French fries, French breads, and oh, French toast and crepes, but nothing real fancy if you catch my drift. Can't quite explain why I'd never tried more of it before, but I'll make a guess in that I was probably too busy eating Thai, Indian ...
