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Photo of the Day (6/26/08)

Photo of the Day (6/26/08) Jun 26th, 2008 at 9:00AM: The winner of our photo of the day for today is from Dave and Chi who captured this display from the annual fireworks competition just outside of Paris in Chantilly. He calls it "Nuit de Feu - Yellow Sky" Amazingly, our crew ALMOST went to this display on June 14th. I had plans to capture just this kind of picture. But I know that Dave and Chi probably did a much better job than I could. There's ...

Happy birthday, Brooklyn Bridge

Happy birthday, Brooklyn Bridge May 22nd, 2008 at 4:20PM: As a New Yorker, I sometimes tend to get a bit jaded about the incredible sights all around me. Times Square might be cool to visitors, but to me it's nothing but gaudy neon and schlocky souvenirs. United Nations? Pretty neat, but quite a headache when you're trying to get to work on the East Side and some diplomat's motorcade makes you take the "long walk" to the office. But then today, I noticed ...

The Best Fourth of July Celebrations, According to Forbes

The Best Fourth of July Celebrations, According to Forbes Jul 4th, 2007 at 1:36PM: Happy Fourth of July to all you Americans out there! I hope you're celebrating your nation's independence with plenty of food, beer, friends and laughter. No matter where you are in the states, there's bound to be a celebration of some sort to mark this historic day. In fact Forbes has put together a list of the best Fourth of July celebrations. Not surprisingly, the festivities at the nation's ...

Where the Fireworks Are

Where the Fireworks Are Jul 4th, 2006 at 4:05PM: It's Fourth of July all and I'm in one of the hottest, driest destinations on the planet -it's titled Arizona. So my chances of seeing mischievous children playing with dazzling little sparklers or missile size fireworks are pretty slim. Any boom, pop, crackle, snap, sizzle, ray of bursting light into the Arizona night sky is considered illegal and as desperate as I am to have a piece of the magic ...

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