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Thursday, September 28, 2006
Participation in a Riot
The words "Participation" and "Riot" in this phrase mean:
Participation - includes promoting, inciting, conspiring to promote or incite, aiding, abetting, and all forms of taking part in, but will not include actions taken in defense of public or private property, or actions taken in defense of the person of the insured, if such actions of defense are not taken against persons seeking to maintain or restore law and order including but not limited to police officers and firefighters.
Riot - includes all forms of public violence, disorder, or disturbance of the public peace, by three or more persons assembled together, whether or not acting with a common intent and whether or not damage to person or property or unlawful act or acts is the intent or the consequence of such disorder.
Reading the fine print can sometimes be amusing.
sometimes < 1% of the time
1:10 PM
Friday, September 22, 2006
Running every mile of Brooklyn
This guy is truly inspiring. He is trying to run every mile of Brooklyn, and he's about 1/4 of the way done. Here is his website.
one guy, two legs, 1742 miles of pavement
Also - a bed a breakfast a few blocks from my house - who knew??
SaddleDown Bed & Breakfast
9:05 AM
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
National Talk Like Pirate Day
Jess just reminded me that today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day.
I remember the first time I found out about this holiday I had a great time celebrating:
ye Olde blogge post circa September 2004
YAAARRGH
1:01 PM
Thursday, September 14, 2006
You'll feel like you were there
Wow, our wedding photographer really came through with somem great shots. Here is the link to view them all, if you wish. You will need to register at the site to view the photos, and I recommend selecting the highlights from the category drop-down if you don't want to look through 700+ images.
http://www.pictage.com/224194
Unfortunately, the images are locked so that I cannot copy them here. But, I highly recommend checking them out if you have a few free moments.
I'll try to post them as soon as we order the images.
7:51 PM
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Photos From My Roof
Last night I grilled burgers on my roof while listening to Ima Robot. Here are some pics I took of the 9/11 light memorial. The sky varied from partly cloudy to crystal clear throughout the evening, so I'm sure that many spectacular photographs were taken throughout the city.
These pictures don't give the light beams justice. When the sky was clear, it seems as though the light continued forever into space - so beautiful. While this light sculpture is certainly spectacular, it's a shame that five years later there still are no signs of a memorial or new buildings being built. Red tape and political gridlock are no excuse for the giant gaping hole at ground zero.
10:34 AM
Monday, September 11, 2006
9/11, Five Years Later
As all Americans likely do, I remember 9/11/01 very vividly. It was my first week of teaching, and I was working my butt off trying to set the tone in my classroom and get all the classroom systems and procedures up and running. It was a crazy time in my life in general.
In the teachers' lounge on September 10 some teachers were talking about how Whitney Houston died due to an overdose. Most people in the room didn't believe it, because no one saw anything on the news. But one teacher in particular was adamant that Whitney Houston had indeed died. When I got home that night, I searched around online and found no evidence of Whitney Houston's death. This was my first experience with the teachers' lounge rumor mill.
On September 11 the news didn't reach my classroom until mid-morning. A paraprofessional knocked on my door and told me the news: planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the buildings were collapsing. My immediate reaction was to dismiss what she said.
The twin towers collapsing? Yeah right - and Whitney Houston is dead.
It wasn't long before my classroom phone started ringing. Every five minutes or so I would get a call from the office to send down a student whose parents had come to pick them up from school. By the end of the day there were only 2 students left in my classroom, and I was just trying to keep them busy.
It wasn't until 3pm that afternoon that I had a chance to talk with other teachers and figure out what was going on. I wasn't able to see a TV or listen to the radio, so I was clueless at a time when most folks had been glued to the TV all day long. I tried to drive home from the Bronx, but all the bridges were closed. I parked my car and just started walking home. The walk took about an hour, and I actually bumped into some other teachers I knew during the walk across 145th street in Manhattan. I got home, changed, and then went to my friend Drew's apartment nearby since I didn't have a TV yet.
It wasn't until maybe 5pm that I saw the images of the planes crashing into the towers for the first time. It blew my mind. I was glued to Drew's TV for the rest of the evening.
When I got home I ran up to the roof of my building, which at 10 stories is the tallest in the neighborhood. I could see all the way downtown, and I remember so clearly the huge dust and smoke cloud taking up the whole skyline. I am fortunate that I did not lose any close friends or relatives in the attacks.
(I was thinking of reintroducing the whole Whitney Houston bit again with an Osama bin Laden joke, but I just don't feel like wisecracking today.)
6:54 AM
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