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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
WSJ.com - The Self-Service Airport
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Reminder: Jennie Hrivnak invited you to join Facebook...
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Bicycling the Bayonne Bridge
I have wanted to do this trip for a long time. I recently saw an updated Bike Path Map of Staten Island and I noticed there was a large park area in Bayonne, NJ that looked intriguing. Thoughtfully, that NJ bike path has now been removed in the new ONLINE version below by the NEW YORK publishers.
http://www.nycbikemaps.com/maps/staten-island-bike-map/
I highlighted it in red in a photo below.
Full disclosure. I have a fear of man made heights. The reptile base of my brain subtly knows that this bridge was built by the lowest bidder, 75 years ago. Still a great ride. NOBODY EVER TOLD ME THE DETAIL YOU SEE BELOW, which is why I never did the ride till now. About a 6 - 8 mile adventure. Park in the Muni lot at Morningstar and Walker St as shown below. Free.
Ride to the sidewalk as shown but THERE ARE NO SIGNS to get onto the bridge. Like famous New Jersey signage, it is HEY, YA JUST GOTTA KNOW. You will see reassuring Anti-Suicide signage all along the ride. :)
You can ride most of the way up and down, but right around the peak part of the span you will want to walk your bike because the path is narrowest and we share it with pedestrians.
NOTE: At the end of the Bridge part of the ride, you must carry your bike down about 30 steps. Not bad, but you must be in good shape to do this. Horrible note #2: you must carry it back up at the end. The bridge ride is about 2 miles, one way by itself.
Here is the destination. After the bridge, it puts you on to W 4th St. Make your way to the park at the waterfront. We turned right at JFK Blvd, a major artery not far from the bridge. Go to the water about three or four blocks more. It is about a one mile ride through the park. At the end of the park, you can do some creative navigation to get to 5th St. There is a healthy industrial business here and lots of warehouses. We ended up at the Windmill on 5th St, past the Cal Ripkin Ballpark. That felt like the best place to turnaround as the roads got curvy with more traffic.
The view of the bridge from Mayor Collins Park.
Hilarious, in that as you enter the park on the right corner, you may be greeted by a big Silcata Tortoise looking for handouts. Bring kale. Just kidding. Seriously, tortoises love kale.
The Bayonne Wind Farm.
Enjoy,
JA
http://www.nycbikemaps.com/maps/staten-island-bike-map/
I highlighted it in red in a photo below.
Full disclosure. I have a fear of man made heights. The reptile base of my brain subtly knows that this bridge was built by the lowest bidder, 75 years ago. Still a great ride. NOBODY EVER TOLD ME THE DETAIL YOU SEE BELOW, which is why I never did the ride till now. About a 6 - 8 mile adventure. Park in the Muni lot at Morningstar and Walker St as shown below. Free.
Ride to the sidewalk as shown but THERE ARE NO SIGNS to get onto the bridge. Like famous New Jersey signage, it is HEY, YA JUST GOTTA KNOW. You will see reassuring Anti-Suicide signage all along the ride. :)
You can ride most of the way up and down, but right around the peak part of the span you will want to walk your bike because the path is narrowest and we share it with pedestrians.
NOTE: At the end of the Bridge part of the ride, you must carry your bike down about 30 steps. Not bad, but you must be in good shape to do this. Horrible note #2: you must carry it back up at the end. The bridge ride is about 2 miles, one way by itself.
Here is the destination. After the bridge, it puts you on to W 4th St. Make your way to the park at the waterfront. We turned right at JFK Blvd, a major artery not far from the bridge. Go to the water about three or four blocks more. It is about a one mile ride through the park. At the end of the park, you can do some creative navigation to get to 5th St. There is a healthy industrial business here and lots of warehouses. We ended up at the Windmill on 5th St, past the Cal Ripkin Ballpark. That felt like the best place to turnaround as the roads got curvy with more traffic.
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The view of the bridge from Mayor Collins Park.
Hilarious, in that as you enter the park on the right corner, you may be greeted by a big Silcata Tortoise looking for handouts. Bring kale. Just kidding. Seriously, tortoises love kale.
The Bayonne Wind Farm.
Enjoy,
JA
TUBE - DINNER : IMPOSSIBLE
COOKING CHANNEL / FOOD CHANNEL
DINNER : IMPOSSIBLE
One of my culinary heroes, Robert Irvine has been challenged to cook an 18th Century, 10 course dinner using only the technology of the period. They were denied all 21st Century tools like phones, timers, etc. Not another version of a Paula Dean cake.
Fun.
JA
DINNER : IMPOSSIBLE
One of my culinary heroes, Robert Irvine has been challenged to cook an 18th Century, 10 course dinner using only the technology of the period. They were denied all 21st Century tools like phones, timers, etc. Not another version of a Paula Dean cake.
Fun.
JA
FUN STUFF: NEW BLOG
Just doing some mailbox maintenance and some of you may find yourself new to this mailing. This is the FUN STUFF blog audience. It is a place for the good stuff in life. I send this out maybe two or three times a month and it won't clog your mailbox, I promise.
GO TO FUN STUFF HERE: http://jafunstuff.blogspot.com/
You may want to bookmark it if you like it.
I find myself backing away from the awful thing called Facebook recently. What a godawful place of a political food fight. Now that it is election season, it is getting worse than ever. You will not see the seven deadly Political and Religious topics discussed here. I have also added a new blog, called "THE BEST OF DIVEARES."
Enjoy, and as always, it you don't want to be on this mailing, just let me know with a "no thanks" and you are off.
JA
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If it moves, John Ares Shoots It!
Studio / Home: 718-442-4520
Cell: 917-301-6893
www.JohnAresPhotographic.com
John@JohnAresPhotographic.com
Member ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers)
Represented by:
Alamy
John Ares Galleries (Direct Sales)
NEW BLOG: THE BEST ...
I started a new blog: The Best of Diveares.
http://bestofdiveares.blogspot.com/
I want it to be a repository for the "The Best" of what would appear here at FUN STUFF, you know food, music, etc.
First up, Joni Mitchell.
JA
http://bestofdiveares.blogspot.com/
I want it to be a repository for the "The Best" of what would appear here at FUN STUFF, you know food, music, etc.
First up, Joni Mitchell.
JA
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
WSJ.com - Ten Tips and Tricks Every iPhone and iPad User Should Know
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
KLEBAN CAT
Bernard "Hap" Kliban was a great cartoonist of cats.
My favorite of his was this one entitled "Cat, one hell of a nice animal, frequently mistaken for a meatloaf."
JA
Below, life imitates art. This is Galileo yesterday, meatloaf extraordinaire.
JA
My favorite of his was this one entitled "Cat, one hell of a nice animal, frequently mistaken for a meatloaf."
JA
Below, life imitates art. This is Galileo yesterday, meatloaf extraordinaire.
JA
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Reminder: Jennie Hrivnak invited you to join Facebook...
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WSJ.com - Cool Cold Noodles
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WSJ.com - A Salute To the Spider
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