Rantings of a New Yorker

This is an amazing photo of the face of a Southern Yellowjacket Queen (Vespula squamosa).

How hard is it to check the facts that are being reported?

If you’ve never gotten up to Castle Rock before, take a trip with Scouting, NY and discover a beautiful place that more people should visit.

It might seem like something from a science fiction movie, but it’s really San Francisco’s airport lit up at night.

Ever had an image and wondered where it came from?  TinEye can do that for you.  It’s a search engine that allows the user to load an image and search for websites that have that image.

Santiago de Cuba
Nov 6 1940
Mr Franklin Roosvelt, President of the United States.
My good friend Roosvelt I don’t know very English, but I know as much as write to you. I like to hear the radio, and I am very happy, because I heard in it, that you will be President for a new (periodo). I [...]

Flickr user, Straatis, has a nice collection of photos of New York City, broken down by years.  If you’ve got some time, consider browsing this phenomenal collection.  I miss the days when kids were actually allowed to play and create their own adventures.
1948 – Boy Jumping into the Hudson River by Ruth Orkin

1938 – Brooklyn, [...]

The 1940s is considered the golden age of New York City and Life Magazine has a nice gallery of photos of the time.
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While Staten Island might not be a utopia, it sure has some beautiful and interesting areas.  I could spend hours on Forgotten New York’s website.  It’s filled with fascinating places that really should never be forgotten.

Often home can be too much. Sometimes, we need to get away. Unnoticed. To experience the things in life our elders don’t tell us about. The fun things. Teddy Understands.