CQ on the QT

Canoe Trip 2008

2008-06-30T20:31:00.002-04:00

Lunch At the Rock

Tulips

2007-05-02T17:00:00.000-04:00

Tulips on Park Avenue

The mysterious origin of the gyroball

2007-03-15T07:52:00.000-04:00

It all began a long time ago. The exact date is unsure, but it was a time when dragons and mythical beings played havoc upon the Japanese people. One of these beings was named Yamata-no-Orichi, an enormous serpent like creature with eight heads and eight tails that devoured girls. Ultimately, a warrior named Susanoo slay the beast, but a legend lives on amongst the whispers of the wind.

During a family vacation to the resort beach of Kotobikihama when Daisuke was 8 years old, he came across a small stone with a glistening aura permeating through the sand. Before little Dice-K could reach down, an old weather beaten man came to his side and told him of a legend that whispers in the wind. The old man told Daisuke of a great serpent creature that was felled by a great warrior. Pointing to the glowing pebble, he told Daisuke that this warrior Susanoo killed the great beast with this exact stone. The glow that reflects from the stone is the energy of trapped serpent. Only a true warrior would be able to grasp the stone from the sand. Many before him have tried and all have failed.

Little Dice-K looked at the old man and then his eyes turned toward the stone. Reaching down, he said these words, "With 2 fates to the wind I shall seize thine energy." Pretty deep for an 8 year old, huh? As he lifted the stone from the sand to the amazement of the old man, a ghostly outline of a warrior along the shoreline appeared to Daisuke. It was eerily similar to the way Obi-Wan Kenobi appeared to Luke Skywalker when Luke was visiting the Dagobah system. Susanoo told the young Daisuke that the power of the serpent was in his hands, in his arms, in his body. It was young Daisuke's responsibility to harness and protect the power of the serpent.

Daisuke Matsuzaka's entrance into the Major Leagues has baseball world and Red Sox Nation in a stir. His 2 fates to the wind ball was all the rage in Japan. He dubbed it the gyroball so Americans could understand it better. Seriously, what American is going to understand what 2 fates to the wind means? He doesn't do it often, but when Daisuke is in a pinch he will throw the gyroball and unleash the serpent power for it is within the spirit of the felled serpent that the gyroball lives.

Web Boggle

2007-03-01T12:19:00.000-05:00

I am addicted to Weboggle. That is all

2007-01-25T20:58:00.000-05:00

It's a Mongolian Death Worm.
Venom that could kill a man on
contact and able to release an
electrical charge from afar.

Old Man and the Sea

2006-08-23T16:58:00.000-04:00

With the sun setting and glowing,
my father casts his plug into the
cut at Lazy Point. After 2 hours
of trying to find a fish, we gave up.
No stripers and no blues. We did
catch 3 snapper blues and a Sea
Robbin. All were returned to the
sea.

Baobabs

2006-07-11T17:56:00.000-04:00

Some sweet cool trees native to Africa, Madagascar, and Australia. These suckers can grow up to 30 meters tall and can have an 11 meter round trunk. They're known to store water in their swollen trunks.(up to 120,00 liters) People claim that these trees are thousands of years old, but that info can't be confirmed. Baobabs don't have any rings, making it hard to date their age. These "upside down" trees look damn cool to me.

Leaves

2006-06-27T18:08:00.000-04:00

Sometimes there is nothing better than
stretching out on some fresh cut lawn and
looking up through a trees leaves at the clear
blue sky. I think this is the last image that hit
my brain before I drifted off into a deep sleep.
The summer is here

Jack Johnson

2006-05-01T15:11:00.000-04:00

Some more Jack Johnson
music poster art. This is
for his Japan tour. Great
album and great artwork.

2006-04-24T15:40:00.000-04:00

I'm trying to dabble in a little black and white photography. This is some driftwood that washed ashore at Turtle's in Montauk. The texture of the driftwood along with the rocks seemed pretty cool to me, but what do I know.

2006-04-05T10:46:00.000-04:00

Headed out to Mystic last week. Stayed at a great B&B and toured the surrounding areas. This is a picture of the Charles W. Morgan at Mystic Seaport. Foxwoods Casino was near by (lost) as well as some great beaches in Rhode Island. The weather was amazing. Talk about the right time to go. Took the New London/Orient Point Ferry to Long Island and hung out there for a few days. What a great time!

Why?

2006-03-24T11:06:00.000-05:00

It was yesterday, yeah yesterday
when the whole thing turned round
It was yesterday, just yesterday
When I was lost, lost and not found
I hear them in the grandstand
they say I'm not a fortunate one
I hear them in the night time
They say I am the lonely one

Manatee

2006-03-14T08:23:00.000-05:00

I have found an amazing resource for animal pictures. If you click on the National Geographic link provided on the right hand side of this page, you will be directed to a wonderful site. Check out the photo of the day for some clear crisp photos of animals, people, landscapes, and more. These pics also make cool wallpapers. This pic is from that site, I just croppped it a litttle to fit my tastes.

Da Bronx Zoo

2006-03-13T07:34:00.000-05:00

March 11, 2006. Head to the Bronx Zoo for the first time. It was a balmy 60 degrees, but many of the exhibits were closed due to the winter months. I didn't see any lions, cheetahs, zebras, or antelope. However, I did see plenty of great animals. My favorites were the House of Birds and the Monkey House. I'm definitely going back sometime in the summer so I can see all the great animal species the Bronx Zoo has to offer.

2006-03-10T08:09:00.000-05:00

A stretch, an arm, a reach for the other
An arch, my eyes, looking for answers
Two hands come together
Two hates gone forever
I may know why, but I do not know when

Forward

2006-03-03T14:33:00.000-05:00

To whom the light of the sun appears
In my mind and heart the one I adore
To whom the rays of the sun endears
In my heart and soul the one I ache for
Her face aglow, her voice she knows
The pure sweetness of her song
Her arms embrace. they leave no trace
Of my sorrow that lasted so long

2006-03-02T08:29:00.000-05:00

Another Jack Johnson music poster. Another great piece of artwork. ~With everything ahead of us we left everything behind. But nothing that we needed at least not at this time. And now the feeling that I'm feeling well it's feeling like my life is finally mine. With nothing to go back to we just continue to drive.~

Orange Crate Painting

2006-02-27T08:24:00.000-05:00

I'm not a huge art person, but I liked this guys art right from the moment I first saw it. Ben Sakoguchi has been doing this a long time. He was born in the late thirties and painted professionally for 4 decades. His orange crate paintings are amazing to me. The colors along with the content are just, well, great. Check out all his collections at the link provided.

2006-02-25T07:53:00.000-05:00

What can you say? Another blast in the east village at the Booga Sugar show. They packed the house yet again at the Red Lion on 151 Bleeker St. They got things started with "Dance Floor Whore" and continued to kick ass until the early morning hours. They're cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" almost sent the packed house into a rioting frenzy. If your ever in the NYC area when these guys are playing and want to catch a great show, don't pass on the opportunity.

2006-02-24T18:04:00.000-05:00

I thought this was such a cool music poster.
Jack Johnson keeps on turning out great music.
The soundtrack for the movie Curious George is
another must have. Tracks #2 and #5 are my
favorites and Ben Harper's acoustic version of
"With My Own Two Hands" is amazing. Just
remember you have to reduce, reuse, recycle!

2006-02-23T11:54:00.000-05:00

~Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road~

2006-02-21T08:10:00.000-05:00

~When you move like a jellyfish, rythm don't mean nothing, you go with the flow, you don't stop~

Blizzard 2006

2006-02-13T17:35:00.000-05:00

Record snowfall in Central Park on Sunday. Tought I would go to the park today and take some pictures. Here's a cool pic of a snow covered stone bridge. They said it was a blizzard and there was over 25 inches of snowfall. I disagree. I'm not complaining, it made for some great photos.

2006-01-27T07:57:00.000-05:00

mmmmmmm, cookies!

Vaca in Fla

2006-01-14T08:05:00.000-05:00

The sun, the showers
The crash of the waves:warm
The grass, the palm trees
The weight of the world:gone

It was good to be back

2005-12-07T13:18:00.000-05:00

Skating in Central Park. Yeah, I'm not too scared
to do the touristy things. All I have to say is this: this is a dangerous activity. Half the people on the ice can't skate, some of us can barely skate, and the 10 others are whipping around the rink making everyone else uncomfortable. I got yelled at for bringing a camera onto the ice. Some dude doing a double salchow said it was not allowed, sucker, I still got a couple of picks before he caught me. Anyway, it was a lot of fun and I didn't even fall down once. No, I didn't get to drive the zamboni.

2005-11-30T09:48:00.000-05:00

The cliffs in Montauk. I felt I needed to get right on the edge. There was this huge sign telling everyone to stay at least 100 feet back, I ignored the advice. The drop is about 40-50 feet, but the view from this vantage point was incredible.

2005-11-09T19:07:00.000-05:00

NYC Marathon, 2005. There go the Kenyans! What a great day. The Kenyans were running about as fast as I was drinking. Those dudes can flat out book. We were at mile marker 17, which is located around 73rd and 1st. Some of the places to have a beer and watch the race were Session 73, Finnegan's Wake Pub, and that cool six pack you pick up at any convenient store. What a drunk fest! I don't know if it was better to watch the actual runners or the people watching the runners. So here's to the 37,000 participants that pounded the pavement and the over 1,000,000 people that pounded their beers watching you pound the pavement.

2005-11-02T12:12:00.000-05:00

Took this shot in Montauk about 3 weeks ago. This is overlooking Gardiner's Bay. I think it
should be mandatory for everyone to see at least one sunrise and one sunset per year. Having that cool salty breeze sweep across your face is such a feel good rush.

2005-10-31T20:48:00.000-05:00

Halloween 2005 in NYC. The theme of the party, of course, was pimps and whores. This is the best I could do. I wore the jeans and sneakers for comfort since the coat was so long and I also knew I'd be dancing to Booga Sugar . The party was at this amazing loft in Soho. This place comfortably fit over one hundred guests! It's nice to know little superfreaks, they take you to all the best places. It was a great night at the party and at Don Hill's later on. Booga Sugar were, as always, spectacular. Happy Halloween all.

2005-09-10T08:25:00.000-04:00

Labor Day fishing, 2005

Labor Day Fishing 2005

2005-09-10T08:12:00.000-04:00

There's something about it. Five good friends pitching in money to charter a boat to go striped bass fishing off the coast of Montauk, NY. A picturesque scene of 30 foot cliffs, a striking lighthouse, and the open ocean. We cruised out of Montauk harbour and beyond the tip of eastern Long Island. After aquiring enough perfect sized porgies, we were off to test our abilities. The search for that huge striped bass. On this trip it would not happen, but we did not get skunked. On the first drift, four poles in the water, three fish on! All over twenty pounds. We wound up with six that day, and later on that night, we wound up with full bellies. A great trip. Here's a picture of my friend JR, the cash we spent, and four of the stripers we caught.

The Lonely Road

2005-07-16T12:29:00.000-04:00

I have taken the lonely road.
It has neither love nor hate.
It meanders through nothingness.
It curves along despair.
It swerves by empty dreams.
And dead ends at my fate.

FREE

2005-05-18T21:10:00.000-04:00

I am free
Free from the chains
Free from captivity
I shall flee
Free from the worries
Free from animosity

2005-04-29T13:05:00.000-04:00

Uncle Brooksie with the the new neice Maggie.

Man in the Park

2005-04-02T08:28:00.000-05:00

There he sits consumed by nothing
A belief of love within heartache
Weathered through his distant travels
A horizon not yet attained
Peacefully posed amidst the trees
The crusted pine pays him no mind.

2005-03-16T10:27:00.000-05:00

Uncle Brooksie with baby Jack. Baby, the other
other white meat!