iPhone 3GS pics

So far the camera on the new iPhone appears to be quite a bit better. Have a look at some photos I took today here on the western end of Rockaway.

Thoughts on Rockaway, myself and Inertia

I am going to break a longstanding rule and actually talk a little about my writing and lit editing as of late–I know, it’s shocking for a blogger to talk about himself.  Lately I’ve actually been writing poems again–about 3 or 4 in the last week–and this is a bit unusual given that I’m working [...]

The Mystery of Cazal

Yet another notice has been posted to a storefront on Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park.  This time, it’s Cazal’s moment in the sun.  Some of you may remember the controversy “Jill” stirred up with her mysterious arrival to the Rockaways earlier this year (if not, read on).

Our fate

As congress debates and holds hearings about the economic bailout, I can’t help but wonder what this country might look like if the  proposed bailout (or some form of it) does not pass through congress and onto the idiot’s desk.
For one thing, forget about buying a car without pristine credit.  For car dealers, this means [...]

The Mystery of Jill

Every so often I walk down Beach 116th Street in Rock Park and notice the above sign in the window of a salon. I feel like I am not ‘in’ on the joke here.  Who the heck is Jill?  Using my powers of non-confrontation, I have developed some theories:

Jill is a shadowy renegade criminal holed-up [...]