American Poultry

The most inspiring symbol of what America aspires to be. The bald eagle symbolizes America's strength, prowess, and reflects the sense of freedom that we believe in so greatly.

Early Summer

Where's the weekend heading? I have been asking myself this almost daily for the past few months. Despite the terrible economy this is turning out to be a wonderful and exciting year.

More pictures to be posted on what acitivities New York offers this year.

Chavez and the Mouse

source: ISHR.org

I don't really like this one because of gow fake it looks. Just like all the others this image won a Clio Award recently and depicts the fear leaders of closed societies have of the internet and other open forms of media.

Castro and the Mouse

source: ISHR.org

It's a sad image isn't it? This image won a Clio Award recently and depicts the fear leaders of closed societies have of the internet and other open forms of media.

Ahmadinejad and the Mouse

source: ISHR.org

It's a sad image isn't it? This image won a Clio Award recently and depicts the fear leaders of closed societies have of the internet and other open forms of media.

Los Angelos

source: http://www.musicomh.com

Recently I have been seeing a lot of references to angels and spirituality in my daily life. It's odd because I do not consider my highly religious. Regardless, I have noticed that the public and private debate of which I have witnessed and participated in surrounding national and familial politics strongly revolves around the raging struggle between forces of good and evil.

I recently saw the Hollywood version of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. I give it four and a half stars. It is a very good thriller. The president of our republic also frequently refers to us appealing to our better angels. There are references to debates of this sort entwined in national politics and lately they appear more interesting because of their subtlety.

Miro

If you use Firefox, enjoy watching internet videos, or basically want a platform to learn more about what else the net has to offer then I suggest you take a look at Miro. According to Mozilla, Miro is a free, open source Internet TV and video player. According to its marketing Miro offers very high quality video which trumps normal and HD video quality on most websites. I have used it to watch Stephen Colbert and the Scifi Channel on Miro. The program is truly impressive. Learn more about Miro here.

Commencement Season

Probably the most long awaited day for most people is graduation day. For college students May is the month we love the most. It marks the end of an academic year and after years of study mid-May signifies the commencement.

Today I attended the 133rd commencement ceremony at the Steven's Institute in Hoboken, NJ. The reason for my presence was to support and share in the moment with a friend how has worked hard and earned the confirmation of an advanced academic degree.

Blarney Stones anyone?

I spent the afternoon in the city again. It was such a nice day so I did some walking.

Any viewer of the television show the Colbert Report is probably familiar with his references on sucking on his blarney stones. Well it turns out that Blarney Stone is an Irish pub on 3rd Ave and 44th St. Pictures to come soon.

Dennis F.

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Speedway at 34t St.

Macy's at 34th St. has a new event. The store is currently showcasing vintage F1 race cars. The vehicles are on display in the store windows and on its selling floor. To find these relics enter at on the east of the landmark between 34th to 35th st and Broadway.

Midnight post

I made it into the City today to meet with an old friend and to have some fun. We started with the cliché shopping around 34th Street for about an hour. It's unfortunate that I lost an hour of my life looking for women's shoes with my friend at macy's. Afterward we went to Union Square for some more shoe shopping excitement.

It was at Union Sq. that we found probably the best frozen yogurt I ever tried. The glacerie is called red mango. The fabulous creation pictured here is pomegranite frozen yogurt with dark chocolate pebbles and almond flakes. It was very good and left us wanting more.

Dennis Fiakpoey.

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Rendez-vous à l'aeroport

I have to pick up a friend from the airport today. Expected arrival is 9:00 pm tonight. I cannot confirm whether my friend caught his flight from Hong Kong. I will have to drive across New York and wait until I see him. In the worst case scenario if he is not on tonight's flight then I will do this again tomorrow.

Going to the airport reminded me of the April 27, 2009 Air Force One flyby over New York City. The plane flew very low and appeared to be chased by two air force fighter jets. Needless to say it caused a panic in Manhattan for obvious reasons. Read more about the story at nytimes.com

source
Zeleny, Jeff "After Flyover of Air Force One Backup, Military Office Director Resigns " nytimes.com May 8, 2009 http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/after-air-force-one-flyover-military-office-director-resigns/?scp=2&sq=New%20York%20City%20Air%20Force%20One%20fly-by&st=cse

Trinity Chuch Cemetery

When taking the time to discover new parts of this country I sometimes notice iconic things that mirror America's roots. Even though we are a forward looking nation it is sometimes fun to notice those things in our society that are very European, Latin, or African in origin.

Trinity Church is centrally located in lower Manhattan near Wall St. and the New York Stock Exchange. I have attached 1 of my photos of the cemetery at Trinity Church to this posting. The cemetery and its design take me back to France. It's a lovely church with rich history and took my mind back to the days of old New York.

The cemetery is well preserved. Most tombstones can no longer be read however many still have legible eulogies for the dead. The paths are paved with stone and lined with flowers and other plants. This must be one of the most peaceful places in lower Manhattan.

The First

There are many things I hope to share on this blog. This is the first posting so I will keep it short. It's late and I am going out for a little while. Let's see what I can post tomorrow.