Deep In the Heart of Brooklyn

After a 7.5 hour flight spent in the grueling, velvet confines of business class due to an unexpected upgrade, we landed at Fiumicino AIrpo...

Francis Guy, Circa 1819-1820, provenence: The Brooklyn Museum Court Street & Joralemon Street, 1:30 PM, December 16, photo by Brooklyn B...

Well, Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois seems like a pretty cool customer, for an allegedly corrupt wackadoo. Ironically, it seems like t...

Growing unemployment mixed with media focus on holiday spending. We seem to be floating on a plane of uncertainty, if not unreality. This re...

I stepped out onto Court Street and was greeted by an achingly brilliant tableau: the Moon, Jupiter and Venus, like platinum etched by diamo...

Not sure what the sky will offer in terms of clarity, but with any luck we will have a great view of this occasuional occultation which will...

This wonderful holiday is nearly upon us. Last year, we faced uncertainty, we were anxious over the possible outcome of the election, even t...

The Drudge Report cites a leading Russian political analyst who continues to predict that the economic turmoil in the United States has conf...

Ain't got no religion on me I'm gettin' scared to sleep at night Ain't got no religion I'm getting scared gettin' sc...

Tofurky vs. Turducken - where do you stand ?

The Wall Street Journal had a very interesting selection of comments and observations on the upcoming Agenda -- the key issues that the Obam...

Hillary is it, evidently trading her junior US Senator from NY status for the Secretary of State, according to the NY TIMES: http://thecaucu...

Took a fast lunchtime walk from Court Street to Furman Street on Joralemon Street. Chilly, sunny, the lunch-time crowds meltaway on Court an...

Bob Dylan played the Twin Cities area in Minnesota, his home state, on Election Night. Here is a great report, from a Minnesota blog, on th...