we all scream for sunscreen...

remember this? i just thought of how maybe this time in miami i'll take his advice.

what do you get....

if you cross a chemical and a bicycle?

BIKE CARBONATE OF SODA.

Which Elizabethan Sailor could stop bikes?

SIR FRANCIS BRAKES!

Your reaction to those jokes--whether you rolled your eyes or laughed so hard you snarfed -- is because your brain is functioning properly. To continue operating as the incredible human being you are (with so many people that love you dearly), I IMPLORE you to wear a helmet while biking to protect your fragile brains.

stop thinking your hairdo is more imporant than your brain-do.

stop saying, "but I bike carefully" because accidents happen.

and I promise you won't develop an underbite from wearing a helmet.  pick a cool one!

WEAR A HELMET.  IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

earthday

“I am sorry” sighed the tree. “I wish that I could give you something…  but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry…”

–”I don’t need very much now” said the boy. “just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired”

 –“Well” said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, “well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down…and rest.”

 

And the tree was happy...

roof access for lunch...

with a large side of sunshine, please!

I want fluffy back

or six baby fluffies.

mayflowersmayflowersmayflowers

all I want is april stooping not stoopid showers.

eleanor loves hammies

i met eleanor in mr. gelman's 6th grade math class at E. Brooke Lee Middle School.  she was cool because she had a wallet chain and her mom let her go to HFStival. the first time i went to her house, her dog Dodger bit my leg really hard. she's still extremely cool; living in San Francisco with her pilot boyfriend Benn and the other apple of her eye, Howard. 

the way she talks about and e-mails her friends and family with hamster updates is so cute!

  long live howard!

A helping of yelping

Have you yelped yet?

It's fun. It's free. It's consumer empowerment at it's finest.

And I got the "Review of the Day" for the Philly community today!

It's not all just restaurants either--it's doctors, hotels, services and the list goes on!

Got something to say about a local business? Good and bad--don't be shy, just yelp!

sock it to me

sock puppet Sunday at Tattooed Mom's followed quite possibly the most beautiful weekend of my life.

kim & ernest

penelope & i 

meet april. she is my new Bianchi San Jose.  She is really special.

this is raven.

he ran his 100,000th mile today and I was with him.

raven never made any excuses or let any reasons get in the way. he just ran 8 miles consecutively, every day for 34 years; 4 times around the earth (but running on South Beach every day). he continues to inspire me!

chillin out, maxin', relaxin' all cool...

the park & playground that I, along with an amazing group of people are trying to revitalize...is the one you see here. for reals.

come to the fundraiser at St. Stephen's Green from 6- close on Friday 3/27! Fairmount is Fun!

white stripes

crocus focus, hocus pocus!  ever since I was a youngster, nothing made me happier about spring than noticing the little pockets of crocuses popping up in patches of grass everywhere. 

this photo was taken at a local cemetary. 

how to know if a little patch of green grassy stuff will yield pretty purple buds?

"the grass-like, ensiform lead shows a white central stripe along the leaf axis"  that, my friends, is a surefire sign of a future crocus!!  

lessons from a window

(window of Kanella Restaurant)

"Only by adhering to these three principles is it possible to create true gastronomy."  

Perhaps too, some of this can be applied to life, though, I often struggle with the second point.  What's the harm in experimenting every time you cook?

to saunter or to swagger?

after a truly vibrant weekend featuring...

rubber hearts...

the largest dog in Philadelphia...

and some things in between...

there... 

was...

this:

but-

let's not get too bogged down!

it's friday, I'm in love

with sprouts!

but also conflicted because I feel kind of bad for eating these little baby plants! they're so cute and innocent!

outer space

(original artwork by Kevin Curran)

-time out-

“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words "make" and "stay" become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.”

-Tom Robbins, Still Life With Woodpecker

speared!

i bought a bunch of asparagus on saturday morning.

after kickball, I cooked some spelt in olive oil with some garlic and red pepper--added sauteed asparagus and cremini mushrooms and a good bit of lemon juice. topped it with some parmesan cheese and enjoyed a snack! 

later that evening I was biking home from a talent show in which I jumproped.  a car full of drunken "cool-people" pulled up behind me and smacked me in the back with cardboard boxes.  as I picked up the boxes that had fallen onto Walnut Street...

...one of the boxes was an empty asparagus box!

marching forth with Margot and Richie!

March Fourth:
My neighbor asked me to feed his two goldfish, Margot and Richie while he was out of town.

We all thought it would be fun to go on an after-supper field trip.

(Margot and Richie learning how to ride a bicycle)

(Margot and Richie, watch out for those nets!)

(Seeking the light at the end)

(Carefully observing the enemy)

Good times all around!

you want flies with that?

Bold choice of wallpaper in the bathroom of the Locks Gallery where Melissa and I saw Things Counter, original, and spare a collection of photographs from Eileen Neff on Friday.

Life is more interesting with bold choices!