Bonus on the set of The Bounty...

So I get a call before lunch from a good friend of mine and he says that Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston are on his dead end shooting scenes for the upcoming movie, The Bounty. Not only did I jet there before lunch, but I had to go back after work with a "real" camera. The cell just wasn't hacking it... and I needed to see Jennifer ::drool::



I handed off my camera so that I could get in a few shots and this was one of those awkward "in-between moments."


If it wasn't for these two I wouldn't have gotten so close. Thanks guys!


This dude was working security for the equipment and was one of the nicest guys on set.


Gerard's little girl Lolita actually walked over for some "scritches" from me :)


She made eye contact, waved, and smiled... ::melts::


Jennifer was surrounded by "her people" and didn't get too close to her fans.


But we still love her.


One of the hired EMTs on the set was asleep in the ambulance... while the other worked on her needlepoint.


This was one tricked out Mercedes.


Suped up brakes. Blacked out lights. Monochromatic gray paint and a camera rack that probably costs more than my car.


We saw her collecting the clothes after the set wrapped.


Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (NY 135) closed down for a day of shooting. An oddity on Long Island.


Workers setting up the shot.


Another "on set" worker.


Me with the Delta 88 that might soon be famous :)

July 2009: Evening lily...

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I just freeze every time you see through me...

...And it's all over you, electric blue.
In too deep, standing here waiting
As I'm breaking in two, electric blue.
I can see, can see that it may be
Just a vision of you, electric blue.
On my knees, help me baby,
tell me what can I do, electric blue.
—Icehouse

From out of the darkness...

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Flo figured out my fur brained scheme last week!

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Carletta had fate on her side ;) Her name even has "Car" in it!



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Metering my usage...

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Stare back at you...

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Turbulence...

Fried zucchini... Flowers, that is...

Unless a zucchini forms at the base of a flower, the flower will fall off the stem and be wasted. If a zucchini is to form it is easily spotted by a thicker stem and the start of the vegetable will be quite noticeable. I don't like waste and I remember a little recipe that my father showed me many years ago.

There are different ways to do this, but I will take you through the easiest. If you feel adventurous, make some seasoned ricotta stuffing (like for stuffed shells) and fill the flowers... otherwise...

Get yourself some zucchini flowers from your garden. Rinse under water and remove any dirt or bugs.


If adventurous, you can open the flowers and stuff them before this next step. These were not stuffed. Dip the flower in scrambled egg and coat the outside of the flower.


Then roll the flower in... um... flour. Coat the entire flower... uh... in flour, and then...


Drop those bad boys in hot vegetable oil. Turn over once or twice until thoroughly fried.


Place on a few sheets of paper towels to get any excess oil off and then sprinkle with powdered sugar or fruit preserves... or both!
I used raspberry!


If stuffed with seasoned ricotta, you can cover with some tomato sauce and grated parmesan or pecorino romano! Enjoy your summer snack. And remember to share ;)

HURRY... the meeting is about to start...

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Looking for a mate...

My wife saw this critter in the grass.


He seemed to be probing the air for a mate.


It reminded me of the big beetles in Starship Troopers that were blasting bombs out their rears.


That spear kept pulsing!


Do you dare click?


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Carletta streamed right in to a win last week.

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Flo figured out my fur brained scheme!



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Duck, duck, duck, SWAN!...

The babies are getting bigger!

Birds of a feather...

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"Blue Chips Lead Rally After Early Sharp Setback"...

Here's a different kind of blue chip...

I think it's going to get worse before we see it get any better.

Sweet smelling summer bloom...

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City above clouds of green...

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And the meek shall inherit the earth...

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Tatman made sure he was sparkling last week.

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Carletta is ready to celebrate her win! Toss those streamers up high!



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Never insipid...

You know you want to click it...

Observe.... Understand.... Report....

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An excerpt from their mission:

The mission of Sputnik Observatory is to be the world’s foremost institute dedicated to the study of contemporary culture. Sputnik Observatory manifests this commitment by documenting, archiving and disseminating the ideas that are shaping the arts, sciences and technology....The ultimate purpose of Sputnik Observatory is to foster the interconnection of ideas. Its aim is to create and facilitate a dialogue between academia and the people, the established and the emerging, and the future and the now, in an environment that is responsive to the principles of democracy, while being accessible to curious minds everywhere.

Their Vision:

All that is unseen can be seen
you can see through the doors
there are no walls
it is a world waiting to be explored
real time.

Under the sea
up by the stars
on the street
right where you are
can you feel it?

Would you want to share what's there
with me
and him
and them
could we own it?

If I tell you that there is more of that which is…
can you see it?
For there is a space out of time where dreams fly
possibilities arise
just open your eyes…
out there is your mind.

Their Credo:

ideas are not selfish.
ideas are not viruses.
ideas survive because they fit in with the rest of life.

Analogous but not tantamount to angrecum...

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...desktop.