Unplowed Rugby Road

Traffic Jam on 1 Lane Cortelyou

Car abandoned on Rugby off Cortelyou

Dylan Turns 8 today!

Dylan, number one son, turns eight today. So, while I stay home and shovel the snow, the boy gets to go to ski school. Pictures coming soon!

Dylan Conquers the Pool

Good Shepard vs. Anselem

Dylan in the 2nd farthest lane

Dylan in the 3rd farthest lane doing the Freestyle

Alexander's Kindergarten Concert

Reddish Sports Roundup Halloween edition

Dylan started off the weekend on Friday by coming in second in his first race with a 19.97 second time in the 25 meter. He followed that up Saturday, by contributing a goal off a corner kick in his teams dominating performance.
Alexander's soccer team didn't fair as well, but Alexander played for 3 quarters to give his team a fighting chance.
Ryan continues to hone his soccer skills at Superstar Soccer. A little shy at first he warms up and impresses his coach Eddie Spaghetti.

Alexander and Dylan on the long walk to school

Dylan, Alexander, and Ryan all headed back to school today. Dylan and Ryan were happy to be back. Alexander cried a little but nevertheless walked up with the teacher.

Outdoor Patio....

Converted Garage Patio

When you have 1 car and a very narrow driveway do you really need a 2 car garage? Nope. The Wife made the decision to cut the garage in half. I thought it was a great idea. Now we just need to get patio furniture and a ceiling fan (on order). Part garage and part patio with a roof. Needless to say Luis and his team banged this out in just about 7 days. Looks great!

Dylan tacks on 1.5 points to his rating

On his first trip to nationals in Atlanta, Georgia-- Dylan managed to win his first round and get a draw. Not bad for seven years old. I don't know what I accomplished at that age, but it sure wasn't this.. Goo going Dylan! Next year -- Dallas!

Looking good in the Neighborhood

I only behave when you take my picture.

Battle Scar

Close Up!

Parkside and Ocean - rush hour

Garden of Ed... Brooklyn

Ireland Pt. 1

It's Clobberin' Time Alleyway Crew Style

Your little Pirate

Breakthrough Day at the Chess Tournament!

Dylan lost the initial round. He rallied to win round two and kicked butt in Round 3. Heading into the final round Dylan is in 6th place in his division "Unrated". He won again and got a medal

Prospect Park Ice Skating

Dylan and "Little Sister" Lily at the Prospect Park Skating Rink

Dylan won his first match at a chess tournament!

Dylan won his first ever competitive chess match.

It Started at Le Poisson Rouge in the West Village...

The wife and I were partying like it was 1998 this weekend. Friday night we went to Mission of Burma and Freshkills at the Bowery Ballroom. Saturday we hit Le Possion Rouge for Pistolera and Red Barrat in the West Village. The evening ended with a mad dash to the Mercury Lounge to catch the The Giraffes and a quick bite to eat at Katz's. We arrived home at 3.30 AM. Thankfully Meema had number two and three son, while Dylan had his first "co-ed" sleepover with his buddy Lily. Most days these activities end up killing us the next day. However, as I said to Schultz at the end of the night-- Not a bad decision was made last night. So, Schultz asks me at 3am, "What are we doing next Saturday?" Well, probably something not remotely as exciting as last night. Good Times!

Ryan getting annual Blood test

The boy did not cry

Forget Bounce! Best $125 I spent ever

My office re-imagined. This is how we tried them out on the cold days.

Winter Weather I Can Deal With

Nice haircut Goofy smile

2009 In Review on Rugby Road

The Good

- Single best investment in terms of day to day comfort- Insulating our third floor. We haven't entered the coldest part of winter yet but early signs point to less layers in doors this year.

- Best Long term investment was re-financing our mortgage. As the lawyer said at closing, "Your fortunate to have made it to closing". However, a ~22% decrease in our monthly mortgage payment is well worth setting the payment clock back to 360. I will be 69 when we pay it off, but I know the next couple of years I will be happy.
- Ryan left his nookie and diapers at the Beach Club at the tender age of 2 years and 9 months
- Dylan has become the homework warrior and regularly gets 100% on this spelling tests.
- Alexander has turned into the Arts and Crafts King at school.
- The Wife tried a bold new look, it's like I have a new wife in the same great package

The Bad

- The points we paid to re-finance.

The Ugly

- Our mini-Japanese Maple contracted some sort of disease. Half the tree shriveled up. June and Judy's gardener helped the wife prune it and hopefully saved the tree. If not, we lost a great tree.

Dylan's Christmas Show

We can show you all the video when we see you. "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Frosty the Snow Man" are the songs the kids are performing.