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5×2 Podcast Episode 1

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Wild Parrots Nesting In Brooklyn

Yesterday, I was walking down Ocean Ave. and I heard something that sounded like a bunch of parrots. I looked up and low and behold there were a pair of squawking green parrots hanging from a wooden nest attached to an air conditioning unit on the 6th floor of an apartment building. I was stunned. [...]

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Flickr Photoset from Santa Cruz Island California

This is a photoset from my recent trip to Santa Cruz Island in California. The set has loads of pictures of dolphins, mainly because, well there were loads of dolphins. Somewhere in the middle of the slideshow there are a bunch of photos with splashes all around, that was a huge dolphin feeding frenzy. The [...]

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How To Save 33% On Parking Tickets

Getting a parking ticket sucks.

If you have a car in a large city, chances are you have received at least one parking ticket (if not more). I’ve discovered a little loophole that won’t make parking tickets go away, but it will save you money.
On the back of the parking ticket there is usually an [...]

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Is My BIG Apartment “Notorious”?

I found this taped to my door when I came home today. Apparently Notorious BIG lived in my building or one like it. I definitely won’t be calling to schedule a scouting appointment, but it is cool to think about my apartment on the big screen.
“Hey remember that movie Notorious? You know the apartment he [...]

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Did I Find The Luckiest Squirrel?

A few months back I posted photos of a white squirrel I saw in Brooklyn.

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Making Other People’s Money Work For You

I loved this story by Robin Bal over at the FortuneWatch blog: A man walked into a bank in New York City one day and asked for the loan officer.He told the loan officer that he was going to Philippines on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000. The bank officer told him that the bank would need some form of security for the loan.Then the man handed over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank. He produced the title and everything checked out The loan officer agreed to accept the car as collateral for the loan.The bank’s president and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh at the guy for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan.An employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari into the bank’s underground garage and parked it there.Two weeks later, the guy returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interest, which came to $15.41.The loan officer said, “Sir, we are very happy to have had and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled…. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow “$5,000?.The millionaire replied: “Where else in New York City can I park my car for $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return”Well thats how the rich stay rich, they know a lot more about Money Management…. Look after your cents and the Dollars will look after themselves.

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Rare White Squirrel in Prospect Park Brooklyn

Today a few friends and I were having a picnic in Prospect Park when we spotted a pure white squirrel running through the trees. Every other squirrel in the area was grey or brown. Not this one, see for yourself.

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Key Largo, FL - An Underwater SCUBA Adventure

This fish also has a beautiful orange pattern on the back of its pectoral fins that announces to potential predators that they are poisonous.

2) Minnow Ball - This huge school of tiny fish was so dense you couldn’t see what was in front of you…. These fish travel in such huge numbers to protect themselves from predators, and all around this huge ball of fish were tons of large fish like groupers, snappers, and jacks.

3) Crustaceans - Shrimp, crabs and lobsters were plentiful and lobster season started while we were in Key Largo. I saw several barber pole shrimp, loads of lobsters, a few crabs, and a tiny blue shrimp that was living in an anemone.

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iPhone Release Pictures NYC 5th Ave Store

Believe it or not I accidentally stumbled upon the iPhone release in NYC. I had some friends in town and I was showing them around when I saw the mayhem and realized what was going on. I slid up as close as I could and snapped a few shots.
The police were out in full force [...]

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