she & him -- in the sun

you just gotta (heart) zooey.

claire's special request, part II

guess "no sign of life" doesn't cut it for the putch.

ok go -- no sign of life

here's a band i'd like to see live.

first day of my last class till graduation... done.

just 16 weeks of classes, one midterm and a final and i'm done. of course, i left the hardest class to take for last: astronomy w/ a lab, but i'm gonna P/NC it and not worry about the grade, just gotta pass.

kinda surreal being in the science building (SB). when i first started at queens college in the '80s it was known as the NEW science building (NSB).

out front at the park briar

snow day for claire

...and last day of freedom before going back to queens college for me.

VT bears, july 2007

these photos were taken by my mom right when claire's "i-refuse-to-smile-for-pictures" phase was just ending.

i guess w/ the putch's 9th birthday coming up...

i'm feeling sorta nostalgic for the early years. here's a photo of claire at 2-months-old. funny, i thought i'd never have a kid that would wear pink... and then came claire.

CEC, may 2003

1-1/4-year-old putch levelling the playing field at chuck e. cheese. (me chasing behind her.)

not that i wish the jets any badness but...

i could care less about watching football today, this evening, whenever the facakta game is on.

[update: found out the game's on at 6:30pm. yippee.]

disney on ice: princess wishes

yer so bad by tom petty

even happier to find this.

mister blue sky by ELO

happy to find this today.

an early photo of the putch

one-year-old claire at playrobics, 2003. i should never have been allowed to cut her bangs, but fortunately she's so gosh-dang cute she was able to get away w/ them.

[update: to see that the putch is definitely my kid, open the following page in a new window to see a picture of me at age 2: http://itskitti.blogspot.com/2010/12/me-and-bonni.html]

three sisters

from our trip to canyon ranch, march 2010. our mom got us the matching hats -- don't blame us.

just for janine

bonni helped find this one for you, gigi.

happy birthday, gigi

happy birthday to one of the best'est sisters around. i LOVE you, janine.

thinking about etta james

just read that etta james is dealing w/ dementia. sucks ass. glad to have gotten the chance to take the putch to see her a couple of years ago at bb king's in the city.

happy birthday, dad

happy birthday to the greatest guy in my life. i LOVE you, dad/grampa/lucky.

c'mon, snow day

we'll be checking this site tomorrow @ 5am...

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/school-closings/

[update, 1/12, after 5am: you're a mean one, mr. bloomberg... no snow day.]

oh, i'm picking out a thermos for you...

cleaning out my nightstand and watching "the jerk" w/ claire.

happy birthday, elvis

this song makes me happy

cute, peppy tune that was also featured in "caddyshack"... how could you not LOVE this song.

for bonni

lookie what someone just posted on facebook. thought you'd get a kick out of it.

claire's special request

enjoy, putch. i LOVE you.

ps -- never brush your teeth w/ liquor. bad idea. the song may be peppy and fun, but the lyrics are kinda silly, in a not-the-good-silly way.

claire's mona lisa

from second grade, maybe first.

drawing 3 / fall 2008

2-1/2-ft x 3-ft, pencil & charcoal on paper. (i can't stand the eye -- it's so schlocky, but it's there, so what're you gonna do.)

happy birthday, carl