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August 2010

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    2nd Annual “Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson” Party!

    I’m half-deaf, my nose is sunburned, and my throat feels like sandpaper, but I’m still high on happiness following yesterday’s 52nd birthday celebration for Michael Jackson in Prospect Park. It was 95°…

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    Non-conformist.

    This photo and its caption should come as a surprise to exactly no one. That’s me in the fall of 1992 with my pal Geoff*, accepting our honors after having been voted…

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    Fruit crates.

    You know how you always see cool projects all over the place that involve re-purposing old fruit crates? Or old shipping pallets? And then you start getting obsessed with looking for these…

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    Fixing Adam’s House (again).

    Remember my friend Adam? You know, the guy who did that amazing bedroom renovation a couple of years ago? Yeah, him. Well, he took a little break from working on his house…

  • Danish Rabbit Hopping Championship!

    This video made me incredibly happy. Look at these guys go! Of course I knew that rabbits can jump, but I had no idea that they can do it so high, so…

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    Attack of the 16-foot planter!

    I’m feeling pretty pleased with the progress Evan and I were able to make in the garden this weekend. In a total of about 8 hours over the course of two days,…

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    Walnut Hang-It-All.

    I don’t usually do “new product” posts, but it’s a quiet Sunday, and geez . . . how gorgeous is this? A walnut Hang-It-All?! We already have the standard multi-colored version in…

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    Paule Trudel Bellemare.

    Look! Fritz got his first modeling job! When illustrator Paule Trudel Bellemare contacted me to ask if I’d be okay with her using some photos of Fritz for reference in a series…