Wednesday, March 25, 2009

More Fooling Around:

Stopping To Ride Mickey

Taken on our way home from school on Tuesday.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Just Fooling Around:



I was playing around with some photo effects and came across this one - thouhgt I'd share.

Magnified Mermaid

Monday, March 09, 2009

Sam Young leads No. 3 Pittsburgh to victory over No. 1 Connecticut

Young powers Pitt to knockout of top-ranked team
By Shannon Ryan Tribune reporter
March 8, 2009
PITTSBURGH — What was hyped as a heavyweight showdown transformed into a one-man show.

The rematch between Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet and Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair provided cliffhanger intensity, but all the dazzle came courtesy of forward Sam Young as he scored 31 points Saturday to guide the Panthers to a 70-60 victory.

After Louisville beat West Virginia on Saturday night, the Panthers' triumph was good for the second seed in the Big East tournament behind the Cardinals.

"I see UConn jerseys, and my eyes light up," said Young, whose highlight dunks amped the Petersen Events Center crowd of 12,908 into the loudest players could remember hearing it. "I came out ready to play."

Having never beaten a No. 1 team in school history, the third-ranked Panthers now have accomplished that twice in a month — both times against Connecticut. Following up on a 76-68 victory in Hartford, the Panthers (28-3, 15-3) now can declare themselves proud owners of the Huskies (27-3, 15-3), whom they may face again in the Big East tournament.

Most of the pregame drum-up focused on the teams' centers, but Young provided the biggest buckets on Senior Day.

After Connecticut cut a 14-point deficit to 52-50 with 8 minutes 24 seconds remaining, Young scored on a layup and then flew above the rim to slam an assist from Levance Fields to smother the Huskies' moment.

"It's amazing to me that Sam sometimes gets lost in the shuffle," Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said. "I thought he brought a lot of grit and toughness to the game."

Blair and Thabeet intensified their rivalry. The snapshot from February's meeting was of Blair flipping Thabeet over his shoulder. On Saturday, they tangled again when Thabeet fouled Blair while they both went for a loose ball and fell to the floor. Each claimed the other tripped him.

"I'm not going to let nobody knock me on the ground," Blair said.

Thabeet yelled at Blair before teammates intervened.

"He fell on the floor and tried to trip me," Thabeet said. "He tried to punk me twice, and I wasn't having it."

After Thabeet scored 14 points in the first half, the Panthers double-teamed him and denied him the ball to hold him scoreless after halftime. Blair finished with eight points and eight rebounds.

Fittingly, Fields scored the final basket on a last-second layup after he had considered sitting out because of a groin pain and tailbone bruise. He said he had to hold on to walls Friday to help him walk. He did warm up but didn't decide to play until an hour before tipoff.

"I knew if I could jog, I was going to play," said Fields, who had 12 assists to go with 10 points.

"That crowd was crazy, and this being my last game here, I had to play."

Sunday, March 08, 2009

Zachy Helps Out

Another pic from the "Saturday at the Park" series.

CSI Training: The Chalk Outline

Kind of macabre? Miranda loved lying down and having Daddy do her chalk outline on the playground - and wouldn't you know it, we started a trend!

Mirror, mirror, on the wall...

Friday, March 06, 2009

Panda Pigtails

Brooklyn College

Just Another Bum Sleeping On The Subway.

Intrepid Explorer:

Zach on our way to subway, for our father and son trip to Brooklyn College for his assistive technology evaluation.

Sunday, March 01, 2009

New England braces for up to 15 inches of snow - CNN


New England braces for up to 15 inches of snow


CNN(CNN) -- A snowstorm that could last up to 18 hours was on its way to southern New England, and Boston could be snowed under with up to 15 inches, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon.