Who needs the Yankees...Brooklyn has the Cyclones

Ethan Elin
Our baseball crew (Ethan and Elin from Seattle) joined us in Coney Island for a real baseball experience. Brooklyn's minor league team played the Ironbirds from Aberdeen on Saturday. Of course we rode the Wonder Wheel. It's maybe not the world's oldest but the swinging cars that only hang by rusted wheels that roll makes it the scariest ferris wheel. Thank goodness they post a sign ensuring the visitors that they've gone 85 years without an accident.


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Cold War Kids at Prospect Park

Summer concerts have started! Prospect Park which a block away from our place will host a ton of artists! Friday we saw the Cold War Kids.

And They're Off

Hats, dresses and the racing form in hand! We headed out to the Belmont with some friends to watch Big Brown come in last. No worries for our crew. We listen to a woman's advice who we had met on the train. Big Brown is a West Coast horse...not made for the East Coast heat.

The Heat Is On

Summer is here! Open the hydrant...temps are arising. Chad and I bought and installed a window AC. It hasn't fallen out yet. The pig is chilln' in the igloo. Too bad its not made of ice. Poor piggie.