Picture Postcard: Regrowth
June 11, 2013 I took this picture last year, October 29th, right after Hurricane Sandy. This is diagonally across the street from my apartment. That poor tree on the left looks pretty bad. Let’s check...
View ArticlePicture Postcard: The Mosaic Buddha
September 4, 2013 Like yesterday, this is another picture I snapped in Red Hook. While I would like to give credit where credit is due, I did not note nor do I recall the name of the store in whose...
View ArticlePicture Postcard: Red Bank War Memorial Statue
September 12, 2013 These were taken in Red Bank New Jersey. This statue was erected after World War One, and then amended for every war thereafter. (The World War Two plaque is around the corner on the...
View ArticleThe Inappropriate Gorilla
October 8, 2013 Do you like curry? I do not. I think it stinks. Put it in my meal and you can keep it. Don’t want it. Won’t touch it. And that’s a problem. My girlfriend is a great cook. She can cook...
View ArticleImponderable #114: Sari, Will You Marry Me?
October 25, 2013 It was a rare night out for Mr. Blog. The Editors and Staff of Mr. Blog’s Tepid Ride (me and Allan Keyes) went into the city to see the RiffTrax guys (formerly the MST3K guys) do their...
View ArticleHAPPY HALLOWEEN! The Great Pumpkin Pumpkin Picture Postcard!
October 31, 2013 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I LOVE HALLOWEEN! Without a doubt, from when I was just a kid until today, Halloween has been my favorite holiday. Even my birthday comes second. I love everything...
View ArticleImponderable 114.2: So, did Sari marry that hot dog vendor or what?
November 7, 2013 We’ll be back tomorrow with the regular Friday Imponderable (#115, and it is a doozy from Japan. All the best Imponderables come from Japan.) But today, we’re back with an update to...
View Article(NEW FOR 2014!) Picture Postcard: The Lonely Bear
January 1, 2014 Happy New Year! Let’s kick 2014 off with a brand new post, which is far better than the way we ended 2013, with almost two full weeks of reposts. My vow to you: I promise not to run a...
View ArticleThe Sunday Seen That: 7/6/14
July 6, 2014 Since I cut back on the blog, the Sneak Peek of the Week has been the biggest casualty. Miss it? Nah. Since I have no clue what’s coming next, or when it’s coming, it would be pretty silly...
View ArticleHow Skinny-Ass Jack Became a Bad-Ass Mack
August 24, 2014 I didn’t know if this was a Picture Postcard or a Saturday Comics entry, so here’s the Comics logo just in case. This amazing ad is on display at the fantastic Geppi Museum in...
View ArticlePicture Postcard: Merry Christmas from Brooklyn New York!
December 21, 2104 Merry Christmas! The editor’s and Staff of Mr. Blog’s Tepid ride don’t care if you’ve been naughty or nice, we appreciate all of our readers. We’re kicking off Christmas week with...
View ArticlePicture Postcard: The Empire State Building and The Little Church Around The...
March 8, 2015 Just a few snaps from Manhattan, taken last night. The Empire State Building and The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, also known as “The Little Church Around The Corner,” a pair...
View ArticleIt Finally Makes Sense!
May 5, 2015 It finally makes sense! Get it?Filed under: Art, humor, Life, photography, Travel Tagged: bmj2k, logo, Mr. Blog, Mr. Blog's Tepid Ride, Mr. BTR, New York, NYC, picture postcard, sign, Taxi
View ArticlePicture Postcard: FDNY Memorial Statue
May 22, 2015 I had the honor of attending a ceremony at the FDNY Training Academy on Randall’s Island yesterday. It is an amazing place, and I’ll probably post more pictures (and a longer post) in the...
View ArticlePicture Postcard: St. Maarten
June 15, 2015 I took these pictures last week in St. Maarten. I was sitting on the dock waiting for the water taxi and snapped a few pictures with my Fujifilm Finepix XP80, using the automatic setting....
View ArticlePicture Postcard: Aboard The Liberty of the Seas
June 16, 2015 These pictures were taken on the deck of the Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas last week. I used the same Fujifilm Finepix XP80 as I did for the pictures I posted yesterday. This is...
View ArticlePicture Postcard: Homer Simpson Graffiti
July 11, 2015 Saw this nice bit of graffiti at a train station in my neck of Brooklyn. It’s been there for years, but they are finally beginning a long overdue overhaul of the station, and there’s a...
View ArticleNow About That Name…
July 13, 2015 This is a Chinese restaurant in Wildwood New Jersey. It really does have to be a Chinese restaurant, doesn’t it? Anything else and it would be an even worse name. This really sounds like...
View ArticlePicture Postcard: House of the Rising Sun
July 16, 2015 Saarah and I were in Wildwood New Jersey when we spotted this funky house. I have no information about it, but here you go. . Filed under: architecture, Art, photography Tagged: bmj2k,...
View ArticleThe Angry Tiki God
July 17, 2015 BOW DOWN TO THE ANGRY TIKI GOD! Not much to tell. It was on top of a small building near the marina in Wildwood NJ. BOW DOWN TO THE ANGRY TIKI GOD! .Filed under: Art, Culture, Halloween,...
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