All Hail, the iPhone

The Playstation 3 release drew alot of people to wait overnight, but the game console turned out to be a dud. The next biggest thing I can recall that did deserve some hype, because of the limited supply, was the launch of the Xbox360. It was the first of the next-generation gaming systems to be playable on hi-def TV's. Heck, some even waited on line for Microsoft Vista. But let me just state for the record, the Apple iPhone is the biggest release event... EVER! Technology-wise, that is. It comes out today at Apple Stores and AT&T stores at 6pm. It's all over the news, including the monsterous Apple Store on 5th Avenue, yeh, the one that is open 24 hours a day. My friend, Tracy, called to tell me there's a line in the Pentagon City mall Apple Store, just outside Washington D.C. I will run over to the SoHo Apple Store, after work.

raymond esposito rail trail

I find this rail trail on May 20th, after browsing the annual antiques and crafts street fair in Nyack, New York State. I've heard about a bike trail in the area. While driving into Nyack on Route 9, I see a trail follow the roadside. It starts from a basketball court/playground. I am pleasantly suprised to see that this is actually several trails connected, extending through the hillside of Piermont for about 8 miles. The trail passes behind million-dollar homes. One problem is 1/3 of the path is rocky. But eventually it turns into fine dirt, and then paved road. The view overlooking the Hudson River makes this a pleasure to ride.

ahh... summer