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Potter Park

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I’ve been slacking. Life and the great weather this past weekend has gotten in the way of something I love. I’ll do better next weekend, promise.

Potter Park is one of the few public parks within the village of Fairport. You might pass it every day and not even realize it. One of the main features of the park is the Potter Memorial that faces West Church St (route 31f). 5 pillars, artillery guns and a memorial plaque saluting the American Flag. It’s really quite beautiful especially at night.

The park is more than a memorial though. There are baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, a playground, a large green grass field that can be used for whatever you want and it’s even home to a Lions Club facility as well as a Historical House.

It’s not a Hiker’s paradise and you won’t find anyone mountain biking or rock climbing but it’s just about the best type of park you could ever hope for in a village containing an endless supply of kids that need to burn off energy. If you’ve got kids and or you’re looking for a place to play some sports with some friends, Potter Park might be just about perfect for you.

Below is something new I’m trying. It’s a PhotoSynth of the Potter Memorial. A PhotoSynth is like a 3D world built using multiple photos in much the same way a panorama is made. I’m not 100% satisfied with the result since there seems to be a bunch of disconnected photo ‘groups’ but not as bad as I thought it would.

http://photosynth.net/embed.aspx?cid=20efc09d-d0b9-4604-b8d1-1fae369b09b5&delayLoad=true&slideShowPlaying=false

If you can’t see the PhotoSynth above, please visit the original post.

Wii Style Therapy

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Fogi BoxingSunday we tried out the Wii with some family and it was a huge success. First, Rachel’s mother practically brought down the house with some hysterical laughter as she attempted to race her steer mounted Mii into scarecrows. Then, as she worked up a sweat, she knocked out her husband of 29 years. He deserved it though with the constant taunting and teasing during baseball.

The Wii was a great success and by the end of the night the phrase

We’re gonna have to get one of these things

was uttered more than once.

Happy Birthday Charles

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I went to see my friend Charles for his birthday a few months back. While I was at a Mets game with him I took some video which I finally put together. Just to warn you, it’s not very good, but I did what I could with the video I took.

Mets 1 Yankees 0

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Friday I drove down to Poughkeepsie to see Charles for his birthday. After arriving we went straight to the city to meet some friends of his and goto the Mets game. The Mets won. The game had nothing to do with the Yankees I just like to taunt Yankee fans. After the game we met up with Sanjay for a lesson in expensive drinking and a place to stay.

Saturday Charles headed back to Poughkeepsie while I headed to the International Car Show with Sanjay. Check out the 2008 Ferrari for a sample. I’ll post a link to the whole gallery once the photo gallery comes back up. After the car show we met my Brother for sushi at Lan and had probably the best sushi I’ve ever had. After dinner my brother and I went to one of NYC’s oldest pubs McSorley’s for some Beers. They only give you two options, Light or Dark McSorley’s and when you order a drink they always give you 2 instead of 1. After that it was time to catch the train back to Poughkeepsie so we said our good byes and headed out.

That’s my trip in a nutshell.