tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91238146761830432742024-02-18T23:16:42.911-05:00clean needlesa fix, served responsiblyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-19821764967981616182010-02-11T17:39:00.004-05:002010-02-11T17:41:37.622-05:00AMQ: R.I.P.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidI4wXfbnGEPQB6uCTILdfcxkcwM7tsQq6I_tD56-6Rp6QnTjM1CEfVZgCNwwNfuG9-wJP79QK21H9sBx9ePLBkaJsq9dIrlOx1Nr0kNmUPGkwHzQ8FRAva7bQ3QL8eMLMD3g8JS8otU/s1600-h/30-alexander-mcqueen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidI4wXfbnGEPQB6uCTILdfcxkcwM7tsQq6I_tD56-6Rp6QnTjM1CEfVZgCNwwNfuG9-wJP79QK21H9sBx9ePLBkaJsq9dIrlOx1Nr0kNmUPGkwHzQ8FRAva7bQ3QL8eMLMD3g8JS8otU/s320/30-alexander-mcqueen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437119390438460786" /></a>You possessed the talent so many others, mistakenly, think they do.<div><br /></div><div>Rest in Peace Alexander McQueen!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-29682950714208260682010-01-28T10:42:00.004-05:002010-01-28T10:56:30.255-05:00Architecture: Lego<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNng_E1y1CVYayBKmz6chHtuUebiCI5t3EW5PGyetD2yg_bJqXnn-QnzRx4NbKmWf9V-0semVadHVlPEBpxh4zTtkWVB8cDRNXTT58CJ_cSL3ygo2rivYlX8U6O5zK1a_CVwR9JwAXcUM/s1600-h/1-600x474.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNng_E1y1CVYayBKmz6chHtuUebiCI5t3EW5PGyetD2yg_bJqXnn-QnzRx4NbKmWf9V-0semVadHVlPEBpxh4zTtkWVB8cDRNXTT58CJ_cSL3ygo2rivYlX8U6O5zK1a_CVwR9JwAXcUM/s320/1-600x474.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431820154333450258" /></a><br />Lego's Architecture Series is (currently) only available in the United States. <div><br /></div><div>This fantastic series of five (and growing) landmark buildings seems the perfect gift for that precocious child that already is making the Taj from his current lot of Legos, or the adult you notice spends a bit too much time with the blocks when the kids are not even around.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is no shame in loving great buildings. Fortunately for us all, Lego is making such love, a very cool thing.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0FUMgTQeN-Lj1vEzRjBXfj0hKJlWYwztQwueaO5i9qEjeVmM8JPGtHjwfXlSnKS-pVJgZ90Kcj9pbI3zgil0dgM8unYOKT4DD0S8cNpDA7vYH4KsuyBz2Ha5855ae4qOoNRkzJc-mdk/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0FUMgTQeN-Lj1vEzRjBXfj0hKJlWYwztQwueaO5i9qEjeVmM8JPGtHjwfXlSnKS-pVJgZ90Kcj9pbI3zgil0dgM8unYOKT4DD0S8cNpDA7vYH4KsuyBz2Ha5855ae4qOoNRkzJc-mdk/s320/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431819377099424642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiObw1FK-iKZP4HIG0TUorBV3XE1R1gK48dqzMw1u5KGKBS7Fw27_HAfrRkUFfkiv4mrel8Msbjc5w1jC-5CXhTRE_TBN9HT-fsC36g6o5_09wvuq8XFD7QabcBZBZr8IwALKkcBEpoWk/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiObw1FK-iKZP4HIG0TUorBV3XE1R1gK48dqzMw1u5KGKBS7Fw27_HAfrRkUFfkiv4mrel8Msbjc5w1jC-5CXhTRE_TBN9HT-fsC36g6o5_09wvuq8XFD7QabcBZBZr8IwALKkcBEpoWk/s320/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431819412266089650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzH_NNGouC8SoSiu3jGeHBygSmwA79cfjwv_AO8Bg6hWneB6k6U7YOArWU7YfXLovqP7ysWGKOffkZOSuHVvqcR2uaurI4ph3WATxHsfaqIo4NNFZiOH5ah0IlvEaeLljaw8aaqpfagA/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzH_NNGouC8SoSiu3jGeHBygSmwA79cfjwv_AO8Bg6hWneB6k6U7YOArWU7YfXLovqP7ysWGKOffkZOSuHVvqcR2uaurI4ph3WATxHsfaqIo4NNFZiOH5ah0IlvEaeLljaw8aaqpfagA/s320/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431819402450152482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv79IQPjGRNx_EVRXQwBKeTzD4WXBBEj9rLus_0qVAOgLQOyZNGB1ResJtwWdMcP35oG5gZw-rvSrgKvup-xZXz0lsSTpEVIRQ7MBTiDMvIQbuaeDsHUdmm9wr-EzcAf9KcMOpBF0cqjc/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv79IQPjGRNx_EVRXQwBKeTzD4WXBBEj9rLus_0qVAOgLQOyZNGB1ResJtwWdMcP35oG5gZw-rvSrgKvup-xZXz0lsSTpEVIRQ7MBTiDMvIQbuaeDsHUdmm9wr-EzcAf9KcMOpBF0cqjc/s320/Picture+8.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431819393374629650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr_F1bFJ_bEo3PBMS6eNCRPnXslEjP6QsOpB13qwzC8fs9P0OJHRL0wd2fz4mij80fCWEztlLEXJeyrW9jrRLiaJCr_lHVycYhH6NrSNQL72eYu6TWN-301Hopyybd_MrMbZqZ_pHuic/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr_F1bFJ_bEo3PBMS6eNCRPnXslEjP6QsOpB13qwzC8fs9P0OJHRL0wd2fz4mij80fCWEztlLEXJeyrW9jrRLiaJCr_lHVycYhH6NrSNQL72eYu6TWN-301Hopyybd_MrMbZqZ_pHuic/s320/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431819385649736770" /></a><br /></div><div>More info at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://architecture.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx">Lego Architecture </a></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-42416226852287571212010-01-28T10:10:00.004-05:002010-01-28T10:41:59.761-05:002.0: Apple iPad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNSJ7TRhQnciJB7lz6J_dayfCEnPoFj7WBS1Wt2FMgRbb3BEwNxx8ov_v8tIl78Opko7hSF-BysH7Z3HJ99-KsoNkKsMPbX9VGJUmTbXnReKLHdOlXOiC14QMCsEnA-vmQCXLHxCBb2E/s1600-h/Picture+15.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNSJ7TRhQnciJB7lz6J_dayfCEnPoFj7WBS1Wt2FMgRbb3BEwNxx8ov_v8tIl78Opko7hSF-BysH7Z3HJ99-KsoNkKsMPbX9VGJUmTbXnReKLHdOlXOiC14QMCsEnA-vmQCXLHxCBb2E/s320/Picture+15.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431816232641299634" /></a><br />As much as I was looking forward to the Apple iPad and pulling for it's success, there are a few reasons I have decided to wait for the 2.0 version. <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Issue #1</span></div><div><br /></div><div>There is no video camera. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is no good reason for the exclusion of a video camera on the iPad. Apple learned from the 1st generation of iPhone owners, the screaming importance of a video camera. They included video in the 3GS and everyone is happy. </div><div><br /></div><div>The iPad is larger (by a ratio of nearly six) and more powerful (64 GB) than it's phone counterpart, yet the single biggest complaint from it's last product launch is not included? Even the iPod Nano has video.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only logical explanation must be, that video would make the entry level Mac notebooks unnecessary and twice as expensive as the iPad.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Issue #2</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Mapping/GPS will not work on the iPad at all times, unless you have the 3G model (available in April).</div><div><br /></div><div>This may seem a trivial matter, but having a big beautiful, high-resolution device like the iPad and not being able to use it in the car for directions seems crazy. Also, the higher resolution would have been one of the best platforms for on-the-go usage of Google's Street View feature.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bad decision.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Issue #3</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Will the next generation come with a phone pre-installed? </div><div><br /></div><div>Whether Apple, or it's business partner, AT&T, like it, the iPad will have 3rd party developers offering phones within months of it's release. It is inevitable. A phone will be on the device.</div><div><br /></div><div>As much as I think Steve Jobs is a visionary, his age tends to empower his (already proven defunct) belief system of him being in control of the timing on such things.</div><div><br /></div><div>The information/digital age we live in now does not allow any business to choose the timing on anything other than a product introduction. Once the product is on the market, everyone is going to copy it, hack it, modify it, improve it and make the product better.</div><div><br /></div><div>The iPhone had no video camera, but 3rd party developers made one and offered the feature on hacked phones. The iPod had/has no phone, thanks to the same group of developers, you can now make calls on your iPod. </div><div><br /></div><div>Monsignor Jobs is a creator of beasts. But now that he has done the creating, the beast is unleashed.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are concerns enough for me to back away from the device, as it is initially being offered. Of course, all of that could change the minute I walk into the Apple Store and get my hands on one. </div><div><br /></div><div>We'll see.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-29039131490125243062010-01-27T13:24:00.004-05:002010-01-27T17:01:19.610-05:00The Future: Apple iPad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirs0mJl7D2Djv2lNi5X2JhKm8eJXkXdpbeEYUfckzmrsz_y14Wo95NcndidS1CzHdhjj9PXVwg4ZMa7mkG84I-4y8ZAQj0t7x8COdSuQR1ybVOX8pkKCqZhty9o-iEu7WMc265EU_kgC8/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirs0mJl7D2Djv2lNi5X2JhKm8eJXkXdpbeEYUfckzmrsz_y14Wo95NcndidS1CzHdhjj9PXVwg4ZMa7mkG84I-4y8ZAQj0t7x8COdSuQR1ybVOX8pkKCqZhty9o-iEu7WMc265EU_kgC8/s320/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431538581152263042" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Apple launched the much anticipated iPad (egg on face for going with iTab, iTablet and iSlate in the past) this afternoon.<div><br /></div><div>From all reports, it delivers. Since I have not touched the iPad yet, I don't feel it would be responsible for me to write about it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Instead, here is a photo gallery of the new device, along with specs and pricing.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">(CLICK ON PICS FOR DETAIL)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1s0jm3FsMYjPGBIUcSwgDNi1TZVK_6z-dMhrTI_wE1YbjJDucSr5KmadhhWQe_PVTmcQcoQeO4MEUqC9SnkJ-7AUk-qCJ_lqmEVEqo4TUukaWCS6fRB8Jz9KDhKtVTmlTHv1EbYiG7g/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1s0jm3FsMYjPGBIUcSwgDNi1TZVK_6z-dMhrTI_wE1YbjJDucSr5KmadhhWQe_PVTmcQcoQeO4MEUqC9SnkJ-7AUk-qCJ_lqmEVEqo4TUukaWCS6fRB8Jz9KDhKtVTmlTHv1EbYiG7g/s320/Picture+9.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431538599450961570" /></a>Maestro Jobs at the helm . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxP7-7IC_fKmV9K3z9bSxuQvzFeb4eTnt82wbQ8QvIyWUkJtGQnEm9Cneqqq0WnQyDDtTz5r5Qa4fy22FHFJMDFUMooCvDj2kg5AYAsM-APb-NwXDXLP_-ypzUq6GmsdZBPBgX6qqW4A/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxP7-7IC_fKmV9K3z9bSxuQvzFeb4eTnt82wbQ8QvIyWUkJtGQnEm9Cneqqq0WnQyDDtTz5r5Qa4fy22FHFJMDFUMooCvDj2kg5AYAsM-APb-NwXDXLP_-ypzUq6GmsdZBPBgX6qqW4A/s320/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431538592433451666" /></a><br />The App Store as seen on the iPad</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWcQcDE4Ai8UFEaOjlg-JFFk84JgBaew0DW-T66-u256b2B_0Yb0P7Gl3cB0CZZjy_fEeP8HPMs22RYanH1-rAVEInbY1BZU9iSDzkDaZXrImWfiurTUApODSaTuDuLUtYJptLKdxJBc/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWcQcDE4Ai8UFEaOjlg-JFFk84JgBaew0DW-T66-u256b2B_0Yb0P7Gl3cB0CZZjy_fEeP8HPMs22RYanH1-rAVEInbY1BZU9iSDzkDaZXrImWfiurTUApODSaTuDuLUtYJptLKdxJBc/s320/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431538587353793938" /></a>A sexy on screen keyboard . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2DrNsSfWcMpZGilaIhTWgwnoZKuQG5rn3ejpE5lIdiuo40ODkVUGZBf6MEU-mqzcJvNtZuS7kNoNfZZi4WeE77pXCnIMOip6OG_TuWx106ggk3oOyM3CDVCHpIZSR3VP5rDZNzTm68c/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2DrNsSfWcMpZGilaIhTWgwnoZKuQG5rn3ejpE5lIdiuo40ODkVUGZBf6MEU-mqzcJvNtZuS7kNoNfZZi4WeE77pXCnIMOip6OG_TuWx106ggk3oOyM3CDVCHpIZSR3VP5rDZNzTm68c/s320/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431538583646785522" /></a>Announcing the future of, well, everything . . .newspapers look like newspapers . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehBWh1rDcTnN6vn5OC3w8MDyyT7NSBEgTwEsDOrjckrcoLO2G8mwyYRPZXY9Nu091HNNOZeEsFRJLAm35Xo5i9duUtgCxhcX1MbdHapvZnDKGCBvzrqhn-1trMdqWiL6QvCbYPLIw9oE/s1600-h/Picture+10.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehBWh1rDcTnN6vn5OC3w8MDyyT7NSBEgTwEsDOrjckrcoLO2G8mwyYRPZXY9Nu091HNNOZeEsFRJLAm35Xo5i9duUtgCxhcX1MbdHapvZnDKGCBvzrqhn-1trMdqWiL6QvCbYPLIw9oE/s320/Picture+10.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539051611771714" /></a><br />Pictures as seen in "view" mode and clustered albums . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ8XmLmBqBQkffKpzoVF8ZBtRbKUPG18CGbd4GaXV6I11ys4G64My6WA7Dt5OsOGOGqENXW5E5vOnpsmdC8piGg3VUYaJ38ff8l3yfeCiLOM5_I0HKr5TEqYOM4I4OWOA__iU_6RpCyo/s1600-h/Picture+11.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ8XmLmBqBQkffKpzoVF8ZBtRbKUPG18CGbd4GaXV6I11ys4G64My6WA7Dt5OsOGOGqENXW5E5vOnpsmdC8piGg3VUYaJ38ff8l3yfeCiLOM5_I0HKr5TEqYOM4I4OWOA__iU_6RpCyo/s320/Picture+11.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539049585446738" /></a>Video is crystal clear and YouTube allows space for related videos . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq5NADx-n8nHdR07FXL_LnOHyw0062SqnCCci_us9o6xU1Ialltj6bsC4_3UmRKRLbFUT9cfxT6fxfRoLnBsbPbJ8Jmrx95lvxkYh5xcMkcjNwhn6WDhHTRYSFXGAfpTAkjIe00D9Bg4/s1600-h/Picture+12.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq5NADx-n8nHdR07FXL_LnOHyw0062SqnCCci_us9o6xU1Ialltj6bsC4_3UmRKRLbFUT9cfxT6fxfRoLnBsbPbJ8Jmrx95lvxkYh5xcMkcjNwhn6WDhHTRYSFXGAfpTAkjIe00D9Bg4/s320/Picture+12.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539043494797714" /></a><br />The App Store and the new FULL-COLOR iBooks store, which is as big a game-changer as the iPad . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkfUn8SizZmGDV1ybcw7Q-uslIWiVYDqJ5i4ZL_sIiZ0FApWaacoSb2fNav9hFneZuOyGAL5mzNYD9DhBVugpz1JnsFFSneFzLc7QCO8zfCiIY_TUSNE_dRn-GGEkkGu51AmAibCFf_E/s1600-h/Picture+13.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkfUn8SizZmGDV1ybcw7Q-uslIWiVYDqJ5i4ZL_sIiZ0FApWaacoSb2fNav9hFneZuOyGAL5mzNYD9DhBVugpz1JnsFFSneFzLc7QCO8zfCiIY_TUSNE_dRn-GGEkkGu51AmAibCFf_E/s320/Picture+13.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539037792752610" /></a><br />Maps are much larger, without losing an iota of definition . . .</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvW2EG3TU9KRa4_3IXYADY6Fg2oaq0jZPR4uNrFt83bAhOAOUlrOTZ0O7P-uQBAaKc6v7ZG0fGEYBN-FWLGNuAuLBaxalM337w12H1MjWN8cHM2pCNb2eH0Z4bKF_lewYIjLmW3nYs4IA/s1600-h/Picture+14.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvW2EG3TU9KRa4_3IXYADY6Fg2oaq0jZPR4uNrFt83bAhOAOUlrOTZ0O7P-uQBAaKc6v7ZG0fGEYBN-FWLGNuAuLBaxalM337w12H1MjWN8cHM2pCNb2eH0Z4bKF_lewYIjLmW3nYs4IA/s320/Picture+14.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539032619570978" /></a><br />Sexy from all angles. This is the 3G model, the WiFi model has no black at the top . . .</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yFAKvfaxqsbXSazzrxE8gGdpMwJLma_6ZH11ffopnUYUXQHopseSR_hn4dIGjJWZzooTD7IlRMuxB1xNZePhRm7k_sPXiEpN8ptcDsvQuCLmtFw4hGwKG-Q0lf64H_18Lv9hM8H3_N4/s1600-h/Picture+20.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yFAKvfaxqsbXSazzrxE8gGdpMwJLma_6ZH11ffopnUYUXQHopseSR_hn4dIGjJWZzooTD7IlRMuxB1xNZePhRm7k_sPXiEpN8ptcDsvQuCLmtFw4hGwKG-Q0lf64H_18Lv9hM8H3_N4/s320/Picture+20.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539592191231362" /></a>Slim, like Jim . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrKCINhb0m3HgJV0XxJ5TJUPpyyOABALL9muj8jCcpeyezza5nDJw9nYuDKB4vYX9q6YqNXFal5JazgEpWSHjN8XDzB9b5R5CONYLdmmeC2x6VSmHsnucvirSscynJ3jcjNbEAIwx0Ho/s1600-h/Picture+15.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrKCINhb0m3HgJV0XxJ5TJUPpyyOABALL9muj8jCcpeyezza5nDJw9nYuDKB4vYX9q6YqNXFal5JazgEpWSHjN8XDzB9b5R5CONYLdmmeC2x6VSmHsnucvirSscynJ3jcjNbEAIwx0Ho/s320/Picture+15.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539590060322850" /></a>The future of gaming platforms . . . </div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio16xWIb249hyAt2rOOF0QoaQZN6poZ1pp6s0vxt8gurwsip1JyUnj4DuVFQOXh8IF5Eg5DND-0z8Ju5Ufpgbk37eYsZ4h8RiBpNtSUnokN7b1xUdcDvtkv_dZSvSOzMqGbeiUClLdVuY/s1600-h/Picture+17.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio16xWIb249hyAt2rOOF0QoaQZN6poZ1pp6s0vxt8gurwsip1JyUnj4DuVFQOXh8IF5Eg5DND-0z8Ju5Ufpgbk37eYsZ4h8RiBpNtSUnokN7b1xUdcDvtkv_dZSvSOzMqGbeiUClLdVuY/s320/Picture+17.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539578604197394" /></a><br />As sleek as a legal pad, only it houses everything imaginable . . .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4sCtHAsy98GwjOoDu0kpF42ZuQhRB5c6iyxNWrNU0jgUouDsGMXLoWnRFMF4mciXZuag_l8VeB4gveUo0BTHHMlOBZ_9Hjj3cibem6ot9J4tW0sOG45stz1TjahU2fHimzbqF3yrVCI/s1600-h/Picture+18.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4sCtHAsy98GwjOoDu0kpF42ZuQhRB5c6iyxNWrNU0jgUouDsGMXLoWnRFMF4mciXZuag_l8VeB4gveUo0BTHHMlOBZ_9Hjj3cibem6ot9J4tW0sOG45stz1TjahU2fHimzbqF3yrVCI/s320/Picture+18.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539575692426626" /></a><br />You asked for a keyboard, you get a keyboard . . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZXMSe_nWdzUYSMCi5b_i1aps_ZyZteL26N-IxLp-vRQgdAQIv834WlliQkvOtAErBoylM199zYDaQH3s09ja_QejUlUaTxBOhjhLvJaOibWCXqMM6tt4crKvV-CTz43_bkL_oGK3Ba8/s1600-h/Picture+19.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZXMSe_nWdzUYSMCi5b_i1aps_ZyZteL26N-IxLp-vRQgdAQIv834WlliQkvOtAErBoylM199zYDaQH3s09ja_QejUlUaTxBOhjhLvJaOibWCXqMM6tt4crKvV-CTz43_bkL_oGK3Ba8/s320/Picture+19.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539569657511394" /></a><br />Pricing. The WiFi is available in March, the 3G in April . . . I am in line right now . . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCW4-x8PbOrelz2V8YL782H3pVAkGneh_M8-5fzPTD9-vAOlDrS_zHdr9S3r0r6w8uaFQEma6GRZ4rjiuYs_m3da3xhivjlCrPrruIXq1oZRs7WpgNtAMppwo6PK4Fmb7mDNqXrAg-98/s1600-h/Picture+21.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCW4-x8PbOrelz2V8YL782H3pVAkGneh_M8-5fzPTD9-vAOlDrS_zHdr9S3r0r6w8uaFQEma6GRZ4rjiuYs_m3da3xhivjlCrPrruIXq1oZRs7WpgNtAMppwo6PK4Fmb7mDNqXrAg-98/s320/Picture+21.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431539839163232882" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>More info at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.apple.com/">Apple</a></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-27309488228991319642010-01-26T21:35:00.005-05:002010-01-26T21:50:43.404-05:00First Aid: Help Remedies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7lyNFkfzfQq9BR1ud1pvxKksZ_Scdam5v2EEp_gHo0QIrY9veQ_fEENXDoTk5NLtzrlBNz_PK_MmmVp7ThSIgXd_9J3NRz9ilh7pWAIiFQDJn97Wb6cq6wc_9t5lz3_TegfxE1CERWE/s1600-h/kit_med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7lyNFkfzfQq9BR1ud1pvxKksZ_Scdam5v2EEp_gHo0QIrY9veQ_fEENXDoTk5NLtzrlBNz_PK_MmmVp7ThSIgXd_9J3NRz9ilh7pWAIiFQDJn97Wb6cq6wc_9t5lz3_TegfxE1CERWE/s320/kit_med.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245357744922658" /></a><br />If you need to know why I am so excited about introducing you to Help Remedies, look no further than the company's mission statement:<br /><br /><blockquote>Help Remedies was created to make solving simple health issues simple. We find the best solution there is, and take away everything else. By stripping away some of the complexity and fear mongering of the health industry, we hope to make medicine friendlier and more accessible, and in doing so empower people to make their own health decisions. </blockquote>The company's products cover 6 basic issues one might encounter:<div><br /></div><div>headache<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzrVHhjhlZJfNO5mP1iRVa135XiP6M5XPbCD5GpWwUuJKCfWP80iLaDmIhbzO2mBEExu2OjD9I3eMvvHT2S9M7twBIYrq1fZJa6vqzcv-cXi0mKAYdnSt7XPZtdi8r23N1hN_9DFI090/s1600-h/headache_med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzrVHhjhlZJfNO5mP1iRVa135XiP6M5XPbCD5GpWwUuJKCfWP80iLaDmIhbzO2mBEExu2OjD9I3eMvvHT2S9M7twBIYrq1fZJa6vqzcv-cXi0mKAYdnSt7XPZtdi8r23N1hN_9DFI090/s320/headache_med.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245380008185986" /></a><br />cut<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ95YpOf9vK1fW0wSS-skcQ_kAi4u5d86IiHtf_mv1tRQY7ziCHbrR5butyRP7-X8mtLi0FnBbme8bJjP6txcaw8vXVEA87L0XpQlVgCeDitAraEkLTratTnn8KlWrxCM7nsCk5pJJhU/s1600-h/cut_med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ95YpOf9vK1fW0wSS-skcQ_kAi4u5d86IiHtf_mv1tRQY7ziCHbrR5butyRP7-X8mtLi0FnBbme8bJjP6txcaw8vXVEA87L0XpQlVgCeDitAraEkLTratTnn8KlWrxCM7nsCk5pJJhU/s320/cut_med.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245588208121698" /></a><br />blister<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL29myHCJKkL846ft0_SfNGE0t-9UOA2NR2k6VX7Hbbu5ae7BlAkYEUiwWwEs7jJhT_lsiPffBgMjiT-jU_o7VseNF45xKwu49gqhuNQhVLQOcV1QVTLAz10fouNS5jXCI8fyF41RNeBI/s1600-h/blister_med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL29myHCJKkL846ft0_SfNGE0t-9UOA2NR2k6VX7Hbbu5ae7BlAkYEUiwWwEs7jJhT_lsiPffBgMjiT-jU_o7VseNF45xKwu49gqhuNQhVLQOcV1QVTLAz10fouNS5jXCI8fyF41RNeBI/s320/blister_med.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245373704300786" /></a><br />aching body<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4Qw9xmckv_AYM1EwT1rqJACw5FX9lzP998nNpECaefzfcjDY3AvoDflX2DT-KeKpD70Z3623OdwfDyUBIQy0h7KvYYO4XuT-WZR-WuUwk3Rd_CqjuoTvQWlQDjBfXkXTTZ7_NoGZ4VU/s1600-h/aching_med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4Qw9xmckv_AYM1EwT1rqJACw5FX9lzP998nNpECaefzfcjDY3AvoDflX2DT-KeKpD70Z3623OdwfDyUBIQy0h7KvYYO4XuT-WZR-WuUwk3Rd_CqjuoTvQWlQDjBfXkXTTZ7_NoGZ4VU/s320/aching_med.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245366069693682" /></a><br />sleep<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsMnbeb03so_b5UGi9FImhv1bGs2BMvCJ7qNzMJBQ6kUe1ycKN0JYgmxZFvh8Ja8u5bn26HasldVyK_-KUbluTzbMQIP_52aPMBRJFApurrZxapH2sWxG4YdxTPbF_sqkHAYILxEc9X4/s1600-h/sleep_med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsMnbeb03so_b5UGi9FImhv1bGs2BMvCJ7qNzMJBQ6kUe1ycKN0JYgmxZFvh8Ja8u5bn26HasldVyK_-KUbluTzbMQIP_52aPMBRJFApurrZxapH2sWxG4YdxTPbF_sqkHAYILxEc9X4/s320/sleep_med.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245580006575746" /></a><br />allergies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwOFJ-I5i_dzSgHygTd0p41UOcIBHA35BFFGJGo5sSYSqrWO4SIUSKqHk4ppmqhmiCwyPzsv3NuIUvzsGAXRhA-h79dwFG2XrfOerdZ7W5WDAbpsqHPiLrE5mFhyphenhyphen7eitT5_SK4eQs9rw/s1600-h/allergies_med.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwOFJ-I5i_dzSgHygTd0p41UOcIBHA35BFFGJGo5sSYSqrWO4SIUSKqHk4ppmqhmiCwyPzsv3NuIUvzsGAXRhA-h79dwFG2XrfOerdZ7W5WDAbpsqHPiLrE5mFhyphenhyphen7eitT5_SK4eQs9rw/s320/allergies_med.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245370009388210" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>All of which come in these neat visually striking boxes that easily fit in to a handbag, briefcase or pocket.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5ZMjmtatuXWK_a8HthcCC6t_P4MPTDdkYS88-1vyyarkYqeP37DC1p_s2Re8gAMu3rly9WsAA8G7LZ0ZDpakmiebXd2aWynm9YA23R64ibUJBAgaH4zVpGKi5p2RpRmvRI2WAOAaAcw/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5ZMjmtatuXWK_a8HthcCC6t_P4MPTDdkYS88-1vyyarkYqeP37DC1p_s2Re8gAMu3rly9WsAA8G7LZ0ZDpakmiebXd2aWynm9YA23R64ibUJBAgaH4zVpGKi5p2RpRmvRI2WAOAaAcw/s320/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245589686054226" /></a><br /></div><div>More info at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://helpineedhelp.com/">Help I Need Help</a></span></span>.</div><div><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-74104385348501765082010-01-26T21:21:00.003-05:002010-01-26T21:34:46.442-05:00Art: Christopher Wool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bzOnZfLhxq-xjwS9MmgAAmDa4p7805aI57LMwETG02midv0B1BC9dEuq_AUIgHYu89zt8mOVPBOw56lBRxkIpIThZwBdiMutMqBPEpoE5FHZx145KgptKI0EuTc9LLfWzDb2JYy_DzE/s1600-h/Prichard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bzOnZfLhxq-xjwS9MmgAAmDa4p7805aI57LMwETG02midv0B1BC9dEuq_AUIgHYu89zt8mOVPBOw56lBRxkIpIThZwBdiMutMqBPEpoE5FHZx145KgptKI0EuTc9LLfWzDb2JYy_DzE/s320/Prichard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431241900905519538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjklard82IxMRiRRHzYCviSYrJ_WNr_JSCf6cs5nUJrnyoxJHipMYHHTLEhEgU2bsHsFsiGqlvndOzjiQu7LJc_8x-HnzqbXsxpfJbyhGcI93lEHdrBRj6ZJqFMdYCgcei000KQplBDS8/s1600-h/Christopher-Wool.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjklard82IxMRiRRHzYCviSYrJ_WNr_JSCf6cs5nUJrnyoxJHipMYHHTLEhEgU2bsHsFsiGqlvndOzjiQu7LJc_8x-HnzqbXsxpfJbyhGcI93lEHdrBRj6ZJqFMdYCgcei000KQplBDS8/s320/Christopher-Wool.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431241911346862706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k4ofxBHorQj8u6nQjlGHkh3hqvl6_T4drp_OOjFasNr5mdQFOohI1OadnUhe7j9w6tDwUcI3uu5fFOqTx02EKHPcu8E3Z65gX5zG5xhORakTo4CM6guFUyC3biqiEQFWFaa4YZqkDQw/s1600-h/chris_wool_rich_hell_05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k4ofxBHorQj8u6nQjlGHkh3hqvl6_T4drp_OOjFasNr5mdQFOohI1OadnUhe7j9w6tDwUcI3uu5fFOqTx02EKHPcu8E3Z65gX5zG5xhORakTo4CM6guFUyC3biqiEQFWFaa4YZqkDQw/s320/chris_wool_rich_hell_05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431242172545834466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv0G5aonV98YJkBtT-gpo2xeOaYJz20pHEXubx29GcwpCv2VYI2EqNMZrGEcEGV6A6mquvcXm-xrMgm0VRff3LzHuOiL-mzwFkpR_O5EKvYvGO5VMDzq2wE20faUAIYTry-Q57aijEpQ/s1600-h/chistopher-wool-porto-koln2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv0G5aonV98YJkBtT-gpo2xeOaYJz20pHEXubx29GcwpCv2VYI2EqNMZrGEcEGV6A6mquvcXm-xrMgm0VRff3LzHuOiL-mzwFkpR_O5EKvYvGO5VMDzq2wE20faUAIYTry-Q57aijEpQ/s320/chistopher-wool-porto-koln2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431241907261358866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Qfwq_FIh8p7kILYITQp6E23k4Q0XaOWKkslJBbsO-CRofO3ufqY9lTdlr_aHba9DF2ld1n3J2Jd6HRP3Esman-9_eeri6_vCT502eVljyqzGHQrNAY4aZYQyRUTI_d0z-uc5tJ1nNvc/s1600-h/default_exc_wool_02_0805091154_id_152010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Qfwq_FIh8p7kILYITQp6E23k4Q0XaOWKkslJBbsO-CRofO3ufqY9lTdlr_aHba9DF2ld1n3J2Jd6HRP3Esman-9_eeri6_vCT502eVljyqzGHQrNAY4aZYQyRUTI_d0z-uc5tJ1nNvc/s320/default_exc_wool_02_0805091154_id_152010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431241902552473698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWax5KTMUK0aDAK3AXkmiyod8Xat1Yp_Iiyw9m9QWkYdm_IpHdYO9dnHmJ3CrNOubfCbA7-bE2b30UZJX5IZfVcC8d_hfVagqIyP4mJ1sKV7ZpYnoBwzu_FfArpEGfJoACnOOwlstN0zM/s1600-h/stages-miami-art-basel-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWax5KTMUK0aDAK3AXkmiyod8Xat1Yp_Iiyw9m9QWkYdm_IpHdYO9dnHmJ3CrNOubfCbA7-bE2b30UZJX5IZfVcC8d_hfVagqIyP4mJ1sKV7ZpYnoBwzu_FfArpEGfJoACnOOwlstN0zM/s320/stages-miami-art-basel-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431241918587569186" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-66199137948288547752010-01-26T21:06:00.002-05:002010-01-26T21:20:37.929-05:00Art: John Parot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixkMiBwnEVRAp1IEqKnnI-8RDeapbzVhyPWJDYSxoIkdm_mIQxhcDdHjkHZkoETynWy4cAjZSaU785GlZ_MAfZ1-MVoze7l_yyeLcvJz926bixaYoAN1DCrY8YHpeEpI7PDgvh23cDZs/s1600-h/johnParotCrapBWLarge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixkMiBwnEVRAp1IEqKnnI-8RDeapbzVhyPWJDYSxoIkdm_mIQxhcDdHjkHZkoETynWy4cAjZSaU785GlZ_MAfZ1-MVoze7l_yyeLcvJz926bixaYoAN1DCrY8YHpeEpI7PDgvh23cDZs/s320/johnParotCrapBWLarge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431238711249498050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyXNtKz7bK1UC8zZgWoq2U7GkllozCNVM9jvvVIKvAjYUDZb4wCwznSr5mvyWqr-mXlfv5DeznBaqwebQAhWtxyYSDG3CveNesH0594_-E0z69l57XF4QTK1XB8B-iorZoWjToMhsMFk/s1600-h/145.x600.art.parot.rev.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyXNtKz7bK1UC8zZgWoq2U7GkllozCNVM9jvvVIKvAjYUDZb4wCwznSr5mvyWqr-mXlfv5DeznBaqwebQAhWtxyYSDG3CveNesH0594_-E0z69l57XF4QTK1XB8B-iorZoWjToMhsMFk/s320/145.x600.art.parot.rev.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431238703580355618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO04yyRkIkFg1V0KGDsk8UqmwGMjBLfK-kbOKMqUOChhQul_MD7r-T65Ae9an2hZ7-xlYQCaa2RRWqTFF_zbWAZInB2C5RnmkbmTOQrcWekgcwW76G16bW-Kuz-IvteZjPD0G25uHICUQ/s1600-h/sterling.ruby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO04yyRkIkFg1V0KGDsk8UqmwGMjBLfK-kbOKMqUOChhQul_MD7r-T65Ae9an2hZ7-xlYQCaa2RRWqTFF_zbWAZInB2C5RnmkbmTOQrcWekgcwW76G16bW-Kuz-IvteZjPD0G25uHICUQ/s320/sterling.ruby.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431238699568051922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkW8p2M3eHcqIe4KKSMJaMfQWNJgw33IwJztZxeTVUT4IhV3Ht-PNKHPCBP9Uqt0R3C9-YjeSHq9kv0nxnfCHGZ2pmNL3iY13QLIG87YWEQ6zOsJCgGTYBBfIX7jiPrMRcyE-c6vqwpk/s1600-h/Studio-Shot-1-565x423.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkW8p2M3eHcqIe4KKSMJaMfQWNJgw33IwJztZxeTVUT4IhV3Ht-PNKHPCBP9Uqt0R3C9-YjeSHq9kv0nxnfCHGZ2pmNL3iY13QLIG87YWEQ6zOsJCgGTYBBfIX7jiPrMRcyE-c6vqwpk/s320/Studio-Shot-1-565x423.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431238696110006946" /></a><br /><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Add Image" border="0" class="gl_photo" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-56802654980509058662010-01-26T20:30:00.006-05:002010-01-26T21:04:46.204-05:00Large Prints: Joseph Christian Leyendecker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLyhjwHa3fPNJ-mU_OF9FXOe5VTVKbuVfLhlrMy4-qV5DN7VnhAkFL10ryia75TEDToecCsAWZYx4ovB_LoGb5ATQcdrT7IhN9_pTaIkOCBe6uzFbThCtbPxmTdbFQ1WSztctgutD-fA/s1600-h/new-year-baby-1909.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLyhjwHa3fPNJ-mU_OF9FXOe5VTVKbuVfLhlrMy4-qV5DN7VnhAkFL10ryia75TEDToecCsAWZYx4ovB_LoGb5ATQcdrT7IhN9_pTaIkOCBe6uzFbThCtbPxmTdbFQ1WSztctgutD-fA/s320/new-year-baby-1909.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431231888969692690" /></a><br />While most are more familiar with the works of his Saturday Evening Post counterpart, Norman Rockwell, Joseph Christian Leyendecker has always been the giant of the period to me. <div><br /></div><div>Rockwell's "style" is much more popular and recognizable, but Leyendecker has the more important imagery, and perhaps more familiar.</div><div><br /></div><div>His reliance on cherubic baby figures to ring in the New Year, as opposed to showing the old human figure limping out, helped fix the national artistic discourse on looking to each new year with optimism.</div><div><br /></div><div>Baby New Year 1910 is a great example: At once capturing the magic, imagination, recklessness and optimism of the coming Aviation Age in it's infancy.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvxfeM3_oDl-oMngrvfE6v5xgOsNWzguIY1JB-WszUXAVzE-ThxJYaxz9HJZO-81b5Mxj7ZmchPd9JOC_ghsjROHzF37KaKLZadha4gSBVhuKUDc0NvpNmCwdHYWb8wSH4xfTlphowZg/s1600-h/HA+Leyendecker+1910+cover.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvxfeM3_oDl-oMngrvfE6v5xgOsNWzguIY1JB-WszUXAVzE-ThxJYaxz9HJZO-81b5Mxj7ZmchPd9JOC_ghsjROHzF37KaKLZadha4gSBVhuKUDc0NvpNmCwdHYWb8wSH4xfTlphowZg/s320/HA+Leyendecker+1910+cover.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431231896065771682" /></a><br /></div><div>I was heartened to see the December 2009 Sotheby's Leyendecker auction beat the pre-sale estimate by 600%, and brought 5 new records for this under-appreciated genius.</div><div><br /></div><div>One other thing I found fascinating about Leyendecker is his penchant for turning advertising work into collectible artwork (at the time). This scene from a campaign for Arrow dress shirts is one of the earliest forms of aspirational advertising, as who would not want to live the Arrow life after seeing these two gents.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB4NfEoIiHF8ntiifq1j3DQVB9IBjk1wwoaok1t1qylvQ9LpFvW8Z1Zat2d1Eo5dZlTL4nCp1g5VvmpznHv40GQ5q-JRSZpcFyrq1K33wgPWZZTyhBz5Ize9yFHpBQr-sB_g6YYyp5cE/s1600-h/4189506270_dd3c78a339.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB4NfEoIiHF8ntiifq1j3DQVB9IBjk1wwoaok1t1qylvQ9LpFvW8Z1Zat2d1Eo5dZlTL4nCp1g5VvmpznHv40GQ5q-JRSZpcFyrq1K33wgPWZZTyhBz5Ize9yFHpBQr-sB_g6YYyp5cE/s320/4189506270_dd3c78a339.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431234053673159634" /></a><br /></div><div>More Leyendecker examples:</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJlW6DcmVgpmm4nYswwctDss_staPjGFintKz2jF5QrbYe2X1IWZ-a1MpaX7sSEzZzs6piYq9IrxIt4Kazdmy-kfLvh_msPGpPo8ju29BHWxk9j2H7xiW4_oRFUyFuK1XhfXLbQjiw0M/s1600-h/jcl_kuppenheimer_turtleneck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJlW6DcmVgpmm4nYswwctDss_staPjGFintKz2jF5QrbYe2X1IWZ-a1MpaX7sSEzZzs6piYq9IrxIt4Kazdmy-kfLvh_msPGpPo8ju29BHWxk9j2H7xiW4_oRFUyFuK1XhfXLbQjiw0M/s320/jcl_kuppenheimer_turtleneck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431234050540676802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6ewjKKZhLL11olWId1M1ZfthUnWqFl7VxNP04AADFhG_-b0fbILtBKyuWp7hCqtq3e66FtFNcJZTomAXY7kQJORVqxu_9nDeuV01_JGZkM9kW0QSnGBjff4krsaH1VLIYGgH3RfGbuw/s1600-h/more_leyendecker_450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6ewjKKZhLL11olWId1M1ZfthUnWqFl7VxNP04AADFhG_-b0fbILtBKyuWp7hCqtq3e66FtFNcJZTomAXY7kQJORVqxu_9nDeuV01_JGZkM9kW0QSnGBjff4krsaH1VLIYGgH3RfGbuw/s320/more_leyendecker_450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431233775702695442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyqyKu8JjQrapuff9w9BykzBtA6tw_FSvWUiw0SjERzVfY9ABvCGoHvngrDct_UKUFCTvv7dFRD4k_baj2nb-qa8DfTI8oZ84OEfsJ0T5LdvnHH4Bz-_sS8n9xMy2MT75XxUChmEngc8/s1600-h/leyendecker-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyqyKu8JjQrapuff9w9BykzBtA6tw_FSvWUiw0SjERzVfY9ABvCGoHvngrDct_UKUFCTvv7dFRD4k_baj2nb-qa8DfTI8oZ84OEfsJ0T5LdvnHH4Bz-_sS8n9xMy2MT75XxUChmEngc8/s320/leyendecker-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431233768437816914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPjpyQSApg4gVsKel1jU2anprkJKHcWfCGBa9KwGsaFFSrIB4DBSCfiFx2BqkPS3jhKZyR7xm11IJURLt3hiAR1ZnjtfQt4CV2f1fj_Q5vig3e9rn4Jbqp8y_tAUMa6goNu-MYn2v-5I/s1600-h/leyendecker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPjpyQSApg4gVsKel1jU2anprkJKHcWfCGBa9KwGsaFFSrIB4DBSCfiFx2BqkPS3jhKZyR7xm11IJURLt3hiAR1ZnjtfQt4CV2f1fj_Q5vig3e9rn4Jbqp8y_tAUMa6goNu-MYn2v-5I/s320/leyendecker.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431233767231184962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5s11A81QEIcHvcrg8Cvqcq3uOXgvmLfRNBXqvQz3O8DL63bdVe5uhgvrAnRUk0kylMfP7jrF0RkG48WmDSTgs_8zQ1pqKy5SxbSxxushgeOndyU6fwe6dfQqwFTUxgLYOWIzVXUETE0/s1600-h/leyendeceker-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5s11A81QEIcHvcrg8Cvqcq3uOXgvmLfRNBXqvQz3O8DL63bdVe5uhgvrAnRUk0kylMfP7jrF0RkG48WmDSTgs_8zQ1pqKy5SxbSxxushgeOndyU6fwe6dfQqwFTUxgLYOWIzVXUETE0/s320/leyendeceker-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431233763157005954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnv8tKxcuoHyILBix-pXRMDCVCTiO7rPlQnm5ClvOLvehXOA8hVxoApcE-EbO7YDufmZLM44QIZBGr5IAF5oRpOhKf0VOiefW0F-WoiFUvXNLXosyE8tAHftnSfyTUiUNtH1Lu3z8m7M/s1600-h/266476980_137d2c614e_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnv8tKxcuoHyILBix-pXRMDCVCTiO7rPlQnm5ClvOLvehXOA8hVxoApcE-EbO7YDufmZLM44QIZBGr5IAF5oRpOhKf0VOiefW0F-WoiFUvXNLXosyE8tAHftnSfyTUiUNtH1Lu3z8m7M/s320/266476980_137d2c614e_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431233751785910530" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-37546891245259561712010-01-26T09:31:00.004-05:002010-01-26T09:57:25.065-05:00Sneakers: Clae<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VJyB1vbprPW4pIVl25i8XkLAJSG77R7dmZNFv2pmEZ2R3hccNvjaNrEsFbiHPIVFOcWxhyEC8q7E7o51pqAOnXfw0bjH9vjMAQ_sBL-KhklpS13ur6RD1kzqb5PZzqMp5D_mt3iCnX8/s1600-h/hm_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VJyB1vbprPW4pIVl25i8XkLAJSG77R7dmZNFv2pmEZ2R3hccNvjaNrEsFbiHPIVFOcWxhyEC8q7E7o51pqAOnXfw0bjH9vjMAQ_sBL-KhklpS13ur6RD1kzqb5PZzqMp5D_mt3iCnX8/s320/hm_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431061862922984642" /></a><br />Clae! Clae! Clae!<div><br /></div><div>Beautiful! </div><div>Simple!</div><div>Transitional!<br /><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_xLbuj4iGR5_L4ilSKLZvisx_04-vHLuzKHs1uvq0U1SeNod9qAerJBR3byakI6ZRvYPQFydusNli-m8zk13VCTYYnEGVxj0p7XTKOKRxUQbqBmhbTMo-rdLXi8lz62h7ra8e1p0gN4/s1600-h/CLA01243_486.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_xLbuj4iGR5_L4ilSKLZvisx_04-vHLuzKHs1uvq0U1SeNod9qAerJBR3byakI6ZRvYPQFydusNli-m8zk13VCTYYnEGVxj0p7XTKOKRxUQbqBmhbTMo-rdLXi8lz62h7ra8e1p0gN4/s320/CLA01243_486.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431061886559174946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDzx6AeZOG3WcorM4_L5VgDbofNb84zcWM7z3J9DME5unoUd2RiFRNBUSHD-BCQjhlQAF8EVHWFddLv4sEaHOSWHbInuhkoJZXLNmBsB_oAsYlqpHmZ1zPMJk9xVneitZwzaX3fGg1EE/s1600-h/CLA01241_543.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDzx6AeZOG3WcorM4_L5VgDbofNb84zcWM7z3J9DME5unoUd2RiFRNBUSHD-BCQjhlQAF8EVHWFddLv4sEaHOSWHbInuhkoJZXLNmBsB_oAsYlqpHmZ1zPMJk9xVneitZwzaX3fGg1EE/s320/CLA01241_543.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431061880381154722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOWzFS72R05o2SbPIx4gjGsh0G0J_R7gsqLQkIMQrsXnyh5SctwC5cqKn_Wn0ivnhf0cViY6gk2s0nIteT2w4sCtWc9fyTsrcU8HbXlrcjKeszKpIn0wtS_oBfqO-iMYd0Ni4vOTxV88/s1600-h/CLA01239_155.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOWzFS72R05o2SbPIx4gjGsh0G0J_R7gsqLQkIMQrsXnyh5SctwC5cqKn_Wn0ivnhf0cViY6gk2s0nIteT2w4sCtWc9fyTsrcU8HbXlrcjKeszKpIn0wtS_oBfqO-iMYd0Ni4vOTxV88/s320/CLA01239_155.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431061881101344898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4ohiPb4wf9fu85WKdTooLdxo8kaP2vckOnKpK7ZbuJfRfujmSjzIsofawoYoNaDQLndtmqGpiJoExdDmoIACFXVzIpnCHxlRPeSBHCyOEEqDqa5Z_uYeHJ2y0xPbZIsJzDQC8P59zdw/s1600-h/CLA01236_557.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4ohiPb4wf9fu85WKdTooLdxo8kaP2vckOnKpK7ZbuJfRfujmSjzIsofawoYoNaDQLndtmqGpiJoExdDmoIACFXVzIpnCHxlRPeSBHCyOEEqDqa5Z_uYeHJ2y0xPbZIsJzDQC8P59zdw/s320/CLA01236_557.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431061872798427010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NgZlr7OiVZHSNueq5Lw78uxZGOGFfTIUH7_rNgVAMvsGEoDEk1PoovN93zDy6BB7yWJqXoImU0TeGiHU-bv5GEtNgFqOr8dvJktIVWOJ_rYQPT2N4_s8Fc44Hq2S5VR8GiPEIsN-6AU/s1600-h/CLA01246_1202.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NgZlr7OiVZHSNueq5Lw78uxZGOGFfTIUH7_rNgVAMvsGEoDEk1PoovN93zDy6BB7yWJqXoImU0TeGiHU-bv5GEtNgFqOr8dvJktIVWOJ_rYQPT2N4_s8Fc44Hq2S5VR8GiPEIsN-6AU/s320/CLA01246_1202.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431062173981018258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT_HfYGdbbUzegqqb4lqpyKy1i_wXcD7GB1AYeAaMuYfyRySRsZ0lvIam3v_wjVrZpQq8FQvkWi02CoJvEccWDuKd6aKTa8n67mTXNH7vs8-JEoagNyCQ9xt-x-TeivBTowRkbw8qsLw/s1600-h/CLA01243_588.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT_HfYGdbbUzegqqb4lqpyKy1i_wXcD7GB1AYeAaMuYfyRySRsZ0lvIam3v_wjVrZpQq8FQvkWi02CoJvEccWDuKd6aKTa8n67mTXNH7vs8-JEoagNyCQ9xt-x-TeivBTowRkbw8qsLw/s320/CLA01243_588.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431062164120675058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-ggc0XkmBMDIoYF1xnbq-RuE3XayTzZVOzYBlQyTfFkSGZyln5ADTGgh52YPTdZzDeyQNHODnw69zhvAlzT1JJeLV4esvQ2F1DyIUtT3eVb59D1q-RxoIYJelcS0KAg9kYZCq5VTtYo/s1600-h/CLA01241_1188.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-ggc0XkmBMDIoYF1xnbq-RuE3XayTzZVOzYBlQyTfFkSGZyln5ADTGgh52YPTdZzDeyQNHODnw69zhvAlzT1JJeLV4esvQ2F1DyIUtT3eVb59D1q-RxoIYJelcS0KAg9kYZCq5VTtYo/s320/CLA01241_1188.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431062159494488098" /></a><br /><br />more info at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.clae.com/Default.aspx">Clae</a></span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-53795180534678273032010-01-25T22:44:00.004-05:002010-01-25T23:05:02.156-05:00Workout Wear: Marcel Cerdan Heritage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpUz7NUiCW9egh7yx2xNqUMjOk4YzDj5ezGxnABdyiqf0DkE39c2mA7ZN8tLQNqfGnu_MYpWkohKxaroH73gkmXZILREqaMyOXw9M4WwJynfKNm6arZMsEV1sNp6ubFVTAemyImmyT9Q/s1600-h/Sweat-1948-Grey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpUz7NUiCW9egh7yx2xNqUMjOk4YzDj5ezGxnABdyiqf0DkE39c2mA7ZN8tLQNqfGnu_MYpWkohKxaroH73gkmXZILREqaMyOXw9M4WwJynfKNm6arZMsEV1sNp6ubFVTAemyImmyT9Q/s320/Sweat-1948-Grey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430894034850185346" /></a><br />All gentlemen distinguish themselves in their attire, whenever appropriate. <div><br /></div><div>One place that has proved to be nearly impossible to find a distinguishing look, or brand for that matter, is at the gym.</div><div><br /></div><div>Full of Nike, Adidas, Puma, Reebok and the latest sartorial abomination, Under Armour, the U.S. market has little desire for more than rote design, by rote designers.</div><div><br /></div><div>My choice of clothing when "hitting the gym" is Marcel Cerdan, named after the French mid-20th Century boxing champion.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt7wwPKtZOlCMPs9hHuHLoltxLwi1-zI6ihqNr1uCCUmtFuan60vCViHJcvCgtF9MGoEbMCXVd6GHfIAC0DUFgfrV9tmyEr-ru7Mx1kFFp2itWZ6MiVANqABuEylCAbbezKb6-Iz_wA0/s1600-h/Hoodie-gris.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt7wwPKtZOlCMPs9hHuHLoltxLwi1-zI6ihqNr1uCCUmtFuan60vCViHJcvCgtF9MGoEbMCXVd6GHfIAC0DUFgfrV9tmyEr-ru7Mx1kFFp2itWZ6MiVANqABuEylCAbbezKb6-Iz_wA0/s320/Hoodie-gris.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430894056458602882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDE9H7V9jyT4i2i1haDbCR9y-z5xbCTd7C03bJ_S6DERy0rnks2Rlp26y_R2DxadFUoMRmuKEZh7hdnfwCF8zgBEW6ezjPe2_G4tpX5eirGBx03VjtxE87JBZbznaXT_HFYKj7SG5_0k/s1600-h/Bombardier-cream.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDE9H7V9jyT4i2i1haDbCR9y-z5xbCTd7C03bJ_S6DERy0rnks2Rlp26y_R2DxadFUoMRmuKEZh7hdnfwCF8zgBEW6ezjPe2_G4tpX5eirGBx03VjtxE87JBZbznaXT_HFYKj7SG5_0k/s320/Bombardier-cream.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430894047252799842" /></a><br /></div><div>Between his birth in Africa and his tragic, early death in a plane crash at age 33, Cerdan was lover to Edith Piaf and won 113 fights, 66 by knock-out.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkbS8egjqNdWjaC7elcNrvLiQREVN8VWufaTMBRfzQlrki60Lsc4ZOcrY4gls2-S-jGKxI_Z3eJC0q6oCrF2TE3ZuSYih4KYxvyLBPnjmRgKoGIIX8wI0WEV8uCtAs1K957tIA8UiKu4/s1600-h/Sheldrake-navy-dos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkbS8egjqNdWjaC7elcNrvLiQREVN8VWufaTMBRfzQlrki60Lsc4ZOcrY4gls2-S-jGKxI_Z3eJC0q6oCrF2TE3ZuSYih4KYxvyLBPnjmRgKoGIIX8wI0WEV8uCtAs1K957tIA8UiKu4/s320/Sheldrake-navy-dos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430894041231395170" /></a><br /></div><div>The Marcel Cerdan Heritage line does the former champ proud by remaining true to it's french design roots: being equal parts comfortable, luxurious, functional and stylish.</div><div><br /></div><div>Even the gym bags are head-turners.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGH4b7iKZweLOk0j1gfld-A8iiUpYZjanfw8dFA0JjE8f06oxSrtUZPh-nVhwZhVUcOcwmq7Ar0y2HoQixL9hSyP6H2Ud9KwLVNeuEhqykEc83gD0jjU73euMmCPV_xuHxJC_d048-PU/s1600-h/Sac-Week-end-Tweed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGH4b7iKZweLOk0j1gfld-A8iiUpYZjanfw8dFA0JjE8f06oxSrtUZPh-nVhwZhVUcOcwmq7Ar0y2HoQixL9hSyP6H2Ud9KwLVNeuEhqykEc83gD0jjU73euMmCPV_xuHxJC_d048-PU/s320/Sac-Week-end-Tweed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430894523244788770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDTY-R4Nds7TwvSsmncD10DU6Frq9XjLPROZxsjl2LzjVhAcgI0OpzggfKNo9JJNuQ_GkNenB2m4BA0oRH-F44jWUEST3udg49aLFR4H0wvoJqot2DQXnRjjPJ1vYGy9CjpJFBxJilsc/s1600-h/Sac-48H-Black.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDTY-R4Nds7TwvSsmncD10DU6Frq9XjLPROZxsjl2LzjVhAcgI0OpzggfKNo9JJNuQ_GkNenB2m4BA0oRH-F44jWUEST3udg49aLFR4H0wvoJqot2DQXnRjjPJ1vYGy9CjpJFBxJilsc/s320/Sac-48H-Black.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430894518070599170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFYmqidHQ17BeqPfMe0QY2O7xHKpUSzH-bUYgnF63lmEcoIBXfHDnC2vcctLuRbkBzfZ9Xm3GD65drfjdu9G15KdCgYnVDEjEVggoeOQpwYmWozPr6_CoT3C7X57WC_suJiyzciUhvaY/s1600-h/Sac-MCH-24H-verni.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFYmqidHQ17BeqPfMe0QY2O7xHKpUSzH-bUYgnF63lmEcoIBXfHDnC2vcctLuRbkBzfZ9Xm3GD65drfjdu9G15KdCgYnVDEjEVggoeOQpwYmWozPr6_CoT3C7X57WC_suJiyzciUhvaY/s320/Sac-MCH-24H-verni.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430894515686164050" /></a><br /></div><div>More info at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://www.marcelcerdanheritage.com/1.aspx">Marcel Cerdan</a></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-29028735816782308442010-01-25T21:41:00.006-05:002010-01-25T22:26:37.662-05:00Travel Espresso-Maker: Handspresso<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VZFRtgsUVNA0dhNrSAVrfdHzGMvp3RGLYE763oGTWzsct8w0vs1VLgcSMCR0qMh0K5Hy_WBr4WOCPwdnVi4WSR_f5S1X6Y927Ar1MOaPWEpqBAIqzC8EJvDirgCYsmzi-eKomqany7k/s1600-h/espresso-maker-handpresso-wild.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VZFRtgsUVNA0dhNrSAVrfdHzGMvp3RGLYE763oGTWzsct8w0vs1VLgcSMCR0qMh0K5Hy_WBr4WOCPwdnVi4WSR_f5S1X6Y927Ar1MOaPWEpqBAIqzC8EJvDirgCYsmzi-eKomqany7k/s320/espresso-maker-handpresso-wild.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430881920285232306" /></a><br />For those of us that cannot live without your daily espresso, and find ourselves in exotic environments from time to time, the Handspresso has made that caffeine lease a bit longer.<div><br /></div><div>You are able to produce up to 3 fresh brewed masterpieces, whether you are in a hostel in Iceland or the Siberian wilderness, the Hadpresso delivers.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSEvuzHbfhX8eUuZuoNVXVFnpQnYHGEHepVXPRfjTweKAgJln2DXkxtDNZquN-SdBQmTsb8uFPdYs-ectjN7k8sVv-e0AWKoPIyeDtlxlfhxMB3hN_Yg34EGMxNu9TNIPoOV8wRYeX0s/s1600-h/handpresso-wild-shop.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Tz5trgQyYBGxJhjRRdY2Grf3_wa_M_HzEFw0vYPYxnDwhxE6ijDJIhWZZmN2B0P6k52x5eJfiXNWyntl5aOaqMVYkRerlv3XgVobv5iYpSLeyXH3ZAFm1RcqqBCeRQ_fPFdznX3gPCc/s320/setoutdoor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430881489703994722" /></a><br />Step-by-Step video:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pDZtm3JVo_w&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pDZtm3JVo_w&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More info at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://www.handpresso.fr/">Handspresso</a></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-90411676735206470492010-01-25T21:12:00.004-05:002010-01-25T21:41:03.081-05:00Super-Yacht Rental: Edminston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV32Ymdo-vjsPqKcHPrAwgR2lpBSFhy0k_5srvS1hMDmSjePQe1kmvkf1rSlh6Up8JTQwQkycjLyQwvUDGOnD96RT9e3BFqVYB2O40_6JKILU6TXxKckeSkyf-RmftocW1RlNSbeTDsIw/s1600-h/ATMOSPHERE_Anchor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV32Ymdo-vjsPqKcHPrAwgR2lpBSFhy0k_5srvS1hMDmSjePQe1kmvkf1rSlh6Up8JTQwQkycjLyQwvUDGOnD96RT9e3BFqVYB2O40_6JKILU6TXxKckeSkyf-RmftocW1RlNSbeTDsIw/s320/ATMOSPHERE_Anchor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430872326078350898" /></a><br />Edmiston Yacht is known the world over as a leader in the Super-Yacht class of boating sales and yacht management. <div><br /></div><div>What is little known, at least in this country, is Edmiston also has vastly increased it's fleet of rental super-yachts. Perhaps having something to do with the world economic downturn at the end of last year, Edminston now boasts a fleet of nearly 50 ships.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D-jl8_lwHkK5UZl_dCwwhQzwFC0c_064S6chQP-ajkaQAz_2fZiXlbhZ4rPJp2-HdgbnCHWwZRCbvNt0Gg9FFXSCdbAiKnM1JvSlymaR9-Yikslfke5Oi6xa9SXQ_ULjrxvD97R3Dk4/s1600-h/PM-APR08-TAMH-1979-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D-jl8_lwHkK5UZl_dCwwhQzwFC0c_064S6chQP-ajkaQAz_2fZiXlbhZ4rPJp2-HdgbnCHWwZRCbvNt0Gg9FFXSCdbAiKnM1JvSlymaR9-Yikslfke5Oi6xa9SXQ_ULjrxvD97R3Dk4/s320/PM-APR08-TAMH-1979-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430872323668013170" /></a><br /></div><div>Whether you would like a "quaint" week on the Mediterranean for yourself and 7 friends, or you desire a multiple-port, roaming week of partying with up to 20, Edmiston has you covered.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQiJx-8UqTzQDWKnf_kPLsRRFH7wwRNU9_fY50NLbz-xRJrjksm42XXAf6wgaFmUm9J6Sz3SkMS1qDvd1dHyae5YyrVl0JMWy6vNZ6zWsfHm5MSOrXJFuB5f95qfZtM-76WdAfAppZqg/s1600-h/AN_0468.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQiJx-8UqTzQDWKnf_kPLsRRFH7wwRNU9_fY50NLbz-xRJrjksm42XXAf6wgaFmUm9J6Sz3SkMS1qDvd1dHyae5YyrVl0JMWy6vNZ6zWsfHm5MSOrXJFuB5f95qfZtM-76WdAfAppZqg/s320/AN_0468.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430872319853948130" /></a><br /></div><div>Prices start at $50,000 per week and top out at just under $900,000 per week. So at ten large per couple, make sure it's somebody you really want to spend time with.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SiH-YO2N7mLjDNfJ4mOfsCl-qgSDPGpcsba4BBuDKXrXsJLCOsRKczdF_rU85BJMZ-wqX46_hNGNQbvduEm1vg_792wvCZNS5Uxsfz3V14O_zMo134Agp5STZBWodnZbAwmt3DBP2vk/s1600-h/13-LaurenL-5131.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SiH-YO2N7mLjDNfJ4mOfsCl-qgSDPGpcsba4BBuDKXrXsJLCOsRKczdF_rU85BJMZ-wqX46_hNGNQbvduEm1vg_792wvCZNS5Uxsfz3V14O_zMo134Agp5STZBWodnZbAwmt3DBP2vk/s320/13-LaurenL-5131.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430872316087442562" /></a><br /></div><div>More information at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://www.edmistoncompany.com/Yacht_Charter/Luxury_Yacht_Charter_Search.aspx">Edmiston</a></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-63906548987601186462010-01-25T20:55:00.003-05:002010-01-25T21:12:12.557-05:00Philippa Holland: Jewelry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_3-eEVKzf2ml4kO6AwrZlUy13apHNiwSbdaTQiUGsOouakQKPqgkOy4d_8O-FFPXpqPrJ5zj6uJLgIbXWWbSoBOB0nati2qMU6E0jAIdG6BUoqL0u9GVRvhJ-Gt-stnVOscYspVWMLM/s1600-h/philippa_holland_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_3-eEVKzf2ml4kO6AwrZlUy13apHNiwSbdaTQiUGsOouakQKPqgkOy4d_8O-FFPXpqPrJ5zj6uJLgIbXWWbSoBOB0nati2qMU6E0jAIdG6BUoqL0u9GVRvhJ-Gt-stnVOscYspVWMLM/s320/philippa_holland_03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430863459701293282" /></a><br />Philippa Holland burst on the jewelry scene a scant seven years ago. However, in that short span of time, she has cemented her place among the most promising of the "Young Design" Generation, now practicing their trade in Europe.<br /><br />Her minimalistic, ritualistic nods to all things modern are evident in her creations. And her reverence for the Art Nouvelle movement is open flaunted in there etymological pieces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrjXdi_Pl4HAgG7x28i0FR4hsvfPY1mgGPtyW5yY7o8p4R2YlzKUQQIlz4c56vBT91vXrnUeP47D-Uk3mokURLbYT_SGdhljGGMRXNRwYJSfPKM-Ed87nLJkxt8WWAYLhytonjhe3fIE/s1600-h/2beatle-necklace-415x397.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrjXdi_Pl4HAgG7x28i0FR4hsvfPY1mgGPtyW5yY7o8p4R2YlzKUQQIlz4c56vBT91vXrnUeP47D-Uk3mokURLbYT_SGdhljGGMRXNRwYJSfPKM-Ed87nLJkxt8WWAYLhytonjhe3fIE/s320/2beatle-necklace-415x397.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430863478341110162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0awe9EWw_tQf6koJs-SSqp6ii_Ym0Nahdp-42EHmYNEwOVSx1dbhIxuZDCadp6hxVcoZ2f8Md_eMtnZVStZMr0-5tg1V30_VDlxt7DvwxrClVjBIoZg8cVVyu6GDSqhF-rVcXR37L1pk/s1600-h/90236-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0awe9EWw_tQf6koJs-SSqp6ii_Ym0Nahdp-42EHmYNEwOVSx1dbhIxuZDCadp6hxVcoZ2f8Md_eMtnZVStZMr0-5tg1V30_VDlxt7DvwxrClVjBIoZg8cVVyu6GDSqhF-rVcXR37L1pk/s320/90236-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430863471225869026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfJ1fkXfkW-PaHhPj4idnjit6FXa9yum-WtUn2A1kKOlNfoRQxHpxfLeYzmC4f7W1ipBXsVk9feq3Hd1qUvZntca5NQT7PrcmBW8iu96sLn_Ytj4h98zy1_gCsWsY1SpSTCngrE6e4t8/s1600-h/P11137_a_p.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfJ1fkXfkW-PaHhPj4idnjit6FXa9yum-WtUn2A1kKOlNfoRQxHpxfLeYzmC4f7W1ipBXsVk9feq3Hd1qUvZntca5NQT7PrcmBW8iu96sLn_Ytj4h98zy1_gCsWsY1SpSTCngrE6e4t8/s320/P11137_a_p.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430863465845027954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOax7t0BBRFHJqp3NJgZRd1aSmD-2lH_b-5pzEow5fKYTwC2aCO8ooB4cmHI0RcXodei_o8Ov_KIO5h7IDnI0bQOpWjJRFozepYWRk2kSmds-Fw8vLJUw5cptWSRsi7YhaK6A6O9RTMU/s1600-h/hope-ring.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOax7t0BBRFHJqp3NJgZRd1aSmD-2lH_b-5pzEow5fKYTwC2aCO8ooB4cmHI0RcXodei_o8Ov_KIO5h7IDnI0bQOpWjJRFozepYWRk2kSmds-Fw8vLJUw5cptWSRsi7YhaK6A6O9RTMU/s320/hope-ring.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430863462966976866" /></a><br />More info at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.philippaholland.co.uk/">Philippa Holland</a></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-81212314407280698952010-01-25T20:00:00.004-05:002010-01-25T20:54:45.497-05:00Concierge Gifts: Bokks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4Za5-_w7VaJgXvaw8tdr9IF2rA-ZVr67UyYZOcjpQVjmgJNfCBPBVbkWlMHnPxznuPyooF4gmb48a8LERmYUa6Fz3csitZKQMTPeLqSRfcz0QNHsN1S85SGtR9f2tBnhqBqPakKoEt0/s1600-h/2g.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4Za5-_w7VaJgXvaw8tdr9IF2rA-ZVr67UyYZOcjpQVjmgJNfCBPBVbkWlMHnPxznuPyooF4gmb48a8LERmYUa6Fz3csitZKQMTPeLqSRfcz0QNHsN1S85SGtR9f2tBnhqBqPakKoEt0/s320/2g.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430861072613512226" /></a><br />Bokks of London is the world's premier concierge luxury gifting service.<div><br /></div><div>Who but they can provide such subtle excellence for budgets from $$300 to $4,500,000.</div><div><br /></div><div>Examples include:</div><div><br />Leather-bound 3 Volume "History of Chanel" book, in an exclusive quilted leather holder, </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKifsxlIBWjQjI3L9EK4S22rWQzRpbleleElY-mlAGT0W3enK1FbfwBHxqGau-jVSfDv0R64Tpn9gvyeSLK2MtnyGBtAglfxge_THttvuGQQdAd0MdrIPi6DEcmALhioyvVLBLPD1cnk/s1600-h/Assouline-Chanel-De-Luxe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKifsxlIBWjQjI3L9EK4S22rWQzRpbleleElY-mlAGT0W3enK1FbfwBHxqGau-jVSfDv0R64Tpn9gvyeSLK2MtnyGBtAglfxge_THttvuGQQdAd0MdrIPi6DEcmALhioyvVLBLPD1cnk/s320/Assouline-Chanel-De-Luxe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430855802887763794" /></a><br />The entire Bulgari vault at your disposal, </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpOyxLuRoxoS8Ti90Mf3nDtnYAMWaYet4EbSYZXMClriPiWmSTXHxer4oTbP5BcvxlOFcsaeADuEJB_lE0i6oFfW836rDq4YI6DdN6YxzAEJjQ7K1lKcKfgVxjOhoYyNQLh-r7YF3phE/s1600-h/Bulgari-Parentisi-Rose-Gold-Earrings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpOyxLuRoxoS8Ti90Mf3nDtnYAMWaYet4EbSYZXMClriPiWmSTXHxer4oTbP5BcvxlOFcsaeADuEJB_lE0i6oFfW836rDq4YI6DdN6YxzAEJjQ7K1lKcKfgVxjOhoYyNQLh-r7YF3phE/s320/Bulgari-Parentisi-Rose-Gold-Earrings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430855801490864626" /></a><br />A Brioni tie and ruby cuff-link set, </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSr_8UKDmJ_HT9CQJ1ycX4uhH5WkLU5lxFlF4qSxL7Gn8-DGihIgyecvlbsKM_Y1-rLj2je3A-rOYj4GuN-GqMHaiBIU_pGX_OliWtn8ifT-nttuAuIQ_5xARHv3lhg2HDtkJdaptGMKs/s1600-h/Valentines-For-Him-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSr_8UKDmJ_HT9CQJ1ycX4uhH5WkLU5lxFlF4qSxL7Gn8-DGihIgyecvlbsKM_Y1-rLj2je3A-rOYj4GuN-GqMHaiBIU_pGX_OliWtn8ifT-nttuAuIQ_5xARHv3lhg2HDtkJdaptGMKs/s320/Valentines-For-Him-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430855792625937442" /></a><br />Limited-Edition Prada fragrances</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_u5IawwNuBQYT4dN8fit-PAn9xUETyhD-aqlrSoEjBIjULmEQ8_ekr0_vz9NVYvMbvrMSHWdQ-dC9baz0cwnF1an16vawclJ_qpIS4QCmr79IGFiQQXRlP5OGj_OB0tOa_Gmhksen84/s1600-h/Prada-Saffiano-Box-of-4-Fragrances.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_u5IawwNuBQYT4dN8fit-PAn9xUETyhD-aqlrSoEjBIjULmEQ8_ekr0_vz9NVYvMbvrMSHWdQ-dC9baz0cwnF1an16vawclJ_qpIS4QCmr79IGFiQQXRlP5OGj_OB0tOa_Gmhksen84/s320/Prada-Saffiano-Box-of-4-Fragrances.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430855788730772242" /></a><br />Custom leather gifts for the skate-boarder or guitar-enthusiast in your life:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtMCF_COxIQpA3af7MDe7VF-_UmtyODwBDuHu9YNZ1v-MY9UW8ixbX2db-TPyrEMJdc_yNLROuMBz3Y0A5JXtBIIoaM1ziBUWPvk9qIof8_Gmhs9EgOI6eQR_ke7h1WA3GUp5wsE3VO4/s1600-h/Natalia-Brilli-Skateboard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtMCF_COxIQpA3af7MDe7VF-_UmtyODwBDuHu9YNZ1v-MY9UW8ixbX2db-TPyrEMJdc_yNLROuMBz3Y0A5JXtBIIoaM1ziBUWPvk9qIof8_Gmhs9EgOI6eQR_ke7h1WA3GUp5wsE3VO4/s320/Natalia-Brilli-Skateboard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430857162759632194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuuxWyjtIyPg260Lok_r0r_mER01as3Xnr8IZIUdsft5IOCcJBpeVXYx5vswbHcLdjzPRyQnVMMPOhOhpnjsETRaGrifIBieNjOTyMbUzlm2vvjNCGgmA4Vp4Byc-_N7n5hQHA-W9S9c/s1600-h/Natalia-Brilli-Leather-Guitar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuuxWyjtIyPg260Lok_r0r_mER01as3Xnr8IZIUdsft5IOCcJBpeVXYx5vswbHcLdjzPRyQnVMMPOhOhpnjsETRaGrifIBieNjOTyMbUzlm2vvjNCGgmA4Vp4Byc-_N7n5hQHA-W9S9c/s320/Natalia-Brilli-Leather-Guitar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430857158650040386" /></a><br /><br />Or you can choose from an array of pre-selected, exclusive experiences from the Bokks catalogue, such as "A Day of Giving," which is a series of gifts sent to your loved one at different times throughout a given day, culminating with dinner at a one of London's four most exclusive restaurants, followed by a movie screening at Alfred Dunhill's private cimena.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC_Akunqw3B9nBQaZyfw1hbeAtXyoorClHbfEqtuB87y7zc6QEMRld-y20qXlQVpmxWoNdAV44whO4LVaUaAwyTRhF2uPL_w1UbCu3Dw7oJsRnDcwXOeRkdY1BGpKbFOQHYpIXQoyGos/s1600-h/Prive-Experiences-Gifts-Throughout-the-Day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC_Akunqw3B9nBQaZyfw1hbeAtXyoorClHbfEqtuB87y7zc6QEMRld-y20qXlQVpmxWoNdAV44whO4LVaUaAwyTRhF2uPL_w1UbCu3Dw7oJsRnDcwXOeRkdY1BGpKbFOQHYpIXQoyGos/s320/Prive-Experiences-Gifts-Throughout-the-Day.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430859042125112098" /></a><br /><br />Or you can shoot for the moon, by choosing to fly, literally, around the world in the Zepplin Sky Race. This 30,000 mile race takes you above the world's most recognized and revered destinations. The 16-stage race allows plenty of time to experience the various countries along the route, so you will experience the globe up close and personally.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUBGBsyruKN-JsJKfmgz6JZqzyOEhC21G0qiv6zYLOQvnTLuGpV5G3bwneSZFjU5lWx5eksQC616rhE_wdFRYC_XkuTL_uwEmT-9YijriHu1ULwzHeQd2C89Oqdhzd9u-VcEi-ViWnLM/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUBGBsyruKN-JsJKfmgz6JZqzyOEhC21G0qiv6zYLOQvnTLuGpV5G3bwneSZFjU5lWx5eksQC616rhE_wdFRYC_XkuTL_uwEmT-9YijriHu1ULwzHeQd2C89Oqdhzd9u-VcEi-ViWnLM/s320/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430859047715235842" /></a><br /><br />More info at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.bokks.com/">Bokks.</a></span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-71370218414035388762010-01-21T21:10:00.004-05:002010-01-21T21:18:24.010-05:005 Sneakers: Various<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_Jmn33BlTDps7TL7mtWQM9kzOtvxy1X_OxWxaloLUFVGw4geS5SYnqITat5dayoPT0gMUVw5u0hb3krYy9a8C3W7niWaf1_RtZQtnYsG6BOLPrl9pU9d3xui5ky7i5L89yhzmZ-N5A8/s1600-h/1g.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_Jmn33BlTDps7TL7mtWQM9kzOtvxy1X_OxWxaloLUFVGw4geS5SYnqITat5dayoPT0gMUVw5u0hb3krYy9a8C3W7niWaf1_RtZQtnYsG6BOLPrl9pU9d3xui5ky7i5L89yhzmZ-N5A8/s320/1g.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429381471681474786" /></a><br />Here are 5 sneakers you will not encounter, in-person, this Spring/Summer. They really are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">that</span> exclusive.<br /><br /><div>Above, Givenchy.<br /><br /></div><div>Below, Van Asche.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NjJ11Rn-78WJwwmaQqWELFI1tOlsumJa4gCJ5i8NXtG9TjenUvtEZH1ohWPIOb8kP2NS9ETUBUYUStPniSX0GPDosLYa8KuMT2SXf9hLQWEIsIWDzL0ZyR931S51nm_tKbgjryUUHi0/s1600-h/1g-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NjJ11Rn-78WJwwmaQqWELFI1tOlsumJa4gCJ5i8NXtG9TjenUvtEZH1ohWPIOb8kP2NS9ETUBUYUStPniSX0GPDosLYa8KuMT2SXf9hLQWEIsIWDzL0ZyR931S51nm_tKbgjryUUHi0/s320/1g-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429381488508445634" /></a><br />Below, Pierre Hardy for Pastelle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI1ISwJHxCyuwpLGNZwpP6Ayr13rhc-NeN98hvPc5VFV00ePHIKeijpK5bRQ89LiBvrQokWUE0KE4cgidL68cgo96Lu9z4T448_aVt9xV7i_uQE3dc86UDiXSkgd2qI0ntSUqK0DLkvg/s1600-h/1g-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI1ISwJHxCyuwpLGNZwpP6Ayr13rhc-NeN98hvPc5VFV00ePHIKeijpK5bRQ89LiBvrQokWUE0KE4cgidL68cgo96Lu9z4T448_aVt9xV7i_uQE3dc86UDiXSkgd2qI0ntSUqK0DLkvg/s320/1g-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429381483909044482" /></a><br />Below, Fujiwara<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSmZKK3sf0cim5u6zzbnEr0IQcW75a0jstwL7ziBs_wTuTcnTFqY3gr6KKOKsHZNfConvmFo7Xw0E1RYpwxvNuZH7v6bQWCGeYRWY71HsF9VWeCQ1CC5LDVzX8CCuTXx05dKjjFPvPDY/s1600-h/1g-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSmZKK3sf0cim5u6zzbnEr0IQcW75a0jstwL7ziBs_wTuTcnTFqY3gr6KKOKsHZNfConvmFo7Xw0E1RYpwxvNuZH7v6bQWCGeYRWY71HsF9VWeCQ1CC5LDVzX8CCuTXx05dKjjFPvPDY/s320/1g-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429381477511272354" /></a><br />Lanvin for Colette<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmfMtsWrIOVk1Z-NUNgL-UQX-zwtsbCKovGvcfYWVuCq1bmCsrHQpKJxaGDBhD9vZEVYScOawL5RO2fQk3IfV1ylL1nvWXl4qYCBbcluXBauXSGL0pJGOOEapPD5GoQirsGwKWaagEjk/s1600-h/1g-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmfMtsWrIOVk1Z-NUNgL-UQX-zwtsbCKovGvcfYWVuCq1bmCsrHQpKJxaGDBhD9vZEVYScOawL5RO2fQk3IfV1ylL1nvWXl4qYCBbcluXBauXSGL0pJGOOEapPD5GoQirsGwKWaagEjk/s320/1g-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429381474275114450" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-67195822752689565602010-01-21T20:52:00.003-05:002010-01-21T20:56:49.698-05:00Briefcase: Bottega Veneta<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI1NZNiKiEPzIa2j21J11mUpdLPTVdXrcSxMHqZXLKgP2Ntw5_VtD7k3YHB8VUKshBdAgL-HbmZ3PFMKfJrb5g9XVkMgp_d6vyx9IMW_L2do2El6_jgRCw9YoEr2Vn49WdcwV37rRg-E/s1600-h/bv-men-briefcase.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI1NZNiKiEPzIa2j21J11mUpdLPTVdXrcSxMHqZXLKgP2Ntw5_VtD7k3YHB8VUKshBdAgL-HbmZ3PFMKfJrb5g9XVkMgp_d6vyx9IMW_L2do2El6_jgRCw9YoEr2Vn49WdcwV37rRg-E/s320/bv-men-briefcase.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429376639728754146" /></a><br />Uniform Cocco Lave Briefacase in Alligator.<br /><br />(Click image for detail)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg750lJuo4EhLImeVqRnbPa0s5wMrf2FWznhNA31zfZz0Y7_CDR60_bLXnEtQI8cJpArGimPTju0ME6gvfUyoTcDLP1URjb3VcRUTNyDkrcbKGa6oC-sb8BHgx_ff3F6PRy8pxRuwjJgnU/s1600-h/090817_155414_039_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg750lJuo4EhLImeVqRnbPa0s5wMrf2FWznhNA31zfZz0Y7_CDR60_bLXnEtQI8cJpArGimPTju0ME6gvfUyoTcDLP1URjb3VcRUTNyDkrcbKGa6oC-sb8BHgx_ff3F6PRy8pxRuwjJgnU/s320/090817_155414_039_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429376647460287554" /></a><br />More info at <a href="http://www.bottegaveneta.com/shoponline/mens/briefcases/?region=US#/?productId=c3ad936b-6b86-428b-9b27-da659eb58b06">Bottega Veneta</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-16134433168372163732010-01-21T19:15:00.003-05:002010-01-21T19:56:05.417-05:00Handbag: Bottega Veneta<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzp84Faca7UsE-l_UQ9eQtGyIHp4B0eMQb5hXE4rE1dqYrtCJQ2PuhnVlPP6lCze2F3jf5b9gtoPvq-4AkGSXidHj1Xd8le2nGHuOHQb3qG1z2E6mtHOwgXbGA13N4qM3k9xS1P4flC4/s1600-h/bottega2-324x344-custom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzp84Faca7UsE-l_UQ9eQtGyIHp4B0eMQb5hXE4rE1dqYrtCJQ2PuhnVlPP6lCze2F3jf5b9gtoPvq-4AkGSXidHj1Xd8le2nGHuOHQb3qG1z2E6mtHOwgXbGA13N4qM3k9xS1P4flC4/s320/bottega2-324x344-custom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429361532700029122" /></a><br />Bottega's Anemone Emobroidered Ayers, in goatskin, may be my favorite bag for Spring.<br /><br />It's kind of early to make that call, but the idea of not seeing my woman's bag on the arm of an 18 year-old just might tip the scale. Stay tuned.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidICQL6FPA5cjM_7NdwQeuPaRDdcQXREf6uG3tuESYoG8T_Mxnl1PTuLHaE94Lbsd8c3_mRACPuoJsVopa-soarFl3vwnwaOTS0dF4pbXfP58YU0lEaXOSCKzNcoJzJv0cQx4D25leLHg/s1600-h/bottega11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidICQL6FPA5cjM_7NdwQeuPaRDdcQXREf6uG3tuESYoG8T_Mxnl1PTuLHaE94Lbsd8c3_mRACPuoJsVopa-soarFl3vwnwaOTS0dF4pbXfP58YU0lEaXOSCKzNcoJzJv0cQx4D25leLHg/s320/bottega11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429361538533748242" /></a><br />More info at<a href="http://www.bottegaveneta.com/Main.aspx?region=US"> Bottega Veneta</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-17554843142717710312010-01-21T15:29:00.005-05:002010-01-21T15:38:33.585-05:00Jewelry: Ward Kelvin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyKlO6rSABgl4QOduQDoZtT8N8kFoF0TgrEYyArwCsnWYvIjD7213K0guZ_uHmxfFxqmP9NrXWZJhlDDYlDr6IIugU9UMeph79dCz3c40VrElbdHzIk7IULqJsxNWnMmcjyf-o7DjMbc/s1600-h/6a00d834515e6669e20128756e344f970c-200wi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyKlO6rSABgl4QOduQDoZtT8N8kFoF0TgrEYyArwCsnWYvIjD7213K0guZ_uHmxfFxqmP9NrXWZJhlDDYlDr6IIugU9UMeph79dCz3c40VrElbdHzIk7IULqJsxNWnMmcjyf-o7DjMbc/s320/6a00d834515e6669e20128756e344f970c-200wi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429295129465446242" /></a><br />If the name Ward Kelvin sounds familiar, its not.<div><br /></div><div>Your deep memory association is making the connection to Lord Kelvin, at least my brain was.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSLMRh9PJxmYDlE8lukgbI_LkLB3HgMDsQILDWg_1KR37iJEf_l-mzCDQ3KEAUtyY5siPmqm9DXRdXyuFvn-UAv7Nqy2pIAD6bDh5s-4jN4sAae9LjoRHL10OmLwOgVWV8BLc9cBpp-o/s1600-h/Fashion-News-Ward-Kelvin_articleimage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSLMRh9PJxmYDlE8lukgbI_LkLB3HgMDsQILDWg_1KR37iJEf_l-mzCDQ3KEAUtyY5siPmqm9DXRdXyuFvn-UAv7Nqy2pIAD6bDh5s-4jN4sAae9LjoRHL10OmLwOgVWV8BLc9cBpp-o/s320/Fashion-News-Ward-Kelvin_articleimage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429295134580536658" /></a><br /></div><div>Ward Kelvin is the next big name in jewelry design. With a long stint at David Yurman under his belt, look for lots of Kelvin in magazine editorial shots come Fall 2010.</div><div><br /></div><div>More info at <a href="http://wardkelvin.com/">Ward Kelvin</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-69629643292760663322010-01-21T13:22:00.004-05:002010-01-21T15:17:24.522-05:00Watch: Gucci Pantheon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QarKzJyCepBQ2zS7zXh7ILqEWg2DSamTxeQBNOwfmG6muyJi6Thn7ir5gPInFt22vATCJUTR1dFZacauDPg5ZDXciPPmcvCc6kUW3RYVsc76-ejuuCBSpILzP7jEWq9qgejvrGhKm0g/s1600-h/gucci_pantheon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QarKzJyCepBQ2zS7zXh7ILqEWg2DSamTxeQBNOwfmG6muyJi6Thn7ir5gPInFt22vATCJUTR1dFZacauDPg5ZDXciPPmcvCc6kUW3RYVsc76-ejuuCBSpILzP7jEWq9qgejvrGhKm0g/s320/gucci_pantheon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429289381303631794" /></a><br />Gucci now does sport, correctly.<div><br /></div><div>The Pantheon Collection is appropriately water-resistant, scratch-resistant and dork-resistant.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19aKoVlxDQntbjtuw9ctcNIWNOgpEgj9KIIfwAJRX5mhF0C6J2z7syGcTbynHk-YyjoL_FjB9cM9JruIdsZQNs4r1QKGvREUEOVs1QculKmmRyCkkvJYU79IqXlcWDtw41MW2TX2lDc0/s1600-h/60_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19aKoVlxDQntbjtuw9ctcNIWNOgpEgj9KIIfwAJRX5mhF0C6J2z7syGcTbynHk-YyjoL_FjB9cM9JruIdsZQNs4r1QKGvREUEOVs1QculKmmRyCkkvJYU79IqXlcWDtw41MW2TX2lDc0/s320/60_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429289400957047906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNI-bNZFzeSKUA5SGsQdcUS3Jxa-e0KoYjfjTDvKUkH0G_Bzr8twCHUjU37CjupILLzMGS_vqyLi9PkQob8CJfgcBwbeJ_5cpx9YggHgTd7ceg8Zqoi8i6lTv7U-xkK_v3G-fD0-RjItQ/s1600-h/41lwgDpRxjL._SL500_AA280_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNI-bNZFzeSKUA5SGsQdcUS3Jxa-e0KoYjfjTDvKUkH0G_Bzr8twCHUjU37CjupILLzMGS_vqyLi9PkQob8CJfgcBwbeJ_5cpx9YggHgTd7ceg8Zqoi8i6lTv7U-xkK_v3G-fD0-RjItQ/s320/41lwgDpRxjL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429289391379176594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsbJMEPfNdNMFR1hF-I4n3QWGEhXRzl4u_ZXgg12CjFNWxISUEBYXAl7O686X_UaHoIftnQNBnM2SiOjISvkh7iTWPID1FhvI58QyTbbU4pG-rtPnc3UxgoL3KtX8SBsFG_-tdgpqoK4/s1600-h/09.09.04_Spring_August_Gucci_Pantheon_Watch_Collection.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsbJMEPfNdNMFR1hF-I4n3QWGEhXRzl4u_ZXgg12CjFNWxISUEBYXAl7O686X_UaHoIftnQNBnM2SiOjISvkh7iTWPID1FhvI58QyTbbU4pG-rtPnc3UxgoL3KtX8SBsFG_-tdgpqoK4/s320/09.09.04_Spring_August_Gucci_Pantheon_Watch_Collection.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429289387544708818" /></a><br /></div><div>More info at <a href="http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/us/spring-summer-10/timepieces/">Gucci</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-55552591266966814352010-01-17T20:54:00.003-05:002010-01-17T21:15:31.709-05:00Resource: Brook Farm General Store<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYoRtaxhih2jOBdi5x2AyFKcDB-8pYKUXNL5bmWFpAzrJ3wnZohilaMoqa-8XTFmc1nOsLJ7Fnqb7Z83oCRFmEFfPZaKV5Be_m8peFqCd8tb_E18fCI03hdSsxJQEGcUrAe3xyWaLymg/s1600-h/letterblocks2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYoRtaxhih2jOBdi5x2AyFKcDB-8pYKUXNL5bmWFpAzrJ3wnZohilaMoqa-8XTFmc1nOsLJ7Fnqb7Z83oCRFmEFfPZaKV5Be_m8peFqCd8tb_E18fCI03hdSsxJQEGcUrAe3xyWaLymg/s320/letterblocks2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896408678602482" /></a><br />One of my favorite gift destinations on the internet is Brook Farm General Store. <div><br /></div><div>There is an actual store in Brooklyn, though I have never had the pleasure of visiting, but their website does not leave me lacking.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brook farm General Store is full of reasonably priced items a person needs in their daily life, and what makes a better gift.</div><div><br /></div><div>From the vintage set of blocks at the top of the page, a bamboo iPhone cover</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoW5GD3vSY2WxJkFEwM2uvabdi3Hi1vKswhOhKquTaePQUKBUPrHr3RzT_7soc-Iss-pJhxkDQhvsMLfzX66H32uR7dt4fDBt8J2vjN6_3E10U-itKbYpbzhRn_NUkeb07WJkAvDgFBMA/s1600-h/bambooiphone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoW5GD3vSY2WxJkFEwM2uvabdi3Hi1vKswhOhKquTaePQUKBUPrHr3RzT_7soc-Iss-pJhxkDQhvsMLfzX66H32uR7dt4fDBt8J2vjN6_3E10U-itKbYpbzhRn_NUkeb07WJkAvDgFBMA/s320/bambooiphone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896429531515826" /></a>a bamboo radio w/iPod docking station,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmXoQATDY0xjVYBj99wHtZ2GP8sJRoA83fck3Q0DX3_u9DQfv6gyfpAN9pyhusdCiDwtaaF5QPEld63gOsYC2GYAAvzTngk0ranV8kwvhltmFZ3vbRil8Cj3UBlNPltRHTAvHs7lueJI/s1600-h/versaudiowalnut2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmXoQATDY0xjVYBj99wHtZ2GP8sJRoA83fck3Q0DX3_u9DQfv6gyfpAN9pyhusdCiDwtaaF5QPEld63gOsYC2GYAAvzTngk0ranV8kwvhltmFZ3vbRil8Cj3UBlNPltRHTAvHs7lueJI/s320/versaudiowalnut2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896419512500114" /></a><br />stainless steel straw set,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjAo_UBzkszNN9dknp2B8Y_YB3PTFAE3nlhAkdZolSNZ8NyOt-3gZgEctdLrpVedKgoSapGZH6L9ZEqUP2l9xScIPsfbQCwPoXMII2SzmT1-ba9ApEqKts1BgO08he_WzqFj382yXgsI/s1600-h/straw6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjAo_UBzkszNN9dknp2B8Y_YB3PTFAE3nlhAkdZolSNZ8NyOt-3gZgEctdLrpVedKgoSapGZH6L9ZEqUP2l9xScIPsfbQCwPoXMII2SzmT1-ba9ApEqKts1BgO08he_WzqFj382yXgsI/s320/straw6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896419204811106" /></a>or some of the best hand soap on the planet,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmR0NkwzHLDtfP6DkLnWs_rphMJYLLKUnLCfKtSk4IN15WUx29ptdbhv4teakp0slgTC113zpO8APAMN0HRwAxQFlUet78KTpiLIoPaLSQsa-YXmXIa90SbEBYjdQvIulJDIf0Gr0ZDI/s1600-h/hs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmR0NkwzHLDtfP6DkLnWs_rphMJYLLKUnLCfKtSk4IN15WUx29ptdbhv4teakp0slgTC113zpO8APAMN0HRwAxQFlUet78KTpiLIoPaLSQsa-YXmXIa90SbEBYjdQvIulJDIf0Gr0ZDI/s320/hs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896412368366274" /></a>the Brook Farm is never short on great ideas to hand out to loved ones.</div><div><br /></div><div>More info at <a href="http://brookfarmgeneralstore.bigcartel.com/">Brook Farm General Store</a></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-13140400623140946712010-01-17T20:30:00.004-05:002010-01-17T20:53:32.751-05:00Dessert: Candy Bar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEJ0OXrr1-RmPmyRqDpNslobyvPMEUctYKYm2L3V8DtG4_CUfAyjlEUcI18_9raD5zEgnLHiNgZ0Z1e5ZX1krMbrE4U2LqpDERnC43djDyYhDiJ1rSSrKPcZFKD140a_T8IaiC7LZnz4/s1600-h/img_0225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEJ0OXrr1-RmPmyRqDpNslobyvPMEUctYKYm2L3V8DtG4_CUfAyjlEUcI18_9raD5zEgnLHiNgZ0Z1e5ZX1krMbrE4U2LqpDERnC43djDyYhDiJ1rSSrKPcZFKD140a_T8IaiC7LZnz4/s320/img_0225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427890482674018546" /></a><br />San Francisco means so much to me as a city. I spent a good deal of my post-adolescent years there, and nothing makes me more excited for San Franciscans than seeing them jump a trend before the rest of the country.<div><br /></div><div>Candy Bar is San Francisco's first dessert bar. </div><div><br /></div><div>While most Americans are cutting back on dining out, and more than a few of those cutesy, overpriced cupcake chains have started to fold, Candy Bar give us a reason (and a place) to head out the door and enjoy a small treat.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKUHNi2qlyruKj-tUA7OWRIsyR7_17dvWtzotx6ko4LOqUZ2PYn0YatboE53jaX-g029Buu7D_bwZxZaCcDcO29p42m5RpiNCOvFD3ZHyhhEEbz6wtOcOjpCIcpObPLjYkBk9YtsQN5c/s1600-h/2378303352_bc228d2560_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKUHNi2qlyruKj-tUA7OWRIsyR7_17dvWtzotx6ko4LOqUZ2PYn0YatboE53jaX-g029Buu7D_bwZxZaCcDcO29p42m5RpiNCOvFD3ZHyhhEEbz6wtOcOjpCIcpObPLjYkBk9YtsQN5c/s320/2378303352_bc228d2560_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427891970408624962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc2bcc53bwNL3KUxOhbfMYVJizgiFl-UDbuoccymcBlhhX7EGvYx-DzRhnmzQcSTaO72CaWgX1_mzIwNhWbrJcW6YziCBjddA6tfw0c_bePrxlfQ-qw_gsR-vPFJC9z-XfBOCVQSRDw4/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc2bcc53bwNL3KUxOhbfMYVJizgiFl-UDbuoccymcBlhhX7EGvYx-DzRhnmzQcSTaO72CaWgX1_mzIwNhWbrJcW6YziCBjddA6tfw0c_bePrxlfQ-qw_gsR-vPFJC9z-XfBOCVQSRDw4/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427891968419489426" /></a><br /></div><div>I expect the dessert bar concept will be one of the restaurant trends to watch this year, with most major American cities having a destination, or two, by the middle of 2011.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJrVwgPDmjmWAt-3l3hASG8x0A9bvVQWd9117M8u81aH_8aIkR_Gwvmcfly_cmjxDsTL55N5-eyO4hEDVv8xeNIpt9jVxmK-zczoNHiglbdNHtQq9XfmcZk5kG905H9h2Hn0kp-FTSso/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJrVwgPDmjmWAt-3l3hASG8x0A9bvVQWd9117M8u81aH_8aIkR_Gwvmcfly_cmjxDsTL55N5-eyO4hEDVv8xeNIpt9jVxmK-zczoNHiglbdNHtQq9XfmcZk5kG905H9h2Hn0kp-FTSso/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427890483691426274" /></a><br /></div><div>More info at <a href="http://www.candybarsf.com/">CandyBar San Francisco.</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-72787234945636522542010-01-17T18:13:00.003-05:002010-01-17T18:18:13.845-05:00Bicycle: Bergmonch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimexI9I87bkT-B0IZUw5ZeKoKOB4Oy0vnjMemyQ9jfPCA1cqBH5lc6lyuuZE7UZrnroFWfZnSr87rmngZ-rvj2y6VBgO-5M5tZ1kk4hltpT-VyKag50xHvQCxhnXL00yZ1f-4e4fjnkwE/s1600-h/bergmonch-hiking-bike11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimexI9I87bkT-B0IZUw5ZeKoKOB4Oy0vnjMemyQ9jfPCA1cqBH5lc6lyuuZE7UZrnroFWfZnSr87rmngZ-rvj2y6VBgO-5M5tZ1kk4hltpT-VyKag50xHvQCxhnXL00yZ1f-4e4fjnkwE/s320/bergmonch-hiking-bike11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427851897547407362" /></a><br />This bicycle's cache is that it folds into a backpack, light enough to carry on long walks up a mountain.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7-WU6HnPLqaKGE_BiVWyK1JsgMLT3zWrhMKVIvp4Vu8aQrZSLM5nqm3YBgX7ldCwWu0TnuGrTw15qytKouV3vsppcgW5jtX6aF5bCEk80PA_JbJDji7_A_ShLnA-7x_c0Q8oYXL3beE/s1600-h/bergmonch-hiking-bike2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7-WU6HnPLqaKGE_BiVWyK1JsgMLT3zWrhMKVIvp4Vu8aQrZSLM5nqm3YBgX7ldCwWu0TnuGrTw15qytKouV3vsppcgW5jtX6aF5bCEk80PA_JbJDji7_A_ShLnA-7x_c0Q8oYXL3beE/s320/bergmonch-hiking-bike2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427851914699879138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrHsS4tk0kfG0NnnLjmbGhEDRi7IPq3ebcEajJDHGhvCkWJe0ewHZ6nQkGNgfwsiu23iLaknjWQ6oLr5Z16lGQmOAV-9gLBk4L4idUOskS16XgThmKlX1YlvgFgoc-SvtO0gJVjh8bwk/s1600-h/bergmonch-mountain-monk-bike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrHsS4tk0kfG0NnnLjmbGhEDRi7IPq3ebcEajJDHGhvCkWJe0ewHZ6nQkGNgfwsiu23iLaknjWQ6oLr5Z16lGQmOAV-9gLBk4L4idUOskS16XgThmKlX1YlvgFgoc-SvtO0gJVjh8bwk/s320/bergmonch-mountain-monk-bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427851910197844690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtIxH-_7AvbCrCdrhJA16-t5_L_3yAC9BqWhYJYqUVlQSi21Nj_rtRQEGUagwyf4-nBLhCnS-Vp77BglukdjbJp0ESYeurzDDHsMqK16YG98Qg05QaKLCy1PWX-g8xGQqTaNa3Pzgt9Y/s1600-h/10804_22010962215.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtIxH-_7AvbCrCdrhJA16-t5_L_3yAC9BqWhYJYqUVlQSi21Nj_rtRQEGUagwyf4-nBLhCnS-Vp77BglukdjbJp0ESYeurzDDHsMqK16YG98Qg05QaKLCy1PWX-g8xGQqTaNa3Pzgt9Y/s320/10804_22010962215.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427851904891177250" /></a><br /></div><div>Even though it is a bit of a one-trick pony, it's trick is a fantastic one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Worth investigating? You decide</div><div><br /></div><div>More info at <a href="http://bergmoench.koga.com/En/">Bergmonch</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-61979854915638046732010-01-17T17:03:00.006-05:002010-01-17T17:19:39.229-05:00Storage: Wine Cellars<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyS-4UwK50g7lqcGyrz7Q2qVJQM-i8aHlqPLy-Kvc57Dxt0icH2purCgqL_tPv_bEsgP0DH-_CiGfgOsgMHuDauzHIx6SvgsCXBEqYjxrtWY_YjGZfOIHjf0k3Kb5eN-soC0oK91got0A/s1600-h/91128d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyS-4UwK50g7lqcGyrz7Q2qVJQM-i8aHlqPLy-Kvc57Dxt0icH2purCgqL_tPv_bEsgP0DH-_CiGfgOsgMHuDauzHIx6SvgsCXBEqYjxrtWY_YjGZfOIHjf0k3Kb5eN-soC0oK91got0A/s320/91128d.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427834971474136354" /></a><br />What to do when your collection has exceeded the limits of your standard wire and rubber 12 bottle stand?<div><br /></div><div>Once you are ready to settle down and call a place "home," the second call (after the in-laws) should be to one of these premier builders of custom residential wine cellars.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4DZdVIGi6XUAS-TM2REeWXqwwB8Uxj-9fz910mcPz7zolWfscsiJYJDNPGBebqCrFLqSxbSRmEk-u1M8n2i5lqrpfLg9Dap_1SfPLScUYI1T9SyT7pHfT3hFdJ65SMlv4fFBeoUiQyg/s1600-h/Charles-River-Cellar-Hallway.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKQ0cJmI6djQ6NPasN1hRryQMqG_L-J44Iob8dY7iH6vzVy8IpaTd7NsYy62dh7JX6cNTzXZBzIyOoND4phEiA7m5dyP763Nd_Ieb46XSHeQmf1aEdFgZ_EW0DKXrCCU6JX6DkXspjVI/s320/wine_cellar_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427835407344391794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nhkEyMEWA4aGcDRrMtGY_N6_PlQaopX5rk9v9NC5z2_WkrginCPN3F_u4yBqmlcRmqtqZXFmcU5MCevS1ufmVHo_v40ILMOb6H2RWr0uMGkDYpNfRMoxw-5ggK4031oI16uCraEbF9U/s1600-h/l.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nhkEyMEWA4aGcDRrMtGY_N6_PlQaopX5rk9v9NC5z2_WkrginCPN3F_u4yBqmlcRmqtqZXFmcU5MCevS1ufmVHo_v40ILMOb6H2RWr0uMGkDYpNfRMoxw-5ggK4031oI16uCraEbF9U/s320/l.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427835405672659106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbxKi5WITEP48I5oq5TDDbCMA114NM4LguFz9jimM2OxHSm4crsvhcBq8KZ1R-TdUcV5cvCsIX7pSMF8yibzU6CsM2HXX8VelcJFeCRG4GjELDjEtidEcGic8CGerV0H8fd1h3oTOjzE/s1600-h/img_8391_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbxKi5WITEP48I5oq5TDDbCMA114NM4LguFz9jimM2OxHSm4crsvhcBq8KZ1R-TdUcV5cvCsIX7pSMF8yibzU6CsM2HXX8VelcJFeCRG4GjELDjEtidEcGic8CGerV0H8fd1h3oTOjzE/s320/img_8391_web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427835403562248114" /></a><br /></div><div>More info at <a href="http://www.uniquewinecellars.com/custom_res.htm">Unique Wine Cellars</a>, <a href="http://www.winecellarinnovations.com/residential.htm">Wine Cellar Innovations</a>, <a href="http://www.vino-cellars.com/">Vino Cellars</a> or <a href="http://www.gryphond.com/main_menu.html">Gryphond</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-2814128655076409202010-01-17T16:37:00.003-05:002010-01-17T16:49:13.531-05:00Malbec: Achaval Ferrer '06<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCr1XpNziAHYIM57cdpmDUU864UQ1JzCfU5HT9pqnhsWCEWCvt5DCc0QZSBO9ORicln3Y50kyoHsemlGGG_O_HbMGh_mRJb-_tISyU4UHxcBcF1HxhyqNgbTsEzyCycUBZyUWFVLrteI8/s1600-h/product_image.php.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCr1XpNziAHYIM57cdpmDUU864UQ1JzCfU5HT9pqnhsWCEWCvt5DCc0QZSBO9ORicln3Y50kyoHsemlGGG_O_HbMGh_mRJb-_tISyU4UHxcBcF1HxhyqNgbTsEzyCycUBZyUWFVLrteI8/s320/product_image.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427828918931700258" /></a><br />Take a good look at the label.<div><br /></div><div>Should you have the good fortune to come across the 2006 Malbec from Achaval Ferrer, buy ALL of it. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uCP5b67otNwCqFXhvIl5Emrq8nOJ8iNoEAGNpoqezu8xfxVtSu2MdUrhp5JreRQsdNfrj9o93cY_3tLymziY9Q0abblppJepdYirqh1jXgA3ZCYChwk1HWp42TeaqVkF8r8X9RfdBtE/s1600-h/2089609758_b828a49646.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uCP5b67otNwCqFXhvIl5Emrq8nOJ8iNoEAGNpoqezu8xfxVtSu2MdUrhp5JreRQsdNfrj9o93cY_3tLymziY9Q0abblppJepdYirqh1jXgA3ZCYChwk1HWp42TeaqVkF8r8X9RfdBtE/s320/2089609758_b828a49646.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427828931387771170" /></a><br /></div><div>The texture and tone of the wine is so perfect, a gift with purchase hanky should accompany the bottle, all the better to help with those tears of joy (at your good fortune) upon opening the bottle.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G-GJ8Kdzzrpx9XIevTGpv6ZOKzCzN93Gq0mOeBMh41aVif-cjzz62qF8u-Mg8vBU0DJaPbjq1QK82jPpO7-jG2-pKnDpiQvenQYz5xZGVLFdzham37ICh8mrcGnd_mTviBLpMJD64c8/s1600-h/1031557x.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G-GJ8Kdzzrpx9XIevTGpv6ZOKzCzN93Gq0mOeBMh41aVif-cjzz62qF8u-Mg8vBU0DJaPbjq1QK82jPpO7-jG2-pKnDpiQvenQYz5xZGVLFdzham37ICh8mrcGnd_mTviBLpMJD64c8/s320/1031557x.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427828923746736290" /></a><br /></div><div>No info available</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123814676183043274.post-16248225772635474112010-01-17T16:22:00.004-05:002010-01-17T16:36:35.633-05:00Champagne: Vilmart & Cie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgdpzZjF5jkE2v1i3E2qkgJ3w83lsec6VzMFj_Et333C61mkUtQzi0eMWAmnbzGW-VgPzb0ch9fRx7SoMpVm-sJ8ZgdQ59W-UOfe8oIS5JHwHPJzOc76YhQdleoevfI9Ab3GS0W_7Pg0/s1600-h/vilmarcuveecreation1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgdpzZjF5jkE2v1i3E2qkgJ3w83lsec6VzMFj_Et333C61mkUtQzi0eMWAmnbzGW-VgPzb0ch9fRx7SoMpVm-sJ8ZgdQ59W-UOfe8oIS5JHwHPJzOc76YhQdleoevfI9Ab3GS0W_7Pg0/s320/vilmarcuveecreation1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427824761349350802" /></a><br />Those who find:<div><br /></div><div>Dom and Moet, cliche.<div>Veuve, the crutch.</div><div>Pierre Jouet overly sublime.</div><div><br /></div><div>Your problems are solved in the form of Vilmart & Cie.</div><div><br /></div><div>No chance of scoring the 1999, which was the first time they were able to move over 75% of the product before bottling.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDpPbCd-KR5DWUpJn_temV8RFkVbWLI6wWVJr4WEoqh4NxuGpd4ROFjdKKhn_-OdqfwOmCQdxzjTXMRAZlOuBxFR7c20qkY637k4qosW898pmWZnj49yhwhJOmdTZgR2NVjYHW_bqvKw/s1600-h/fd-tonneau_haute_0500915748.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDpPbCd-KR5DWUpJn_temV8RFkVbWLI6wWVJr4WEoqh4NxuGpd4ROFjdKKhn_-OdqfwOmCQdxzjTXMRAZlOuBxFR7c20qkY637k4qosW898pmWZnj49yhwhJOmdTZgR2NVjYHW_bqvKw/s320/fd-tonneau_haute_0500915748.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427824785015973090" /></a><br /></div><div>The 2000-2002 Grand is available and affordable.</div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpUNpNbD_-rzY4xb-xNMwqTxMNHiojkLNQaz1PDLvXdzzXKJ0EtQR2NBKekzWJJWYgBLRfm5l0w4a6TtXzaPHU2E-WYBzRq8pQ9bCRRHB-HltNHMSPX8GNVwoKwewVSjSCmtldo154SU/s1600-h/VilmartLabel.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpUNpNbD_-rzY4xb-xNMwqTxMNHiojkLNQaz1PDLvXdzzXKJ0EtQR2NBKekzWJJWYgBLRfm5l0w4a6TtXzaPHU2E-WYBzRq8pQ9bCRRHB-HltNHMSPX8GNVwoKwewVSjSCmtldo154SU/s320/VilmartLabel.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427824776169400258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN37xlG26QNfOw-RXLt6_VLEzTFbtGDxgK8SbZBWwzIaBD-9luIG_4cHKIl50Xkhi7el-Uq6cA-LBQKpnWKvKlP-ScMpDi3FgH0UN8xLavr7jI7-TXumV0fAPjXP92gs_hXTlaVU1GGZQ/s1600-h/vilmartgrandereservenv.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN37xlG26QNfOw-RXLt6_VLEzTFbtGDxgK8SbZBWwzIaBD-9luIG_4cHKIl50Xkhi7el-Uq6cA-LBQKpnWKvKlP-ScMpDi3FgH0UN8xLavr7jI7-TXumV0fAPjXP92gs_hXTlaVU1GGZQ/s320/vilmartgrandereservenv.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427824767860769042" /></a>Take the plunge.<div><br /></div><div>More info at <a href="http://www.champagnevilmart.com/en/index.htm">Vilmart & Cie</a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0