Stacy Horn

I don’t remember where I learned about this site, Marine Traffic, but I’m kinda hypnotized by it. It tracks all the ships at sea. You can look anywhere in the world, click on all the ship icons and learn about each ship’s name, the kind of ship it is, what flag it’s flying under, see a picture, etc. It’s mesmerizing.

Here’s a screen shot of the waters around New York City. I clicked on one of the ship icons so you can see what comes up. Another shot on a different part of the world follows.

The two busiest ports at the moment are New York and the Persian Gulf. I see that the ship I clicked on there is designated Hazard A (major). What does that mean? Googled. Well, like it sounds, the ship is carrying the most hazardous cargo of all. This is an oil tanker. Aren’t there more hazardous materials than oil? Like plutonium, maybe?

I took a picture of a basement window display that I’ve been passing by for years.

Here’s a picture I took of the same window in 2008! I’ve been scrutinizing this shot to see if anything at all is the same, and I found one item, but I have to show the view a little more to the right. See below …

The drawing of lips in the upper right hand corner.

I’m so mad at myself! I meant to post about this event tonight a lot sooner! But tonight, at 8pm, at the Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music, there is a concert featuring the work of women. Performers and composers include: The iTones at Queens College The Balsam Trio, Jacquie Caruana, Britlin Losee, Taylor Blanket, Melanie Genevieve Ramos, Adrianna Mateo, Fessica M Altieri, and more.

For more information, go to the event page on Facebook.

Scratched into a sidewalk in Brooklyn, I know not when.

So there’s a show which premieres on March 9th which seems like a remake of the most excellent French series called The Returned. Speaking of which, I’d like to take this opportunity to complain about the length of time between seasons for some shows. Like, I just read we’re going to have to wait perhaps more than a year for the next season of Sherlock?? And how long has it been since the finale of season one for Orphan Black? NINE MONTHS.

Anyway, I’m certainly in for Resurrection, but I’d also like the second season of The Returned to start as soon as possible. The ad on this phone booth (phone booth!!) is for Resurrection.

I’m sorry I didn’t post about this sooner! What a great contest this is. The deadline is March 3rd, but if you can’t make it in time, this is an annual contest (for New Jersey high school students). Full instructions are here.

Watch this video though. It’s so inspiring how life changing this contest is. And I love love love the piece being sung in the background. It was written by Martin Sedek and it was commissioned for last year’s concert: Alleluia! A New Work is Come on Hand. It’s just beautiful. I want to buy a recording of it.

[Video removed because the link no longer works.]