> Only those that grew up in NY can
> understand the meaning of this:
>
> THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT'S 'UPTOWN' OR 'DOWNTOWN.'
> IF YOU'RE REALLY FROM NEW YORK, YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO 
> CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH ARE...AND EAST OR WEST
> IS 'CROSS-TOWN.'
>
> YOU'RE 35 YEARS OLD AND DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE.
>
> YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING JUST 
> BECAUSE THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE.
>
> YOU TAKE THE TRAIN HOME AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ON THE
> PLATFORM THE DOORS WILL OPEN THAT WILL LEAVE YOU RIGHT IN
> FRONT OF THE EXIT STAIRWAY.
>
> YOU KNOW WHAT A 'REGULAR' COFFEE IS.
>
> IT'S NOT MANHATTAN...IT'S THE 'CITY.'
>
> YOU CROSS THE STREET ANY WHERE BUT ON THE CORNERS AND 
> YOU YELL AT CA RS FOR NOT RESPECTING YOUR RIGHT TO DO IT.
>
> YOU MOVE 3,000 MILES AWAY, SPEND 10 YEARS LEARNING THE 
> LOCAL LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE STILL KNOW YOU'RE FROM 
> BROOKLYN, LONG ISLAND OR THE BRONX THE MINUTE YOU OPEN 
> YOUR MOUTH.
>
> YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOODS YOU WANT 
> ARE A 'REAL' PIZZA AND A 'REAL' BAGEL.
>
> A 500 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT IS LARGE.
>
> YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT 
> RAY'S PIZZAS.
>
> YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT ANY HUMAN
> BEING WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND A P.A. 
> ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SUBWAY.
>
> YOU WOULDN'T BOTHER ORDERING PIZZA IN ANY OTHER CITY.
>
> YOU GET READY TO ORDER DINNER EVERY NIGHT AND MUST CHOOSE
> FROM THE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS WHICH ARE: CHINESE, ITALIAN, 
> MEXICAN OR INDIAN.
>
> YOU'RE NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN GOING TO 
> TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
>
> YOUR INTERNAL CLOCK IS PERMANENTLY SET TO KNOW WHEN
> ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING REGULATIONS IS IN 
> EFFECT.
>
> YOU KNOW WHAT A BODEGA IS.
>
> SOMEONE BUMPS INTO YOU AND YOU CHECK FOR YOUR WALLET.
>
> YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE LADY WALKING DOWN THE ROAD 
> HAVING A PERFECTLY NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH HERSELF.
>
> YOU PAY 'ONLY' $230 A MONTH TO PARK YOUR CAR.
>
> YOU CRINGE AT HEARING PEOPLE PRONOUNCE HOUSTON ST. 
> LIKE THE CITY IN TEXAS.
>
> THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM, 
> NOT AN HONOR.
>
> YOU CAN NAP ON THE SUBWAY AND NEVER MISS YOUR STOP.
>
> THE DELI GUY GIVES YOU A STRAW WITH ANY BEVERAGE YOU BUY,
> EVEN IF IT'S A BEER.
>
> THAT'S NEW YORK, BABY! YA GOTTA LOVE IT.

I stumbled on this site that has default install tests for dozens of open source platforms and apps including Drupal and Joomla

http://opensourcecms.com/index.php

I went to a MeetUp to play spades today in NYC at a Cosi on 7th Avenue.

I was at MeetUp's corporate office near Houston Street a couple of years ago for a usability study - they paid me $$ AND gave me cold pizza.

This morning I decided to install the thumbnail images on the test site for RateMyButt.com - there are 34,187 of them. (that's a lot of butts...)

I have had to download and upload them in chunks. I am using my ftp client (SmartFTP) and I am using IE/Windows Explorer ftp as well at the same time.

I found this avatar on Jango -- a site that combines (optional) social networking with personalized internet radio stations. Like Landed.fm but better (and did you notice the Juke Box I created there and put on my site?

It reminds me of Bucky B. Katt in Get Fuzzy

I got an email about "free" business cards, so I went to the Vista Print website and designed my own card, ordered 250 with the custom design and a t-shirt with my design, too. Oh yeah, and return address labels with my theme.

It all cost about $27 including the shipping and it arrived in 3 or 4 days.

I get about one email a day from them, it's amazing the products they try to sell me - like window decals with my design - but you can opt out of the emails. They actually create some very interesting promotional graphics.