Cranky Greg's View

Pre-Soviet Color Photos

Great color photos of pre-USSR Russia.

Amazing.

The Manhattan Walk: North to South

Cranky Greg has been in New York for a week and this morning did something kinda crazy.  He went to the very northernmost point in Manhattan and walked all the way down to Battery Park.

Cranky Greg rode the #1 train to 215th Street, got off, walked north until he reached the tip of Manhattan, and then turned around and walked down Broadway to Battery Park.  Here's a map of Cranky Greg's walk.

Unfortunately, Cranky Greg's shoes were not meant for serious walking, and he is paying the price tonight.  But Cranky Greg is glad he did it.

San Francisco Ramblings

Cranky Greg spent the past few days in San Francisco.  There are lots of beggars in San Francisco.  The beggars go up to pedestrians and shove cups in their faces and ask for money.  Cranky Greg noticed that all of the beggars are either white or black.  There were no Asian beggars and there were no Latino beggars.

Cranky Greg's not sure what that means.

But the beggars did remind Cranky Greg of Sacramento and Washington politicians.  The only difference is that the politicians can make you pay.

San Francisco is a dirtier city than it used to be.  It looks unkempt.  San Francisco politicians need to quit catering to the "downtrodden" and sanctioning beggars and the like and need to start worrying about cleaning up their city and keeping it a place where people want to go.

Lubbock, Texas

Cranky Greg is heading out for Lubbock, Texas tomorrow evening.  He's driving out there and dragging the whole family along with him.  Cranky has some crazy notion that it is important for his teenagers see for themselves what is out there between California and Texas.

You can follow his progress here where Cranky Greg will post occasional updates.

Grand Canyon

Cranky Greg recently spent a few days in the Grand Canyon with some old friends rafting down the Colorado Rover and then camping on the river bank at night.  It was fun, and Cranky enjoyed being away from his BlackBerry and the Internet and the office.

If you ever have a chance to see the Grand Canyon this way, do it!  This is Cranky's favorite photo from the trip.

Lake Tahoe

Foat Wuth, Ah Luv Yew!

This is Fort Worth, Texas, a nice little city.  Cranky Greg has many memories of Fort Worth and Arlington, and the other night he was scrounging around the Internet looking up information about T. Cullen Davis and his exploits from the 1970's.

Anyway, Cranky Greg found the Fort Worth Forum, which is a great website for those of you living in or near Fort Worth or who grew up in the area.  Check it out, and you will be browsing for hours and hours and hours!  Be sure to check out the photos uploaded by the forum's participants.  Great stuff!

Also, the webmaster, John T. Roberts, has a companion site called Fort Worth Architecture.  It has fascinating historical information on buildings all over downtown Fort Worth, and he includes photos.  He also has lists and photos of demolished buildings.

And there is information on Cranky Greg's old office building....

John Roberts and his kind do society a great service with these great websites, even if they do make Cranky Greg miss his bedtime.

Brooklyn Bridge Waterfall

Brooklyn Bridge Waterfall from jakedobkin on Vimeo.

Perth, Australia

For some reason, Cranky Greg has always wanted to go to Perth, Australia.

About 10 years ago, Cranky Greg appeared on a radio talk show in Perth, for an hour, talking about divorce law (Texas v. Australia).  Just one of those weird things!

But even before then, Cranky always thought he'd like Perth.

One of these days, Cranky Greg's gonna go to Australia.  For at least 6 weeks.

Cranky can't wait!

The Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is now 100 years old.  It is a magnificent bridge, with an interesting history.  A visit to New York City is not complete without a walk across the bridge.  Here are some of Cranky Greg's pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge.