Overheard in Brooklyn

So the nasty cloudy morning turned into a sunny gorgeous afternoon and I had to go for a walk. On my way back, I overheard the local crossing guard tell a couple of law-abiding pedestrians that they just missed someone famous: Mr. George Clooney. "He looked sharp in that suit!" she exclaimed.

It was plain to to see that something was afoot. I should have checked my local Brooklyn Heights blog for the details after noticing a glut of vans and trucks with that telltale movie cut board painted on the side. Now that we had our first out-of-town star sighting (because we have a few locals as well) I could no longer ignore the clues. So, I googled for an answer. George Clooney and b.f.f. Brad Pitt are filming Burn After Reading, a Coen Brothers movie. With those guys, we should be in for something stylish, funny, and political. We'll have to wait and see.

This recent neighborhood excitement really doesn't take me any closer to the fame and fortune that I seek. Does success through osmosis ever work? But anything that adds a little more flavor to Brooklyn is fine by me.

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

Credit and copyright Terje O. Nordvik

What a nasty cloudy day. Or what a "k-nasty" day, as a friend of mine used to say when things were truly unpleasant. Today's Brooklyn weather report tells me that these clouds will linger all day. It might even rain. So, I thought that I might share a beautiful photograph, courtesy of Terje Nordvik in Norway who captured not one but six rainbow images. I hope you enjoy it.

This was an astronomy picture of the day on the NASA website: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html. They explain just how this odd image occurred in the first place.