Yesterday morning I walked past this really hot Keith Hernandez wheatpaste, stuck to a relay box on West Broadway. I really wanted to shoot it, so I brought my good camera today, and everything. Unfortunately, street art doesn’t last long in the FiDi, and it had already been removed by this morning. So, instead, I’m sharing a fresh new wheatpaste from l.e.t. in Dusseldorf.  I didn’t draw this wheatpaste, or shoot this photo. They are both the work of l.e.t. I posted one of his ensebles before, that made its way into Wooster. The guy has some skills.

The DJIA closed in the positive. I had a burrito for dinner. I just found out that my dad and both of my brothers (both of which will be meeting Piper for the first time) are coming to visit next month. NJ hooked us up with a great sunset. Life is pretty good, at the moment.

Every once in a while, I start feeling kind of dehydrated. It is usually at that point that I think back and realize that I have had nothing but Diet Coke, to drink for the last several days. Is that bad? I guess it must be, since I start to get dehydrated. I have tried to stop drinking cola on previous occasions, for this very reason. I was afraid that I was going to develop some sort of painful stone somewhere in my system. Other than that, is there really any reason to quit drinking it?

So often I will read about people who are trying to give up drinking Diet Coke, or soda in general. I can understand giving up soda, for those people who find themselves constantly imbibing the sugary variety. I mean, empty calories are going to catch up to anyone, at some point. But what about diet soda?

I guess there is the cost factor. But that rarely applies to me. I would estimate that I only pay for about 1/3 (or less) of the DC that I consume.

There is the addiction factor. I love Diet Coke so much it is crazy. But I wouldn’t exactly say that I’m addicted. I can go for a weekend, sometimes without having any. Ok, maybe I’m in denial about the addiction thing. I don’t know. I mean, there are plenty of other drinks that I also enjoy. For example: water with lemon (evidenced by the photo above [and, no, I did not fill up that cup just to pretend like I drank it]); pretty much any flavor of Gatorade; most energy drinks, and water with lime.

I guess my question is: If I don’t have to pay for it; I supplement my DC intake with water, often enough that I don’t become dehydrated; and I’m not additcted to it, is there any good reason to stop drinking it?

I’m not just being asinine, here. I am really curious if there is some sort of medical (or other persuasive) reason for me to give it up.

A bit of hammocking, a picnic and maybe a lil’ mini-golf. It is great to see how fired up Reagan can get about some pretty simple activities. I have to agree though. Hammocking is enjoyable.

Pizzicato five. I can’t really remember how I first came across these guys (or should I say, this woman). I was randomly playing their record the other day though, and apparently Reagan has had one of their songs in her head ever since. The reason that is kind of funny, is because all of the songs are in Japanese. I’m not really sure how popular they are or were in Japan, but the “Made in USA” album (released in 1994 on Matador) was released domestically. The song I’m sharing is called “Twiggy vs. James Bond.” Play it now.

Reagan and I are constantly butting heads about home decor. It sounds lame, I’m sure. After several lengthy discussions, we decided that the home decorating is probably generally done by one spouse, or the other, in most relationships. That may or may not be true. Anyway, our taste overlaps significantly. However, we both have strong feelings (in opposite camps) about certain items. For example, she talks about getting a coffee table, while I prefer to have an ottoman. The issue is really kind of moot right now anyway, because we need a new couch, first. I think that I would be willing to make a concession about the coffee table conundrum, if Reagan were willing to get the coffee table pictured above. Hahahaha. It is the “Scratch DJ Coffee Table,” available at Bughouse. Although the turntables are not functional, the vinyl can be replaced with records of your choice. Pretty awesome, if you ask me.

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The Truscott’s new pad in RI is located on a seriously awesome longboarding hill. There isn’t much traffic, and it is a nice steep grade. The only problem is, that there isn’t really any run-off room, unless you want to do some dirt riding, which is what I ended up doing. Tadd was riding behind me on a bike, filming. It is a little shaky at first, but then stabilizes.

Longboarding in RI from Jacob Breinholt on Vimeo.

Here is one more. This was a shorter run, because of traffic behind us.

Longboarding on the 4th of July from Jacob Breinholt on Vimeo.

Reagan and I had a blast in RI. I mean, we always do, when we visit the Truscotts.  So, it’s not exactly breaking news. We arrived in Newport on Thursday night, in time for 2 full days of playing in the pool croquet, barbeque, etc.. Mucho mas fotos here.

On the way home, we stopped by this crazy-huge antique store. Here was my favorite item.

Thanks again for being such great hosts, T and J!

One of the great things about going to Newport for the weekend, is that it was very convenient to visit Piper on the way to and from RI. When we hung out with her today, Reagan dressed PJ all up in some patriotic colored garb. She was being super cute. We talked to the nurse for a bit, when we first arrived, and were pleased to discover that Piper did 3 hours on trache collar today. Oddly enough, Reagan and I were discussing that exact topic during our drive. We both thought that it was high time that Piper was back on a trache collar schedule. Beyond that, Piper was in a swimmingly great mood, despite the fact that we woke her up when we arrived. She generally doesn’t deal with that very well. I guess that she missed us as much as we missed her (or so I like to think).

^—some patriotic goofing off.

^—being as cute as possible.

More photos here.

… is lining the bottom of the cage this week.

On a sad note, we are giving the birds away. They are going on Craigslist as soon as we get back to town. Hit me up if you are interested in 4 finches+cage.