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it never gets old

Posted in Politics, palin on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I know, I know. Philfiles has become SarahPalinMockeryfiles, but I just can’t help myself.

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The Great Escape

Posted in camping, iphotography, kayak, kittatinny, nature, summer on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Phil camps at the unlikely intersection of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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che fortuna!

Posted in godfather, little italy, luck, scams on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

San Gennaro FestivalOriginally uploaded by philip0619.
One of New York’s favorite pastimes is bemoaning the loss of community “character”. Gentrification, we shudder, has systematically descended on areas of Manhattan (and now Bklyn) like a swarm of locusts, transforming the city’s charming grit into an expensive, sterile wasteland.
But not in Little Italy! [...]

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What would you buy for $2,300?

Posted in Politics, economy, paulson, wall street on September 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »

All hail our socialist king, Henry I!
I was deciding between tilling my victory garden and putting a new roof on my Hooverville when I came across this site. Apparently Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s antics haven’t gone unnoticed. His bazillion dollar plan to bail out Wall Street (at a price tag of approx. $2,300 per US [...]

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This is brillant.

Posted in Politics, palin on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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I’m a daydream believer.

Posted in Notre Dame football on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

university of notre dameOriginally uploaded by philip0619.
Visiting Notre Dame is good for the soul.

And visiting with someone who’s never been? even better. Somewhere between the hoi polloi of tailgaters and the grotto’s soft dancing flames, you feel the warm gooey love of Notre Dame for the first time again — through another’s eyes.

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In case of emergency

Posted in economy, finance, hooverville, new york on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If things get any worse with the economy, I have decided to set up my Hooverville shanty in Prospect Park. near the BBQ pits. I’ll use my Barack Obama CHANGE sign as the roof. poetic!
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Brother, can you spare a Yuan?

Posted in chicago, economy, finance, hooverville, new york, wall street on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

What a better time to publish philfiles’ bicentennial post than during the apocalypse!
Sitting in O’Hare, I could see the crash on the expressions of five hapless investment bankers as they waited in the New York terminal. Their blackberry’s red glare, the expletives bursting in air, gave proof thro’ the night that our economy wasn’t still [...]

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Putting the VICE in Vice President

Posted in Politics, palin on September 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »

So Gossip Girl was a little underwhelming last night. Who cares! The true telenovela is the 2008 election!
We should all thank John McCain; Sarah Palin is the comedic gift that keeps on giving. Everyone’s favorite Miss Alaska runner-up, who rules over probably dozens(?) of Americans, wanted to stifle the rumors that her recent child was [...]

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The Palin Panic Button?

Posted in Politics, palin on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I knew Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton was a friend of mine. You, mam, are no Hillary Clinton.
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As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me…what is it exactly that the VP does everyday?”A heartbeat from the presidency, people.view original [...]

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