We visited the National Cemetery at Pinelawn, and I have to tell you, it's a very powerful image to see all those headstones lined up for as far as the eye can see... God Bless America and all the men and woman who sacrificed their lives for our freedom and way of life.

Maybe, just maybe, if the Jets were in better shape and didn't look like a basketball they may have a chance at winning a game or two this year ... just saying ...

Happy Birthday shout out to one good guy... enjoy your day TC ...

So, me and FjL get on the 7 train at Shea, and this dude is snoring real loud already, and then falls to the middle of the floor, gets all sprawled out, gets up, snores more and falls to the floor again. This being FjL's first day back at John Jay, he just nods over at me and is like - 'yup, nothing's changed' ... lol - you only have to do this 35 more YEARS boy, just 35 more YEARS .... hahahaha snag on you !!!! ;-)

Ain't nothing like coming home to the smell of sauce on the stove ... i love being a fat italian ... ;-)

I is this adult you the we way. you on teach an didn't it's All all as know Whatever consequence, ...

OK, how many of you out there know what these are ?

Now there's only 348 mosquitoes left in the house ...

My dear friends BE & BE lost their mom yesterday. Mrs E never even lost her cool when she came home and found us wrestling in the living room with a loaded BB gun and large Army knife and the furniture tossed about. She 'understood' us. You will be missed ... God Bless ...

My cousin, Dr. Drez, measuring his monster ...

Ro makes good use of that pole we added to the bedroom. Caught her doing her exercises the other night...

A No Stopping Taxi drop-off area at the US Open... I hope they give passengers bubble-wrap as they toss you out of the cab ...

I hope his momma has lots of Purell... JaJo plays with smelly flatfoot feet

We have a new visitor to the backyard. Has been here a few days now ... gotta try and do like DJ and get it to land on my finger ... Also made this a new FB cover page

Then He made the earth round...and He laughed and laughed and laughed!

Our Physical Security & Risk friends stopped in to do a tour of the floors. KpK and GF managed to crack a smile for us, despite being security people who aren't supposed to ...

A still frame from Dexter. Disgusting ...

Came across my old 68 'Cuda nameplates ... I loved that ride ...

Who remembers these ? Come on, date yourselves ...

FjL got a new haircut, and I swear he copied Sal from Impractical Jokers ...

Here's one from not too long ago ... PO JaL, JjLJr, Vinman, Noodles and FjL

That's right bitches, the Musings is worldwide ... http://blog.JacksMusings.com/

My man, CC, was visited by his kids, CC and CC and treated their dad to lunch. Do you hear that boys ? They treated their dad .... ;-)

Interesting view down 5th avenue. Capturing our building, the Empire State Building and the Freedom Tower all in one photo, as seen from 44th and 5th ave. Look bottom left ... God Bless America ... Never Forget ...

That 485 5th avenue door mural is done, and it's quite interesting ...

I come across a lot of different animals along 5th avenue. This is my first owl ...

Went up to Rockefeller Center and visited the Lego store. See if you can tell the difference ... ;-)

Meet my little Lego friends ...

Saw some cool stuff in the Lego store, like this serpent dragon, Rockefeller Center display, NYC Apple and other designs...

Look how dirty these banners get in a short period of time. New clean ones going up today.

Looks like some wasps were building new condos in the shed. They've been evicted...

A couple of sweet rides spotted at Freeport. A cool Lambo and a 72 Chevelle SS...

Rock Lobster ....

A blast from the past. There's SM, JM and RM when they were a wee bit younger...

On the way home from Cape Cod, we were on the Hutchinson River Parkway... Not supposed to be trucks.... traffic ahead, yellow shit all over the roadway, we pass an overpass, and this truck is off to the right. I had to sharpen it a bit, it was blurry. But you get the idea ...

Went to Waldbaums, and noticed the scale reads 1/2 pound when the tray is empty ...

Bought these wall decals to breakup the monotony of that stark white fencing...

My newest sunset cover page taken from the bay looking at Fort Totten

That's right, Hippies must use the side entrance ...

Passed through a quaint little town called Sea Cliff. Nice old homes and a real barber pole ...

Shocked the shit out of my car and my wallet. Filled 'er up for the first time in ages ... Didn't know the dial went up that high !!!!

It was good Frisbee weather down the park yesterday. Even spotted one of our lost butterflies ...

Ro making her getaway after knocking over a 7-11 ...

Pull out your copy of today's Post, and turn to page 19. How the FUCK does this happen ? No, not the hag pic, the heading...  I read the entire column, waiting to see how he used the word 'unevitable'

Choices, choices. Should I spend $35K for the Harley Trike or $75 on the Fisher-Price model ?

Spent the day with our cousins R&MG, on their boat. We enjoyed a great dinner at Louie's Marina, and got to see some beautiful estates along the North Shore of Long Island Sound. Also caught some awesome sunset pictures. Touring the North Shore of LI Sound - July 2013

My great-niece KaH puts on a song and dance show every night for my sis and bro-in-law... Ain't she cute ?

Spotted these vintage planes flying in formation past the house. Zoomed in and they all say Geico ... go figure ...

Anyone ever see eyelashes on a pink VW Bug ?

I put together this page of images from 2012-2013 related to my work. Jack Marks 34 years at the Bank - A Retrospective - July 2013

Look what I spotted in the yard. I'd like to believe it's one of our 2nd generation butterflies...

St. Lukes scaffolding is down, and the old church is looking good again. Here's where me and my bride made our 'deal' ...

I sideswiped a school bus yesterday. I didn't even see it coming. Lucky for that driver I didn't stop to chat ... ;-)

It was extra fun today being home when the mailman delivered me some new Pez. New Angry Birds and Hello Kitty keychains...

Is that Ro feeding the cats again ? No, just feeding me my lunch, just served like I was a stray cat ...

No lifeguards on duty at Atlantic Beach on Long Beach, so I had to call a few swimmers back to shore ...I'm always on duty ...

Driving through Long Beach the other day, and if you ask me, Pugsly is a little too big for that wagon ...

I don't buy a lot of fantasy Pez dispensers, but this one caught my eye. Special American Pride Eagle tribute to the Twin Towers - Never Forget

The Freedom Tower, from the Queensboro Plaza 7 Train platform. Never Forget

I attended Cultural Transformation Part Deux. There's 8 hours I ain't getting back. And would you know it, I got to be a citizen of a country whose motto is We Need Only Us. Check it out. Reads like it  is my country ...

Looks like Operation Backpack is a great success....

A great day in the park, and this artist was painting near the statue

They are ripping up Times Square. With all this cabling under the street, it's amazing nothing has broken...

Happy Birthday to my sis-in-law Babs ... Not bad for 93 ... enjoy your day ...

I got schooled by a 93 year old GILF ... Happy now Elise ? http://www.jackleone.com/2013.0724.Babs%20VoiceMail.mp3

You see, I've been transformed. I got the Operation Backpack memo and did my bit for some pre-K & K child. What kid doesn't like Star Wars and Angry Birds ... Check it out and do what you can... http://www.voa-gny.org/Get-Involved/Operation-Backpack/default.aspx

Recently retired C? came back to cash his check and hung at the perch for a bit. Always good to see a happily retired man ... tick, tick, tick ... ;-)

Here's how my week started. Flat tire Monday morning. how does that screw penetrate a tire in the first place ?

Had a great time at my cousin LFs non-surprise 50th birthday party. Good food, good people and weather wasn't a factor. Happy Birthday cuz, I love you !!! Leslie 50th Birthday Party - July 2013

College Point Blvd is growing up. New island dividers going up. A reflection of the traffic and pedestrian volume.

FjL slipped and fell at work. Hurt his wrist, and thankfully doesn't seem broken, but had a cast put on as a precaution. Look out Waldbaums, we know Jacoby & Meyers....

That was KW, AM, SP and CR on the floor walking through some work that we need to get done for the storage team.

I hired SP 20 years ago, and he has made us all proud. Many Computer Operations people have stayed with the bank and moved into all sorts of positions within the bank. They are exceptional technical people with great skills at what they each do. Many others have left and have excelled at their various new positions.

And when he was done swimming, Uncle JjLJr drove him nuts ...

We have 2nd generation butterflies hatching. We had one yesterday and this morning ...

We had a Happy Birthday lunch for our admin MF, and to wish her well as she moves to a new assignment in the near future. You provided us excellent support and managed to put up with the boys quite well...

I don't know what they were all after, but spotted this cicada, bees, ants and flies all going after some sort of white substance in our tree. It's like a buffet up there.

They put them up, then take them down. Spoke to the cop, says they hang them up there for parades and other events.

I spotted this ex-Yankee, Nick Swisher chair at Bryant Park. Marking the day of his marriage.

Little Dip and his crazy Nanny stopped by to swim in the Olympic size swimming pool. AJ Visits Casa Del Musings

Some video of this caterpillar - 2013 0715 Tomato hornworm VIDEO1

It's hot out there bitches. Glad Ro is on the grill... making her work....

Added 25 more pics to My Favorite Prints collection.

We were at the Oyster Bay Cruise Night Car Show - July 2013 the other night. Awesome cars, and instead of the usual rock band, we saw some kids playing piano....

At the Oyster Bay car show the other night, and caught these young people on piano. Awesome ...

Zelda's favorite tomatoes ...

It's a sad state of things when Radio Shack doesn't have a damn CPU fan, and you end up getting it at Staples ...

I spotted this dragonfly upside down on 40th street. I helped him turn over, placed him where it was safe, and he eventually flew off. I love his beautiful blue eyes ... ;-) I know what you're thinking. One day he's doing caterpillar autopsies, and the next day saving a dragonfly's life... I'm a complex individual ;-)

It was gone on the 8th and back by the 11th. Don't tell me we don't waste a ton of money ... Are they watching me again ???

I'm gonna need these when they come out. New Snowman and Penguin Pez for Christmas.

Besides the dude I saw in the elevator with a suit and flip flops and no sock, I spotted this suit and blue moccasins ...

I spotted this 1920 Ford on the street with a Club on the steering wheel. Who the fuck is gonna steal this car ?

Ro nurtured this lady bug back to life, while I performed an autopsy on one of our failed butterflies... Video coming soon.

NYPD searching for someone tonight ... it's 1030PM, do u know where your kids are ????

All's I know is I didn't do it ...

I spotted our mainframe tape librarian, PB walking by the perch the other day. PB is looking good.

Our 2nd generation caterpillars are getting ready to cocoon.

Proud Uncle Scooby meets Finn McCool Fitzgerald ... yes, lad, that's yee unkle ... ;-) Congrats to MM&KF. Your baby is precious.

Here's a bunch of pics that Rosanne took of our butterfly. Rosanne Butterfly Pics - July 2013

Spent some time with JaJo on his first 4th of July. We blew up M80's, bottle rockets, and mortars. He had a blast.... Hanging with JaJo on his first 4th - July 2013

The boys on the block love their new PEZ dispensers. We have SU,SD and ND.

Congrats to our leader, SV, on his son AV becoming a US Marine. A very proud father.

Happy 4th everyone. Be safe out there. God Bless America....

If you're German, and you like 'football', then you might enjoy these slick new German Soccer Teams PEZ....

In front of the library, 2 guys were installing these signs I stopped and said, do you know Penn is spelled wrong, they were like 'holy shit' thanks. Now, there's no sign ... lol ...

Most excellent site that covers every stage of our black swallows.... Berkeley's Anise Swallowtail Caterpillars and Butterflies

Happy 20th Anniversary to my nephew and his beautiful bride. J&MG have a beautiful family and enjoy their life together. Congratulations....

Congratulations to my cousins D&WC on the birth of their first grandson. N&JA gave birth to MJA on 6/26, and everyone is doing just fine.

Have a safe and Happy 4th everyone. God Bless America

SR, CC and AC walked through our NYC Data Center for a review of recent project activity. All went well, and we have new pics for the wall...

There was the Gimp and EW planning for our next major work effort. This should be fun...