Vincent Brown’s Journal and Photography

Geeks Who Give Tweetup

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Geeks Who Give is an organized event of Philadelphia’s tech and creative scenes to give back to needy charities and the communities around us. The first event was held at the National Mechanics bar and restaurant in Old City, Philadelphia PA. Many many boxes and bags of non-perishable food items were collected for Philabundance.

Get in touch with both Geeks Who Give (on Twitter) and National Mechanics (on Twitter) for up to date event information, the next Tweetup and a good time (tee-hee).

A “Tweetup” is a community event, organized on the social status updating service, Twitter.

Tags: Charity, Geeks Who Give, Giving, Holiday, National Mechanics, Philabundance, Philadelphia, Photo

12/10/2008 | Life, Philadelphia, Photography | No Comments

Fall Colors In Wissahickon Valley Park

Yesterday, Sunday Nov 09, I went walking through Wissahickon Valley Park in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia PA with a friend. The fall colors were vibrant and beautiful although the sky was somewhat cloudy.

This scene (I’ve captured it the past few years) always reminds me of a water color painting.

Red Bridge at Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia PA

Ajah among the fallen leaves

Barack Obama sticker / Texas (Lonestar) shirt

Ajah (shot from the hip while walking)

Horseback

Tags: Ajah, colors, fall, friend, park, Philadelphia, photos, Valley, Wissahickon

11/10/2008 | Philadelphia, Photography | 1 Comment

Wordpress Blog Failure

Yesterday I woke up and Wordpress lost my last three posts. They’re just gone. Have any of you experienced this before and can offer some advice or suggestions on how to resolve it? I haven’t changed anything server side.. I posted my last blog.. previewed it.. went to sleep.. the next morning my last three blogs were gone but the blog and admin settings are fine otherwise. HALP!

Tags: error, fail, wordpress

11/06/2008 | General | 2 Comments

Philadelphia Phillies Pep Rally

The full set is on my profile at Flickr.com

Photographer: Vincent J. Brown (vincentbrown.com)

What: Sponsored by Citizens Bank, the city of Philadelphia held a mid-day pep rally for World Series contenders, major league baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies.

When: October 22, 2008 @ 12:00PM EST

Location: Philadelphia City Hall (Broad St. & Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107)

Note to Editors, Publishers and Bloggers: Feel free to utilize this photo (with proper credit given) to compliment your writing and posts as long as it is not for commercial use. Black&White versions of each photo are available upon request (email me). An exclusive license for commercial use is negotiable upon request.

Tags: Baseball, Fans, Philadelphia, Phillies, Photo, Rally, World Series

10/23/2008 | Philadelphia, Photography | 3 Comments

My Final Debate Notes

On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 I watched the final presidential debate at Penn State Abington as part of a debate survey group, “Debate the Debate,” hosted by Larry Kane. I made notes:

Barack Obama - Stronger on opposing CEO greed, in command of numbers and facts, vowed not to give the nations wealth away, both smart and funny, appeared more sincere and honest, not anti-government but wanted to make it work better, thinks and responds quickly but most importantly, accurately.

John McCain - weak on clearly explaining his own policy, lacked facts and details, attack! attack! attack, but guess what, they don’t work, appeared bitter and snappy, some anti-government rhetoric could be construde as anarchist (which just might be bitterness shining through), repeated same old stump speech, left an impression with me that he’s an “angry old man,” and last but not least, I’m convinced that he blinks when he lies.

Tags: Barack Obama, Debate, election, final, john mccain, Presidential, recap

10/16/2008 | Current Events, Rants | No Comments