I have been very neglectful of this blog of late, but for good reason.  I recently started a new job after 17 years in the same place.  The curious thing is that, in my old position, I enjoyed writing at home for a change of pace.  Now, I write in the daytime - incredibly satisfying, but it does burn up that creative urge.  'Nuff said.In any case, I wanted to take a moment to share these images from my visit to Syracuse earlier this year.  My mother and I went out to dinner to a small Italian restaurant in Liverpool (north of Syracuse) that she had long liked.  While eating, I happened to notice something odd about the stained glass windows in the front of the restaurant.  Take a look.
That's right - Fry guys from the old McDonaldland characters of the 1970's.  At some point, plastic windows from a McDonalds were salvaged and placed in this restaurant. they make a nice enough accent, as long as you don't take close notice of the bug-eyed little sneaker wearing freaks jumping around in them.
