Frank Miller's The Spirit lacks Will Eisner's Soul

After watching The Spirit, 'written and directed by Frank Miller' (in the loosest of definitions), I've been attempting to forget that dreadfully boring experience.

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Happy New Year 2009!

246-248 Sargeant Street by MiraHartford

After watching the ball drop at midnight, I decided to take Azul out for a walk to ring in the new year. Went down to my neighbor's house a few blocks away to say hello as their party was kicking into gear. Along the way, saw this beautiful house. During 2008, this house was restored after being vacant and dilapidated for almost a decade. It was restored by Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance, Inc., and is now inhabited by homeowners and renters. It was nice sign to start the new year. Wishing all of you a Happy New Year with Peace from the HartBeat!

Photo of the house as it was before rehab after the jump.



Referred to as the Castle House by neighbors, this is how 246-248 Sargeant Street looked for several years before rehab brought new life to it last year.

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View down the block

Snow drift by MiraHartford

It's New Year's Eve and in Hartford the year is ending with a lovely snow storm. Conditions outside is practically "white out", with poor visiblity. It was a somber wait for the bus, which I wouldn't be able to see approaching. There's something quite peaceful about snowstorms, streets get quiet and natural sounds become more musical. Such as the wind whistling & humming as it blows between the houses. Behind me, the wind plays the chimes on my neighbor's porch, an unfamiliar tune created a new when they meet. In the distance, through the white cloud of falling snow, the headlights & display of the bus glow, appearing like a ghost ship through a fog. Riding into the downtown, the buildings are ghost outlines through the snow. I wonder what the new year will bring as I contemplate what this last year has taken.

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